What kind of day it has been
The kind where M comes up to bed at [who knows what ungodly hour] and says “you’re probably in for a rough day tomorrow. Rebecca has been crying off and on all night, and every time I go in to check on her, Daniel is awake.”
The kind where I have to fumble around in the dark at 5:30am to administer a dose of Children’s Motrin.
The kind where it takes an hour to calm down the sick, upset child enough to convince her to come downstairs. With the promise of TV, and the highly unusual treat of breakfast in the living room.
The kind where she won’t agree to take off her sleep sack and change her soggy diaper until 10am.
The kind where you can’t really do anything, so you take the really out-of-the-way route from the drive-thru Starbucks to the random errand, just to get out of the house.
The kind where lying down actually makes her feel worse, so she wakes up burning and miserable from her nap.
The kind where, up on retrieving her from the sad end of nap, you decide to attempt a snuggle in the rocking chair to settle down before starting the afternoon, and she passes out on your shoulder for 45 minutes. The sort of thing she hasn’t done for probably a year and a half.
The house is still a mess, and my dad and stepmom arrive in a little over an hour. I hereby throw up my hands and cry uncle, and beg them to help me. And help, they will. They’re good like that.
Happy almost Thanksgiving. Yeesh.
November 24th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
oh, poor becca! i hope she feels better fast and cross my fingers the rest of the house doesn’t catch it. but thank god for the gp’s coming. just in time! hang in there and happy thanksgiving!
November 24th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Poor Rebecca! How’s Daniel holding up.
(BTW my aunt called to say she’s in Houston. No Thanksgiving for me, but it looks like I’m celebrating Eid this year. At least shalwar kameezes mask the muffin top well.)
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November 24th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Hope things get better! Hope you guys all stay well! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
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November 24th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Sorry to hear that it was that kind of a day. I hope Rebecca will feel better soon. And I hope you’ll avoid getting it. I always think I’m in the clear, and then get hit with whatever has gone through our family just as everyone else’s symptoms are gone. Take care!
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November 25th, 2009 at 11:26 am
That’s a rough day “at the office” for both of you. I hope she feels bettter soon.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Poor thing… and poor you! I hope your sweety is feeling better soon and your Thanksgiving comes together well. We’ll be thinking of Rebecca.
November 27th, 2009 at 9:18 am
I hope your Thanksgiving was good and that said sick child is all better.