Some Good Times, Some Bad Times

It has been another one of those days. Over the past 24 hours or so, there have been several times where both Rebekah and Sarah have been screaming inconsolably. Mommy is frustrated, not being able to quiet them both down. Rebekah seems to be in pain. Either her mouth, throat, tummy or bottom seem to be hurting and she will just start to wail, seemingly out of the blue. Sarah seems to be dealing with teething pain. They have both gotten pain medications in one form or another.

Mixed in with those times, there have been good times. A little earlier today, they were watching a Dora DVD on the TV in the playroom and were both dancing during one of the songs. Mommy had to smile, watching them. A while later, Rebekah took one of the throw pillows and layed it on the floor and then layed down on it. Just after she layed down, Sarah came over and layed down on the pillow, too. It was really cute to see. Then, Sarah got her own pillow and layed on it (head off one end and feet off the other end with her butt in the air).

Sarah has been pretty "needy" the last few days. Maybe it is teething, maybe just not feeling well (she's had a runny nose, too), or maybe just wanting attention. A few times, when Sarah was upset, Rebekah would go to her and try to calm her down - talking to her, giving her a hug, taking her by the hand, etc... Other times, Rebekah would tell Mommy that Sarah needed to go Night Night. She sure is looking out after her little sister.

The girls have been showing each other quite a bit of affection. Rebekah has been giving Sarah hugs and kisses at bedtime. Sarah will see Rebekah sitting on the floor and go over to her and sit with her (like in her lap, half on top of Rebekah). It is good to see them enjoying each other.

More hurdles are being thrown in the way of vacation. Please pray for peace of mind as we work through the details.

The house feels like a disaster area, but I don't know what to do about it. The living room needs painted before some of the furniture gets moved around. (The remodel cut a doorway from the living room into the playroom, so the area around the new opening needs paint - which realistically means the entire room.) The playroom needs trim completed before we totally set up the furniture. Do I unpack the books and things back onto the bookshelves which are temporarily put into the entry way into the playroom, or do I wait (leaving the boxes covering the dining room floor) in the hopes that we will be able to get shelves built soon. And the list goes on... Uugh! In so many ways, I just don't know where to start and am so overwhelmed (not to mention exhausted) to do anything - which really isn't helping matters.