Another Week from Hell

Maybe it's just my mood this week, but after thrush, a stomach virus, not eating, and now a stuffy nose that makes her crabby, this week has been rough! I'm ready for it to just be over with already so we can start anew! I've got a call in to the doctor's office again because she's still not eating solid foods, and they told me on Tuesday that if she's not eating them by today, call again.

I guess I need to be more specific. As of last night, she won't take baby food or yogurt or anything from a spoon, but she ate a bunch of sweet corn puffs just fine. I let her eat a bunch of them because that was the first time she's taken them in a week. She'll take a bite or two from a spoon, then reject the rest. And I don't know why! That's the hard part. I don't know what's wrong or what to do about it. And if I hear one more time, "It's just a phase she's going through," I'm going to scream. Last week when she started refusing the food, I thought it was just a phase, but Thursday came and we discovered it wasn't just a phase. Tree Faerie had thrush. Or should I say HAS thrush. And now I have it, too. ON MY NIPPLES! Not comfortable at all! Of course, had I followed instructions before yesterday and used Tree Faerie's medicine like I was told to, I wouldn't be having this problem. But because I'm forgetful/lazy/wasn't-showing-any-symptoms, I didn't do that. Hindsight is 20/20, right?

Tuesday evening I also discovered I had send my mother-in-law on a wild goose chase. Thus far I've been lucky enough to be given clothes for Tree Faerie. Well, she's growing out of her 6-9 month clothing, and I have a bunch of 12 month clothing, but I only had a handful of clothing that said 9 month. My mother-in-law loves buying clothes for Tree Faerie, so I told her we needed 9-12 month clothing. When I saw her this past weekend, she told me she couldn't find any 9-12 month clothing, only 12 month clothing.

While I was at Wal-Mart on Tuesday, I figured I'd check on getting fall outfits for Tree Faerie in 9-12 month size. I looked at every rack, and you know what I didn't find? 9-12 month clothing! They had 0-3 month, 3-6 month, 6-9 month, then the next size up I could find was 12 month clothing. I thought I was just confused, so I called up Random Faerie, because if anyone would know, she would. I had to leave her a voicemail, so I immediately called my best friend from Upward Bound, BJS. The conversation went something like this:

BJS: Hello?

Me: I know this is going to sound like a really silly question, but I have to ask someone.

BJS: What?

Me: Do they make 9-12 month clothing? Because I'm standing here in Wal-Mart, and I see 6-9 month clothing and 12 month clothing, but no 9-12 month clothing.

BJS: (laughter)

Me: Seriously! What am I supposed to put her in if she grows out of the 6-9 month clothing but is still too small for 12 month clothing?

BJS: (still laughing) The 12 month clothing should fit once she grows out of the 9 month clothing.
Me: And her clothes won't be falling off of her?

BJS: (still laughing) No, they won't fall off of her. They may be a little loose, but they're designed to cover a range of sizes.

My friend then goes on to explain the sizing and that at some stores they still make 9 -12 month clothing. After I hung up with her, I called my mother-in-law and apologized for sending her on a wild goose chase. Later, Random Faerie called me back and explained the sizing further. Because I needed to re-evaluate what we actually needed in terms of clothing for Tree Faerie, I went upstairs and grabbed the box of 12 month clothing and sorted it. Guess what I discovered... Some of the tags have measurements on them, like 19-22 pounds or something like that, plus the length measurements.

Sometimes I can be a complete and total dingbat. And it's good to know my friends still know how to laugh at me when I need it.