unusable nose and other woes

Note to all you readers out there (however few there may be):


*If you are pregnant and are lucky enough to get a sinus infection, do not fool yourself into thinking that taking extra strength nasal decongestant will allow you to regain function of your nose.
*Use nasal spray at your own risk due to the chance of becoming addicted (highly probable).
*Once addicted, you spray too frequently and you will then have a sore, irritated throat.
*However, if you don't use it frequently enough, you will have a sore, irritated throat from continually breathing through your mouth.

Needless to say, this has all happened to me this week. All of the previously pregnant women will find themselves nodding their head remembering that third trimester is notorious for causing your nose to get all stuffed up. This sinus infection worsened my symptoms by about 300% (if you can imagine). I finally weaned myself off of the spray and have relied solely on the decongestant tabs. I'm not getting enough sleep because I can't stay asleep. Either I wake up from my throat being so dry (I HATE sleeping with my mouth open) or I wake up thinking I'm going to wet my pants due to the sip of water I drank after dinner. Oh, I forgot to mention that this little girl throws a dance party for one around 4 every morning. That wakes me up too. I keep telling her that I ain't joining no dance party at 4am, but that hasn't stopped her. I guess she's cool with just partying alone. There must not be anything else to do...

Overall, it's been quite the week. I have tried to potty train Boston to no avail. He just likes hanging out in a wet diaper, I guess. I decided, for my sanity, that I'm holding off on this milestone until it starts snowing. It's too hard to be consistent when there's fun to be had outside. Plus, I'm sick of trying (that's the main reason). Everything I've read says to not get mad if they have accidents, but after 5 accidents in a row.......... I don't have the patience. I tried having a 'naked day' and also have him clean up after himself if he has an accident. Both are craptastic ideas. Maybe my son is just some random exception to tried and true potty training methods. He peed all over the floor and enjoyed wiping it up so much that he started using different body parts to move the paper towel around the floor (like his foot). He refused to let me help him carry his poop from the stairs to the toilet (this wasn't a bare handed task, FYI). After four pee puddles and two, "Mom, yucky" statements (both on the stairs), I had had enough and put a diaper back on him. No amount of candy, stickers, Diego 'big boy' underwear, picking out his own potty, letting him use the 'big potty', or praise will convince this child that going in a toilet is a good idea. I'm hoping that by kindergarten he will have mastered this; that would cause some serious negative attention.

Until next time folks, I'll be sleeping here on the couch, praying that the two holes in the middle of my face start making themselves useful again.