*warning this post is full of me complaining about being sick!*
Sadly, all four of us have been sick this entire week of Thanksgiving. We were supposed to fly to Nebraska on Tuesday morning and spend 8 days with my husband's family. But we decided the night before to cancel our flights and it was the right decision. There was a winter weather advisory that day so we were able to cancel without penalty and can use the tickets on a future trip.
Not to be overly dramatic, but it's really been a terrible week here. Tommy was the first to get sick. He had a fever on Sunday night and slept in Monday morning. (Every time he sleeps in it turns out that he is sick!) By Monday afternoon/evening both Tommy and Molly were sick. They had fevers, cough, and congestion. Although at that point it didn't seem worse than other viruses they've had in the past.
But with the potential winter weather and also our upcoming move, it made sense to cancel our trip. We were scheduled to return this Wednesday evening and then close on the house this Thursday morning! It's been crazy around here, to say the least, with all the packing and moving preparations.
So our suitcases were already packed and everything when we canceled our flights. My husband went to work on Tuesday and when he came home I was overwhelmed. Both kids were getting sicker and they both needed/wanted my full attention. We didn't sleep well that night and thankfully he stayed home from work on Wednesday. At one point that day, Tommy napped on top of my husband (on the couch) for two hours and Molly napped on top of me (in the rocking chair) for over three hours. They were both miserable and we were both exhausted.
The entire week is a complete blur to me. I can't tell you how many times I've been puked on. The kids cough or cry so hard it makes them gag and throw-up. It's awful because often times it would happen right after I had just given them medicine, so I knew that was gone. And they are barely eating or drinking anything, so I hated for them to lose those fluids/nutrients.
I didn't sleep in my bed at least 2-3 nights this week. Poor Molly was so congested and couldn't sleep. So I would hold her while she slept in the rocking chair or the recliner. She was able to sleep but I could not. I would pass her off to my husband sometime around 4 or 5 in the morning and I would sleep for a bit. Of course Tommy would be waking up and needing attention right at that time. I would get him some milk and let him watch cartoons on my kindle in bed with me while I slept. Not surprisingly, he wants to do this every morning now as soon as he wakes up. :)
We got carry out for Thanksgiving and quickly gobbled it up while the kids napped. Not surprisingly both my hubby and me got sick as well. It was inevitable. So we are both exhausted, sick and trying to take care of two sick, needy kids.
Finally on Friday Molly started sleeping better. She went down for a nap at 3:00pm and never woke up. I knew she would wake up at some crazy hour but I was not going to wake her no matter what! So I went to bed as early as I could. She woke up at 10:30pm. I stayed up with her for a couple of hours and then went through her bedtime routine - including a bath around midnight. Thankfully it worked and she went back to sleep until 4:00am.
We're having such cabin fever. The weather here has been so nasty - freezing cold rain, sleet, snow and super cold temperatures. We couldn't take the kids on a walk or leave the house to get some fresh air. Since we are moving this Saturday, our house is completely boxed up! We were supposed to be gone for 8 days and then move just a couple days later. The kids hardly have any toys in the house and most of my kitchen is packed up as well. And of course my refrigerator was empty as well. So in my exhausted, sleep-deprived, sick state I was running to the store in the freezing rain to get some basic groceries and trying to pull together something for our Thanksgiving.
Additionally, we had a couple of showings of our house this week (we are looking for a renter.) Of course the house has been a disaster and this was the last thing I wanted to do! I apologize for this depressing/annoying post. But I just had to get it out there and complain to someone. :)
In the midst of all this I was trying to keep perspective because there are so many people going through worse situations. I have two friends right now who are dealing with very serious illnesses with their young children. Our bad week here is nothing compared to what they are going through. I can honestly say that my heart was full of gratitude on Thanksgiving - despite feeling so crummy. I am so thankful for my little family and we are very excited about moving into our new house this Saturday.
We are all feeling better but not back to 100% yet. Please Lord, help us recover soon and get ready to move!
