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<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And just like that, I was a Momma of a preschooler. I just can’t believe how time has flown by for me. Lil’ A is 4 and a half (her birthday is in April, just 40 days past the cut off for school, so she will always be one of the oldest)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I decided today that since this is a new season (I like to call it Autumm:) that I needed to blog again.<\/p>\n You see, this summer taught me to just breathe and take in the little things. The little things that won’t happen again.<\/p>\n Like ‘potentially’ not seeing a baby crawl for the first time (which now that I think about it, I just can’t quite remember the day, or time, but I do remember watching it happening), seeing a little girl walk around in rainboots and a diaper, or watch my oldest see the thrill of strawberries growing on plants (because I don’t know that we will be gardening in the coming years! HAHA!) OK, maybe we will one day do a garden again, I just don’t have patience for a garden as big as ours and three children right now.<\/p>\n I have walked through a lot of emotions this summer. Ups and downs of sorts. Mostly just related to sleep deprivation and being a woman who likes things a certain way. However….I did learn something-before you take any medications, ask all about the side effects!!!<\/p>\n Ok, here’s the story…<\/strong><\/p>\n I had been having challenges taking Advil since having Baby M. I only took it twice before realizing it with the Advil making my stomach so upset. I did WebMD myself and came to find out that Advil can actually eat at the stomach lining and once you have had a baby, you can be more sensitive in that region (and just anyone over time can get very sensitive to it.)<\/p>\n So off to the doctor to see what she would recommend. She quite quickly diagnosed me, as it seemed quite common to her to have patients in for such a problem. And she also seemed to give me her first choice of medication.<\/p>\n I took it about 2 weeks later when I was having reoccurring headaches. I had drank lots of water and exercised first though, because I had already decided I wasn’t going to use this medication if I didn’t have to.<\/p>\n So I used it. Three days in a row. One pill a day as told.<\/p>\n And oh boy…. (And I have to say, this is some of the reason for my absence.)<\/p>\n You know that quiz they give you after you have had a baby? The one that determines if you have any signs of postpartum depression? Yeah, I could answer every coping well question as<\/p>\n no. And I would have scored a 1 on a scale of 1-10.<\/p>\n It was horrible. I felt awful. I could barely do anything. Each day just blurred. Thankfully, I know a few people who have dealt with this and so I knew I was depressed. But I just couldn’t figure out why all of a sudden I felt like this. It was a period of about 3-5 days after I took the medication in sequence.<\/p>\n I was driving home and just asked the Lord to show me what the deal was. Right away He told me, “Check that medication”. I got home and it was the first thing I did. I took out my phone like a teenager who texts everyone and talks to know one and googled. Sure enough. The side effects were “discouragement, feeling sad or empty, loss of interest.” So feeling depressed.<\/p>\n So I disposed of those quicker than I can eat a bowl of ice cream, and decided if at all fails, I will just drink more water and use some herbal remedies that I have come across. For now, until I can get in to see the doctor.<\/p>\n Seriously! Wow. It seemed like the longest 2 weeks of my life. It took a few days for things to really get back on track, but at least I hadn’t taken any more pills. Goodness! Yeah. Tylenol for me from now on, and my kids. I won’t put advil near them unless 100% subscribed by their paediatrician.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So there you have it. My summer was busy playing and discovering with my Littles, with a big life lesson on the side. No, it doesn’t mean I am going all Eastern Medicine either, because I believe God has given us Western Medicine. But I also believe he has given us the decrement and the wisdom to know to do the research too. I mean, the Mayo Clinic has more medications listed than I can count and they were quite plainly explained. (Read-I didn’t have to be a doctor to read them). Tough, touchy lesson to learn.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And now…I will be back. I have had a few week to recover from that and I have lots more to share. But I really decided I needed to be honest with you all and let you know what had been up. There were so many times I wanted to write during the end of August, but just couldn’t get the will power to do so.<\/p>\n Well, Praise God, He always has the answers, even when we haven’t been as resourceful as we should be.<\/p>\n I hope you’ll be reading! I have a lot of fun things to share! (And maybe I’ll even post the finished preschool lessons:)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Happy Monday!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So my summer went like this: And just like that, I was a Momma of a preschooler. 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