This morning I finally heard the sound of normal.<\/p>\n
Genevieve was out sick Tuesday, and so we called in a back up nanny, and the hand off there was a bit harder than I would have liked.<\/p>\n
Amelia was sick Wednesday, and couldn’t make it to school.<\/p>\n
Luka has a bum left foot because his ankle is sprained, and he’s clearly in a lot of pain. The doctor said to not take him to school, and so he ended up at home with me too.<\/p>\n
There was a turning point somewhere post last throw up, post Wednesday nap time, where I knew we had turned the corner. Amelia held down her dinner. Luka started putting weight on his left foot again. I had a good feeling we were going to get a good night’s sleep, and get back to normal.<\/p>\n
But you’re not really back to normal until you hear the kids dancing about in the living room. Toast and eggs are made and waiting on the table. And you can take a breath, soak it all in, and lose yourself in that single moment.<\/p>\n
The sound of normal, a sometimes very boring thing, was music to my ears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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