"Oh, What A Night!"

James and I have actually had a relatively busy week. Dare I say, I almost feel like I can say I feel close to 'normal' again! I seem to be handling things quite well, and with 3 days of my anti-depressants left I am thankful for that.

To start off the week, on Sunday I became a 'woman' again. I was a little taken aback at first - in fact, I was scared! I thought "Oh no, why I am bleeding??". And then I realized, "Oh, hahaha, that's my period!". In a weird way I was happy to see it, but I hadn't expected to see it so soon. Oh well. After a quick trip to the store I was stocked up.

On Monday morning my grandma, my aunt, my cousin and her one year-old foster son came over to our place. They brought lunch - homemade soup, and egg salad croissants - it was great! We had a good time, and James enjoyed his young company. They all examined James' rash, and it was agreed by all three of them that it looks like eczema. They had lots of suggestions - apparently eczema is common on that side of the family. They suggested using Monistat cream for the itch, and an over-the-counter cortizone cream to clear up the big flare-ups. Just so happened that I had a prescription cortizone cream from a few years back, so I used it on the worst spots on James - and they are almost completely cleared up! I will keep him otherwise lubed up with lotion, less frequent baths, and hope for warmer weather.

Tuesday was a good day, with little planned. James was happy all day, and he napped well in the afternoon. He had a bath, and went down for the night at around 9:00pm. I woke up next at 3:30am! WOW! However, I woke up freezing! Our furnace had broke down, and the house was a chilly 12 degrees. James must had liked it cold though, because he ate, and then slept another 5 hours - until 9:00am! What a great night! The furnace got fixed first thing in the morning, but James and I went over to Ryan's parents house to keep warm. In the afternoon we went to my friend Jeryn's place, so that James and his buddy Hayden (born in October) could play. They were so cute - they sat across from each other, and stared and smiled at each other! They will have many more playdates to come.

For Valentine's Day, Ryan brought home my favourite meal from Earl's (spicy seafood penne). I set the table up nice, lit candles, and played the CD of music from our wedding ceremony. We exchanged cards, and Ryan got me my favourite handsoaps from Bath & Body Works. I also got some really pretty purple flowers. I wish Valentine's Day was more often... anyway, he also rented a movie ("Flags of Our Fathers"), and we watched it after James went to bed. I actually think that was the first movie we've watched together from start to finish since James was born!

So, that is a run down of our week. What was good about your week?