update from friday, and thanks!

Thanks for thinking of my boys today! The calls and texts were just what this momma needed. Friday went....well. ish. I was a hot mess in the morning. I mean, I was on the edge of tears the whole morning. SO ridiculous, I know, I know.

Cal was still upset with me for missing his bee. Andy was totally and completely oblivious to what what about to happen to him and was skipping around singing Mary Poppins, which is how you want it, I guess. Oblivious and happy.

I dropped Cal off at school and he looked over his shoulder at me and looked....sad....or something and I about lost it. Andy and I said a prayer together for Cal that he would be brave and have courage and his "brain would make him slow down and spell the words right." (I'll let you guess who said which line)

Then we drove to the hospital. We were there right on time and had no issues parking or anything. We checked in without problem and waited. There was not a kid in sight. The waiting room was full of adults... most of whom were waiting to drive home their heavily sedated friend/spouse/relative from their appointment.

Andy and I met the the nicest nurse who took us back and asked a million questions and then we started the procedure.

I got on the table with him and we laid facing each other while it happened. She did an exam first and determined he was totally and completely PACKED with stool so they would not be able to perform part two of the test (ughhhhhh). Back up: when the first doc said we needed to do this, I asked if we needed to "prep" at all for any of this. He said no. When they called to schedule the appt, I asked if we needed to prep for this at all, she said no. When they called to confirm the appt, I asked AGAIN about prepping at all- they said NO....! So, we didn't prep.

The first part of the test wasn't pleasant, but we did got through it with just a few tears shed...a few from him, one or two from me.... and then it was done.

We have to do a clean out next week and go back for a follow up next week.

MEANWHILE, I am getting texts from my mom, dad, Eddie and Andy's teacher about Cal in the spelling bee! He got just about every word I drilled into him repeatedly- thank goodness we drilled those in!

He made it through five rounds and then he got the word BALLOONIST. He spelled it BULLoonist. Which is funny because I think that is a total BULL word hahaha

Thankfully he wasn't torn up about missing that! Super proud of him!

Another day of parenting in the books. Sheeeeewwwwweeeee, this is not for the faint of heart.

Thanks again for thinking of our crew and reaching out!


 

Lift 'em up, please!

Today at 8am, I am wishing more than anything that I could be in two places at once. I can't, obviously, but it would be a great super power.

Cal qualified for the school-wide spelling bee. Super proud of him. He and I have worked (somewhat) hard studying the list. (Full disclosure: we worked hard on the front of the list... the back, we didn't touch....I couldn't pronounce the words so we just focused on the front of the page....which still had hard words on it!)
His bee was supposed to be last week, but we had snowmegedon, so it was moved to today. At 8am.

Also at 8am....

Andy is having his procedure to hopefully determine what's going on with his tummy. I made this appointment back in November and took their first available spot. When I heard the bee was moved, I called and asked to back up his time maybe an hour... the next available appointment wasn't until the end of March. So, no.
Andy is awake during this procedure (I don't enjoy calling it a procedure, but that's what it is referred to on every document I have had to read), and it sounds so not very pleasant. At all. I will spare you the details, but let's just say I was "clenched up" reading about it.

I told the boys the predicament and that Eddie and grandma would go to the bee in my place so I could take Andy. Cal's huge brown eyes filled up with tears and he goes, "I don't want to do it without you there." And I died a little bit. I WANT to be there, buddy! I promise I do. I don't WANT to watch Andy go through this- I want him to be able to poop like a regular kid!

Being a mom is so hard. I ache not being able to be with both kids at the same time- ridiculous, right? Both boys will be FINE. Of course they will. But when Cal gets eliminated, I want him to be able to search ME out in the crowd and get my smile... and when Andy is done with his deal, I want to be the one holding him on my lap (as he probably screams bloody murder....).

Sigh.

So, if you have a sec.... please throw up a little prayer to the Big Guy above.... give Cal the bravery to stand up in front of everyone with a microphone. Give Andy the strength to toughen his way through a very uncomfortable experience. And give me a little grace too, please. I am trying hard.... promise.

And, because he's cute:

 I will do a post updating everything once we survive it all ;) hahaha I sound so overly dramatic....