It has been a busy few days around the house. My sister and her family had been planning a trip to St. Louis from Colorado for some time, making a stop in KC to visit us for a few hours, which was great. We were able to have an uninterrupted chat for a couple of hours, where Mira was content the entire time. She was even able to sit with us in the kitchen for a solid hour, not really making so much as a peep - she just sat in her cozy position, while patting and kneading her knees periodically, as if she was practicing making a loaf of bread.
The following morning, we celebrated Jonah's 10th birthday - he is officially in double digits now! He didn't seem super impressed with the gigantic inflatable numbers we got for him, but he had a solid day nonetheless. We had Indian takeout from our favorite spot here in town (Jonah loves the naan and mango drinks), while Sarah and Jonah tackled his presents together (Legos - thanks Auntie Aura!) We later went out and picked up something Jonah has been talking about for months - a pet fish. Jonah had a good time picking out the tank, rocks, vegetation, and of course, the actual fish, which was a small green and blue betta that he named Neptune. The kid loves his planets.
That evening, Mira did a 180 degree turn from the night before and was super irritable, to the point where she was wailing at the top of her lungs, tears streaming down her face, for a solid half-hour before we decided to give her something. She had not had an episode like that for a long time. Unfortunately, she followed up with a repeat performance this afternoon. I ended up taking her for a really long walk outside right after lunch, instead of trying to easy her anxiety with medications again, which seemed to take the edge off for about an hour or so. She soon tired of the walk and was again fussy, so we ended up alternating quick fixes of bottles and doing more walking in the house for the next few hours. She finally calmed down right after dinner, after the merry-go-round of laps, bottles, and toy time eventually wore her out.
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