If you don't want to hear complaining...stop here and spare yourself.
I am trying so hard not to be totally upset about being sick (I'm not sick, Kallie is...even worse right?) this go around...but my positivity is growing so thin right about now. Month number two of weeks of sickness! She was sick at her 7th month, and is now sick at her 8th month (hence the lack of monthly pictures and happy month old postings.) She has had a sore throat (no solid consumption, only nursing,) two ear infections, fevers like you wouldn't believe and a nasty cough! and add two doctors visits with that so far.I am so sad and concerned for our little girl!
We had literally JUST gotten over the first round of congestion...it lingered for weeks. We had just started to try to do something about the lack of sleeping that she has been doing at night. Can there be a square -100? Cause that is where I feel we have made it to! This is more than two steps back! She has been sick for a solid week now and is not getting better yet. We thought she was. She was fever free for a day and a half, and then last night she was back to 102 and at 1 am she was 103.7. Needless to say our schedules are all haywire, she slept in our bed cause it was 11pm and she wasn't going to sleep (due to a late nap that I wasn't gonna keep her from taking because she is sick and needs the sleep,) which means very little sleep for mom and a very sore back in the morning from sleeping in the same spot for too long. Plus, when my sweet girl sleeps with me, although I love her cuddling me, because she is not super cuddly, she pushes me off the bed nuzzling closer and closer all through the night. I end up sleeping on an inhumanly possible portion of a Cal King bed. At least she got to model her new pj's all week. ;) Costco has Carter's fuzzy footie pajama's for $7 & some change. So I grabbed a few for now and for later. :)
I hope she is well enough to wear her Halloween costume! The poor girl. My sweet husband came home early on Thursday to help. He ran to the store and things...and did you know you can get spoiled in one day??? You can! Friday I was just wishing all day that he was here to help. It is hard to get anything done with a sick baby. So lots of things don't get done and I go crazier and crazier!
Enough of my venting/ranting! This sweet baby I have just woke from her nap and I must go get her. Hopefully fever free!
p.s. I am even sadder cause I was asked to be a vendor and sell some of the stuff that I make (ring slings [adjusted pattern], nursing covers, and baby bows) in a small one time boutique on Nov. 20th, but with the recent events I don't think I will be able to get it all together by then. Very sad.
But I am a Mom first.
(and love being a Mom)
Crafter second. Who knows, maybe by some miracle I can pull it off.
6 comments:
Oh my gosh Rachel! I am soooo sorry! We went through that awful month (plus) long congestion/horrible sleeping thing, and have FINALLY broken out of it these past few weeks. But I can't imagine getting hit with more nastiness, and you guys are. It's exhausting. Hang in there. Having sick kids is really sad for them, but a lot of the times just as hard/harder for mom.
If you can somehow swing the boutique, let me know when/where! I would love to go see you!
Rachel, I am so sad for you and your sweet precious daughter. There is nothing worse for a mother than having their little ones sick. I sure hope and pray that she gets better soon. It is hard since we are starting winter and can't even look forward to Spring and nice weather. Please know that you are in our prayers. I feel for you. I have been there and it does pass. Just sure takes its sweet time.
I am interested in your crafts that you sell. Nursing covers and the ring sling, is it that kind of sling carrier? I have heard they are good. Let me know about them as my girls might be interested. Thanks.
Meanwhile, get better and know that you are loved.
Oh you poor thing Rach! I am so sorry to hear that your precious girl is sick! That is awful. Hang in there. The lack of sleep is enough to do you in, but a sick baby on top of it! xoxoxo
So cool you are making nursing covers and such - had no idea. Good for you!
good luck pulling it all together!! I am so sorry about Kallie...sick kids are the hardest!!! I wish I could help especially because you helped me soooooo much last weekend, thanks so much by the way!!!! love you lots and I hope she feels better!!!
(((hugs))) it is so hard having sick ones! Gabe woke up last night at 3 am not breathing. croup again, sigh.
So, what is wrong? Is it an ear infection on top of a viral infection.. or do they know?
Sick kids are so worrisome and so exhausting. It's so hard to know what to do and so hard not to get discouraged. I always just flip into survival mode. Anything that doesn't absolutely HAVE to happen goes on the Catch Up List and you just do what you have to do. And sometimes even that is difficult.
I wish there was more I could do to help, but if you think of anything, you give me a call! We love you guys and hope this is over and life is back to normal before Halloween!
Love you!
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