Hoo, boy. This is turning out to be some kind of vacation, alright.
I wrote late last night on HDYDI that Daniel got a return trip to Urgent Care with daddy and grandma. Breathing and coughing got worse, he couldn’t sleep (very unusual for him), and he spiked another fever. Off he went, and came back around midnight with a diagnosis of a really nasty ear infection and a prescription for amoxycillin (10 long days). The coughing and congestion remains “just” an upper respiratory virus, which sadly means just riding it out and spending some time in the bathroom with hot water running.
So, how’s today going? Heh. You guys know what a schedule nut I am. Daily routines like naps and meals seldom vary more than half an hour from day to day. My kids are typically up around 7:30, breakfast at 8 or 8:30, activity, snack, lunch around noon, down for a nap between 12:30 and 1:00. Up around 3 or 3:30, snack, play, dinner at 5:30. Bath starts at 6:45, lights out by 7:15.
Today, Daniel woke up crying and coughing at 6:30 (having not really gone to bed until about 1AM). Didn’t take long to wake Rebecca up, who also gave us a few nice-sounding coughs and felt a little warm. By 8:30, Daniel was down for his first nap. We did get them both out for some fresh air. Papi (grandpa) took Daniel in the stroller, I took Rebecca walking over to the pool (“wa-wa? wa-wa?”). At 11:30, we put them both down. God only knows how long they will or will not sleep. Doctor recommended we lay off the milk since it just adds to the gunkiness in their throats, so it’s been juice and water and snacks all day long. We’re all over the place.
[As a sweet side note, Rebecca is showing some very sweet empathy towards Daniel. Every time she hears him cry, she calls out for him. "Day-yul? Day-yul?" She even walked over and gave him a kiss, and brought him some juice. So sweet.]
Tonight is M’s flight home, and while I’ll miss him, it’s probably just as well. Neither he nor I feel that great, but I couldn’t get on a plane right now even if we wanted to, what with the sorry state of Daniel’s right ear. So M might as well go home as scheduled and get some rest. I’ll head over to my mom’s place this afternoon, where at least I’ll have a little more privacy (but no computer! Hooray for the iPhone…). The weather is getting warmer, so hopefully the kiddos will feel well enough tomorrow to enjoy being outside and maybe even get into the pool.
And I wonder why I felt ambivalent about this trip… maybe I knew what was coming!
Oh man, sorry to hear about all of the miserable-ness! I am a schedule nut like you, but when the kids are sick or recovering from travel, etc., I’ve learned to just go with the flow, even though I always wonder if we’ll EVER get back on schedule as a result…but we always do.
I hope that M rests up so that he can take over the parenting duties once you are back home and then YOU can get some rest!
And you’re right…at least it’s not snowing!
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Poor Daniel! I hope Rebecca stays clear of all that. Thank goodness for happy babies – even when they don’t feel right, huh?
Good luck with everything!!
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Oh man. I’m SO sorry. But, hopefully the antiobiotics will do the trick. I know my boys – even at their most miserable – responded to amoxycillin very quickly and, at the very least, their moods perked up. Hang in there. I hope Rebecca avoids it. (BTW – SO cute that she is concerned for him!)
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What a way to spend your vacation! But I guess it would have been even more miserable at home cooped up in the cold and without extra hands to help. I hope Daniel feels better soon!
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Since you are so great about sticking to the schedule I bet Daniel and Rebecca surprise you and they stick to it despite illness – some kids really crave the routine, especially away from home. Can you sit in the sun – go Vitamin D.
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Poor thing! I hope he gets better soon. And fyi: staying off milk is good advice. Whenever my guys get that way it’s the first thing I cut off. And it definitely helps!
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Aghhh, poor Daniel and poor you! That is terrible. Turns out to be not a vacation at all when you totally deserve one! Sis showing sympathy is super cute though, and I must say I love the use of the HDYDI acronym, it reminds me of how I used to say NKOTB ( for New Kids on the Block) all the time, I was a huuuuge fan.
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Oh dear! So sorry for all the unpleasantness of being sick. Hopefully the antibiotics will kick in soon and he’ll get some restorative sleep. I hope Rebecca doesn’t catch the bug!
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Hugs to you all!
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