Screw it. I'm back.
What happened? Why the hasty retreat from the blogosphere?
Well, things really backed up here. We all got slammed with the flu over the holidays. All those posts about the upcoming holiday festivities? Yeah, none of that happened. Instead, all four of us camped out on the sofa watching Dumbo over and over. But only the beginning of the movie when the stork drops off Dumbo with his mother on a train, because after that the movie gets too scary for them.
It was a long illness with endless tissues and candy flavored antibiotics. It sent back Ian's talking big time. He stopped saying or signing any words and instead just shreaked when he wanted something.
All that shreaking fried my nervous system and turned me into a hysterical drill sergeant. I was sure that I had to work with him 24/7 to get him jabbering like other two year olds. I had to spend every minute of the day practicing words, doing mouth exercises, and learning new sign. I had to increase his therapy and work things out with the insurance company. I had to stop all destractions for a few weeks in order to get Ian back on track.
For two weeks, I drove Ian crazy with my frenzied activities. Say ball, Ian. Ian, say ball. Say car. Car. Caaaar. Car. See big car. Big, red car. Caaaaar!
Ian protested. The kid needs time to chill out with his trains and music. I need time to tune out from parenting. So, I'm back to blogging.
But in a limited way for the next couple of weeks. Jonah is getting his tonsils out next week. And I'm working at getting myself out of a career rut.
I'll probably post more personal stuff, since that's mostly on my mind right now. Also, I've been thinking a lot about the "mommy" blogs this week, and I have some thoughts on the matter. After I get our home life in order, I'll be back to writing political stuff.
During this time of high stress, it is good to have a blog to purge some of these worries.