In Search of Myself: At Home Today

Jake started getting sick yesterday at my mom's house after I dropped him off at 6 a.m. He hadn't seemed sick to me, but he WAS more clingy and whiny than usual. His eyes have been watering and had goop in them, and his nose has been stuffy. Actually, one side keeps bleeding, one side has snot flowing. Fun! Mom said he didn't take much of a nap yesterday, but he was lethargic and moping around all day long. So I brought him home last night and spent the evening wiping his eyes and nose (with a different tissue every time, of course). I finally got him to sleep around 11 p.m., and at 3 a.m. he woke up. He had pee'd and wanted his diaper changed. We did that, and I noticed he had a fever and wasn't breathing well, so we went downstairs for Tylenol and to watch TV on the couch (because then he could sit up a little and be elevated to help him breathe.) He threw up twice, and I think it was all snot (luckily I was holding him over the sink at the time). His fever didn't break, but he felt like playing and kept making me rewind his video (I was in and out of sleep -- mostly awake but barely functional -- and I was SO tired!!!) Finally at 5:45 a.m. he showed NO signs of being tired, so I loaded him up and took him to my mom's. She had told me the night before that if I couldn't get him to sleep I could bring him over before bedtime and she would keep him -- well, I didn't do that, but I figured since I was up with him all night and he was a little better, it was her turn again. I called in to work and I went back to bed -- until 11:30 a.m.! Oh my word it felt wonderful. I'm going to use the rest of the day to do errands and catch up on life, then I have to drive to the work side of town anyway to pick up my piano student from school for one last piano lesson before Christmas. So needless to say, this is the only time I'll be on-line today, so really I'm not ignoring you! Just not really at a computer where I can be around. I am thinking of you, though (and Kelly, I had a dream that I came to visit you, it was SO funny!), and I'll talk to you all tomorrow. Oh, and my mom told me Jake's fever has since broken and he's playing happily. So it's all good. ;o)

Keep those MOTW questions comin'. ;o)

Jen

Comments

Glad Jake is feeling better girl! There are so many days I really need and wish I could call in and not be home with the boys all day, especially since we never get sleep........you are very lucky that your mom does that for you. I have no one around that would watch the boys for more than 2 hrs at a time and that happens very little.
Take care love ya
Kelly

Posted by: Kelly | December 14, 2004 at 08:45 PM

Sorry you and Jake had a rough night. I'm glad he's feeling better though and that you got to sleep in - isn't that just the best?!

Posted by: Sue | December 14, 2004 at 09:06 PM