It's Friiiiiiday!!!

I can't believe the whole month of April, the month after my surgery, is almost over! Crazy! And I made it through my first week at work. It wasn't too bad! I got a smoothie delivered to me this morning by my buddy so that was super nice. The ones I made last night from The Yummy Life blog were delicious! And very filling. You should try them!
I went to another post-op appointment today and my surgeon seemed to stare at my teeth for a long time. Not sure if that's good or bad but he pretty much just reiterated that he is eager for the ortho to get some cross elastics (more rubber bands) in the back of my mouth. He was also very interested in the book that I was reading and asked to read a page, after which he said, "I should get this for my wife". That may be a bit offensive towards her since the book is entitled The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children. Haha!
I'm so eager to get to the point where I am not banded shut all day anymore! I've accepted that rubber bands will be in my life for awhile because I know now that they will be used to fix the positioning of some back teeth, but the the bands in front that hold my mouth shut...enough already! I also can't wait for the orthodontist to start tweaking my teeth. I think my mouth can't handle it yet but mentally, I'm so ready!
On my way to pick up BB I was listening to Air1 and heard the quote of my life..."You can't have faith and control at the same time" (- Jim Reeves). This is TRUTH people and I need to get this through my head. It may become my new mantra every morning. The rest of my drive home with BB was not pleasant unfortunately. It involved another 30 minute tantrum. Again, he was tired (he had woken up when my mother in law placed him in the car seat and had been sleeping wayyyy too long) and his teeth were hurting. Not fun. BUT I used it as an opportunity to practice self-control and patience. I tried to help him identify his feelings and let him know that I understood his frustration but it was tough to listen to him scream like that while driving in street traffic after a loooong day. It also stresses me out (and breaks my heart) for him to be so upset. I hope the neighbors don't start wondering why my child seems to hate coming home LOL! By the time I got him in the actual house my nerves were so shot that I was trembling and near tears. Yes really. So....it was a beautiful thing to find a gift from a friend in my mailbox! It's a devotional that I am super excited about!! I just read the introduction before writing this post and no lie, I am super inspired and excited to get started! The book is also incredibly adorable which just makes it more fun. To reward myself for keeping a cool head during my BB's award winning tantrum, (and let's get real, to comfort myself with food) I went out and got a huge slice of tres leches cake with a ridiculously tall layer of chocolate icing and some chocolate ice cream. I ate almost all of it and I make no apologies.

My awesome new book!