thanks to you all for the response. i had written and deleted the previous post many times, for fear of… i’m not sure what. fear of being judged. fear that people wouldn’t believe me. fear that no one would respond at all.
but you guys did, and i feel much, much less alone.
some good news i should report is that the latest Rx we’re trying – a sustained-delivery system (in the form a patch) – seems to be working really well, without big swings. hard to say for sure (we’re just on day 3) but it looks promising.
also, Elsa had her first swimming lesson yesterday. i was afraid it was going to be awful – high potential for a very public meltdown of epic proportions. but it went, well… swimmingly.
finally, the rather epic bad news: today is the first day of what will be five weeks without childcare. the au pair quit (citing Elsa as the reason, which made me want to punch her) and the new one won’t arrive until September 10.
pray for us.


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2 August 2011 at 1:01 pm
Staci
praying. that au pair sucks, to say that about E. I don’t care how hard a kid is, be sensitive. really, praying for you.
3 August 2011 at 6:32 am
clare
may the new au pair be amazing!!! and holding you close during the dry spell…
6 August 2011 at 5:43 pm
keightc
You could bring her out here. L would welcome the company. (And I am fearless. ;> )
6 August 2011 at 5:44 pm
kate
(That last one was just from plain ol’ me.)
7 August 2011 at 9:26 am
kerryanne
Don’t like that au pair. She didn’t need to say that. You rock, as does your family and it’s going to be okay! LOVELOVELOVE