I really appreciate all your supportive comments about how you carve out a little time for yourself- it's nice to know that many (or all) moms (and dads) have similar guilt-ridding feelings about getting out of the house and away from the little people that we love. I hope that with time I find a balance of "me time" and "kid time" that alleviates some of the motherhood guilt. Or perhaps I'll find a balance, but never really realize it? Maybe I have my balance but don't see it? Or maybe I'm just going insane analyzing myself over and over and over.... ARGH!
So let's analyze someone else instead- how about James! He's had a runny nose/cough for about a week now. He hasn't been acting like he's too uncomfortable- he's easier to frustrate, but doesn't seem to be in bad shape other than that. So I took him to the doc yesterday b/c it had been a week and I didn't see him improving. Turns out, the little guy has a double ear infection and bronchitis! Now, if I had those, you'll bet that there would be a lot more whining than he's been giving me. I asked the doc if there were certain signs I should be looking for to know if he does have an ear infection (this is his second double ear infection), b/c I'm just not seeing any. He basically said that it all depends on the kid. So I'm wondering how you all know if your kid (one who can't tell you yet) is sick when he really isn't acting much different than usual. It's not like he's pulling on his ears or crying or anything. *sigh*
And in case you think I've stopping knitting, I have a project to share! Well, no pics yet, but I'm knitting the Strangling Vine Scarf (this is the Ravely page)with Fleece Artist/Hand Maiden's Casbah yarn in Ruby Red. I love the color SO much, and while the pattern is lovely it's giving me a bit of a headache. I'm about 2 feet into it and am consistently making stupid mistakes like miscounting my stitches. I'm actually considering using stitch markers.
And another thing, isn't the name of the scarf somewhat morbid? I mean, it just seems weird to have the term "strangling" when naming a scarf.... and of course, to add to that I'm using a blood red color. Perhaps I shouldn't gift it to my mother in law after all!