He is so proud of himself!
I don’t have much in the way of food photos for Monday because I basically didn’t eat much. I sipped a trilogy kombucha all morning and afternoon long and my stomach was pretty happy to have nothing in it but fizzy probiotics. I wasn’t even hungry. So weird.
We went to the park and then IKEA because we needed (yes NEEDED) popsicle molds. It was an easy enough outing and they loved playing in the kids section and testing out the big kids beds. Together.
We made popsicles once we got home so they would be ready by the afternoon. It was hot out and perfect for icy blueberry bliss.
No pics of the rest of the day…we ate leftovers for dinner because Kyle was golfing with my dad and it was just the three of us on our own. I had something bland and benign and my stomach did okay with it so I decided to have dessert later that night.
I added chocolate stevia syrup because why not?
I still felt queasy at the idea of plain chocolate, which is SO WEIRD WHO AM I!?!? But the ice cream was a good option. I had kcals to catch up on after all! I ate it straight out of the pint which meant I had way more than I should have but oh well. With an episode of Homeland I was thinking maybe by tomorrow I’d feel normal again.
And then when I went to bed, my stomach started beating me up AGAIN. What. The. Heck!!?
I was in no mood to cook so I was so happy I had pancakes in the freezer.
Breakfast is served! With summer fruit, which of course was the first thing eaten.
Look I had a real breakfast! I waited a long time to feel out what my gut was going to be able to handle and decided plain oats was probably the best idea. But that seemed a little boring so I added nut butter too. Truth be told, my body didn’t like the almond butter, but at least it was sustenance that stayed in me.
Usually P has school on Tuesdays but they had a field trip to the zoo scheduled and I couldn’t chaperone with V (per their no sibling rules) so I decided to just have P skip the whole thing. Honestly, it was a bummer because I know he wanted to go with his classmates, but we go to the zoo alllll the time, so it’s more about the fact that his teachers didn’t understand my reservations about sending him off in an uncontrolled environment (potentially with dairy and peanuts) without allowing me, his main advocate, to be with him. I just don’t trust anyone…ESPECIALLY in a chaotic setting with a ton of other kids and less supervision than usual.
I made sure the morning was extra special. We went to library story time and then Jamba Juice for smoothies.
V was sleeping when my gobble package arrived. I got two dinner kits this week – each for 4 people.
First up, honey hoisin glazed chicken.
We went over to a friends house to swim and play in the afternoon, so I was glad to have things all lined up for a quick assembly once we got home.
It was the fastest one I’ve made yet! Still ~30 minutes, as opposed to the 10 minutes advertised, but that’s still great for a nice unique interesting meal.
I followed the directions for timing – first on the stove and then in the oven – to a tee and it was super moist and cooked to perfection.
And the hoisin sauce was sooo good. I legit drank what was left on my plate.
The kids didn’t like the mushrooms, but I was happy to eat theirs. Can’t win em all.
I didn’t give the carrot puree to P because it had butter, but it was wayyyy too garlicky for me, so I only had a little and passed off the rest to Kyle. I still have an extra portion for two remaining because the kids didn’t get any so I’ll just give it to Kyle in his lunch some time this coming week.
Finally back in the chocolate game! Stomach is on the mend!
You were so smart not to send him to the zoo as had of a decision as it was for you to make regarding his desire to be social. The fact that they were immediately available nderstanding og your decision proves how people at times just don’t get the extreme severity if something goes wrong. It’s way to uncontrollable situation without you there. You gave him a wonderful day with his sister and mamma. Also, my son has been suffering with this bug for over a month, h keeps trying to push through it but it keeps popping back. He finally went to the doctor and he thought it might be a parasite, but it appears other are suffering too so not sure about that diagnosis. He just moved from the city to Washington DC with his girlfriend☹️–soon to be fiancée. He has been bedridden for days at a time with nausea and navel to eat a thing. Had introvenious one day for electrolytes in the ER. He was fine and one day it hit him. He was out last night but not well the day before. Sounds similar huh?
YIKES!!! I hope he is ok!!!
Many times schools have the “no sibling” rules due to insurance/liability reasons. But they could have let you meet them there with V and not counted you as a chaperone to get around that issue. As a preschool teacher I would want you, the parent, to feel as comfortable as possible about what your child was doing but school policies don’t always allow that (which is INSANE! A child’s safety should always come first). Sounds like you guys had a great day though!
Yeah I’m sure you are right, which of course I understand…in the end it wasn’t worth raising a stink, so I just skipped it rather than exploring the rationale about the rules. He’s only 4! If he were older and more of a self advocate I would understand but with such a young kid…yeah, well anyway, we went a few days later and he has already forogtten he even missed the group trip.