I know, its a gross title. But I figure its fitting since I don’t have much to share except an update on the sickness in my house.
Yesterday I missed church and stayed in, watched movies, had a bubble bath, drank soup, and thats about it. Brady and Dekker came home and babied me as long as they could until Dekker went down for a nap and Brady started to feel worse. We had an accidental 45 minute nap which felt great for me, but Brady woke up with a fever. So we worked on that and brought it down pretty quick, but at that point we both felt crappy. Dekker slept a solid three hours, which was perfect! He woke up at 7:00pm, and ate supper. He ate pretty well, not too fidgety, which was a relief for his parents who were pretty much at the end of their ropes. Then we took Deks downstairs to play until bedtime.
For those that think its gruesome that we often have Dekker downstairs, let me clarify. On warm days, its cooler down there, and on cold days its warmer. So it was perfect yesterday for my fevering husband to be in the coolest part of the house. Also, the carpet makes it easier for Dekker to pull up and walk around on the furniture. He’s a bit of a late mover, so he’s still unsteady on his feet. He walks along things well but I can tell he is still a ways away on walking on his own. He doesn’t have the balance for it yet. So when he pulls up on a couch upstairs, he often slips on the hard floor. If we ever want him to play upstairs we have to change his clothes. Not the end of the world, but I’m not putting him in jeans for that 1.5 hours before bedtime. Crazy. My kids loves sleepers!
At around 8:30pm we gave Deks his last drink of milk and put him to bed. And the little nerd chatted and chatted for probably an hour. Happily. So strange! I knew that we could go in there and lay him back down and he’d cry and cry, and then fall asleep. But he wasn’t crying to get out or anything! He was just talking and playing. So why not let him? Its not like his crib is loaded with toys to keep him awake. In fact, he doesn’t have one toy in there! Two blankets. His version of “playing” in the crib is reaching between the bars and pushing the crib away from the wall. Not to self: take wheels off crib. Geez, now I’m just babbling! All things aside, he eventually fell asleep, we had a hot bath, watched some tv, and went to bed. Usually an afternoon nap screws up my whole night, no matter how short it was, but not this time! We clearly both really needed it.
So this morning, my cough has loosened, which is sooo much better than the horrible dry cough that makes me dry-heave. However, we know that with a loose cough comes an outpouring of…well…snot. And lots of it. I am a gross person right now. But its not about me. Its about my son, who started coughing yesterday. He thinks coughing and sneezing is hilarious and laughs like crazy every time. Oh how I hope he doesn’t get this cold to the degree we have! And on the selfish side, if he’s going to get it, I hope he gets it soon. If he gets it in a week, then I’ll re-catch it and I just don’t want to 🙁
We need to be better by thanksgiving so we can go meet baby Charlie! Prayers would be welcomed!