God will take care of you

I know I say ouch too much right now.  My shoulder is really hurting me.  Last night cuddling in my bed I had some pain and indicated as such.  Avery said "don't worry Mommy, God will take care of you".  Amen little girl, Amen.

Quarantine

As of Wednesday, Avery will be home with me... the whole COVID-19 thing has closed us down.  I know posting this comes as no surprise to anyone, but I'm recording it for my own notes, because hopefully one day we'll look back and it will have been a blip.

Most places seemed to have locked the doors over the weekend, so we're lucky to get two "extra" days at daycare before the closure goes into effect.  It is going to be a challenge, but I'm hoping that I can work when she sleeps and supplement with my saved up vacation time to get through.  Of course, none of us really know how long it is that we'll need to "get through", just a minimum of two weeks.

So far I've been able to get the things I think we'll need.  I'm hopeful that our supply chain will remain stable, so we can continue to get replenishment of milk and fresh fruits.  But if we can't I have enough here to last us for a while, I just can't imagine how displeased Avery would be with some of the foods that would remain.

8 months, 2/3 of a year!

Avery is 8 months old today.  Isn't that crazy?  She's wearing mostly 9 month clothes, but as with all women's clothes the sizing is all over the place, so she still has a few 6 month items that fit, some 9 month items that already seem too small, and some 12 month items that are already in rotation.  Nothing like starting the kid off with a complex immediately.

I realized too that some of the breast milk I had pumped and stored away in the freezer is nearing the 6 month mark, so I'm trying to pull some to use with feedings.  She is a little stuffy again (maybe teeth?) but I'm hoping the breast milk with work some wonders and help her out - while giving her a little immune boost.

Food wise we've now also tried chicken and broccoli.  I've also given Avery a little bit of bread as we have a goal that she can participate in communion at church.  Speaking of - I've been trying to say a prayer with her every night.  It's hard, but I was never "taught" how to pray, other than being taught the Our Father and Hail Mary when I was young.  I want her to be able to have a relationship, a dialog, a conversation, and a friend in our Father.  My prayers are that He guides me on how to teach her.  I know we need to start saying prayers at meal time too.  I'm ashamed to say that's a hard habit to get into.