Weekends Wrap-up

Both of my boys are sick.  Matt has asthmatic bronchitis and Jasper has a head cold and ear infection. I'll let you guess which one is better about not feeling good... But, neither of their illness' keep us from having a good weekend! 

Saturday morning Matt went kokanee fishing with a buddy, he only caught one but it made for a delicious breakfast of trout and eggs.  Later that day I made it out on the trails for a run, only the second time since I've had Jasper.  I thought I would be running a lot more by now, but it just hasn't been happening.  Between Matt being sick for the past 3+ weeks and life in general I've not had the opportunity.  I'm so glad I finally made it out, it felt go to use my body for something other than baby squats. 

Breakfast, brought to you by...

Chicken Little and Matt

Today we were supposed to have friends over for brunch but they bailed since they were sick.  Not one to miss an opportunity to cook and eat I made a big spread for Matt and I.  We had homemade donuts, fruit salad, quiche, mimosa's and coffee.  A good start to the day!  Matt spent the remainder of the day in the yard digging holes for our garden fence and Jasper and I ran errands in town.  Now we're all sitting around watching the Tigers. 

Monday always seems to come too soon...

Reading stories - he does not like being growled at. 
He burst into tears when I imitated a lion.

Mommy Thumb

Over the past few weeks I've been experiencing increasing pain in my left wrist at the base of my thumb.  As usual, I ignored it for awhile thinking I had accidentally whacked my wrist on something and bruised it.  However, as the pain continued to worsen I thought it might not be a bruised bone after all, so I did a bit of internet sleuthing.  Turns out I have 'mommy thumb', I shit you not, such a thing exists.  The proper term for it is DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis.  What it means is through improper lifting/holding of my little bundle of sleeps when held (by the way, he sleeps quite nicely in his crib these days) I went and inflamed the tendons along my thumb causing stabbing pain any time it is rotated or moved.  Awesome...   As  part of our mothers day outing we stopped at Rite Aid where I purchased a thumb splint. You know, those really sexy splints you find right next to the support hose.  If I already didn't look frazzled enough, I think this is going to put me over the top.

Note: if you would like to check and see if you too have mommy thumb perform this simple test - make a fist with your thumb tucked under your other fingers, bend wrist.  If the pain makes you hit the ceiling you have mommy thumb.