Naturopath
Today I met daddy Michael and kidlet Michael for lunch, then we walked over to the doctor's office as kidlet had an appointment. When he saw the naturopath two weeks ago she found that he had the stirrings of an ear infection in one ear, and prescribed olive oil and garlic ear drops. They seem to have done the trick as his ears were perfect today! Cool. And my kid smells like a pizza!
Kidlet has also been complaining the last couple of days that his "belly hurts". We weren't sure if it were the waistband of his pants irritating him, or gas, or what. He's been pooping just fine so it wasn't clear. Today he had diarrhea and the doctor asked if he ate organic yogurt on a regular basis. We said he did, but that he hadn't had any in the past few days. She said that it might be a reaction to that, and to either give him yogurt or get him some acidophilous capsules, in case he was having pain from gas or diarrhea related to low bacterial levels in his intestines. I never thought that eating yogurt for a long time and then not eating any for a few days straight might throw off the body.
After the doctor's I walked kidlet back to daycare, then walked back to work. I'd estimate that I walked about 1-1/2 miles just during my lunch break, and that wasn't so bad except it's 20 degrees outside, there's a stiff wind blowing, and I forgot my poncho so all I'm wearing is a sweatshirt with a tee shirt underneath it. At least I had the presence of mind to bring my hat, gloves, and scarf, or else I really would have been screwed. I also discovered that I can carry a 25-pound kid on one arm for about 2/3 of a block before switching. Eventually I ended up carrying him on my shoulders for the last couple of blocks as my arms were wicked tired. I need a proper winter coat, or maybe I'll dig out one of my super-huge sweaters that I wore in college. Or maybe I'll knit something!
Ha ha ha, like I need another knitting project.
Kidlet has also been complaining the last couple of days that his "belly hurts". We weren't sure if it were the waistband of his pants irritating him, or gas, or what. He's been pooping just fine so it wasn't clear. Today he had diarrhea and the doctor asked if he ate organic yogurt on a regular basis. We said he did, but that he hadn't had any in the past few days. She said that it might be a reaction to that, and to either give him yogurt or get him some acidophilous capsules, in case he was having pain from gas or diarrhea related to low bacterial levels in his intestines. I never thought that eating yogurt for a long time and then not eating any for a few days straight might throw off the body.
After the doctor's I walked kidlet back to daycare, then walked back to work. I'd estimate that I walked about 1-1/2 miles just during my lunch break, and that wasn't so bad except it's 20 degrees outside, there's a stiff wind blowing, and I forgot my poncho so all I'm wearing is a sweatshirt with a tee shirt underneath it. At least I had the presence of mind to bring my hat, gloves, and scarf, or else I really would have been screwed. I also discovered that I can carry a 25-pound kid on one arm for about 2/3 of a block before switching. Eventually I ended up carrying him on my shoulders for the last couple of blocks as my arms were wicked tired. I need a proper winter coat, or maybe I'll dig out one of my super-huge sweaters that I wore in college. Or maybe I'll knit something!
Ha ha ha, like I need another knitting project.
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