Sick New Year

I was MIA for a week. No posts. Not a peep. Where was I, you ask.

On Dec. 24th, Critter was 6 months old.
CELEBRATE Good time, come on!
There's a party goin' on right here


We decided to have a low-key party at our place. We invited family. Ordered Chinese food and had cake.

Hubby is one of 8 kids. You read that right, EIGHT. Critter has 25 cousins on Hubby's side. The kids range in age from 6 months (Critter) to 17 years old. One or two are bound to be sick at a given time. AND sure enough there was one cousin getting over something. Well, germs spread!

Saturday, Christmas, Critter was fine but getting cranky as the day wore on and by that evening he had a fever. Sunday he was miserable. Nose was congested, coughing, sneezing. That was not my kid we were taking care of. He lost his smile, and giggles. His laid back happy go lucky attitude was gone and replaced by a whiny, whimpering, can't put him down baby. There was nothing we can do to appease him.
On Sunday, I started to feel congested.
Monday, we took Critter to the doctor. A cold.

Critter and I spent the next 2 days in bed. Literally. I'd get up to go to the bathroom and to eat/drink something and then get back in bed. We didn't budge. It wasn't fun. NOT FUN at all. Bad enough taking care of a sick baby, but when you're sick it makes it twice as hard and aggrevating. I felt like S-H-I-T! It hurt every time I coughed. My head was pounding, body aching. I can imagine what Critter must have felt.  He must have been in major pain. It broke my heart every time he coughed. It was that hacking cough that sounded painful in the throat. His nose was stuffy. He couldn't breath, couldn't swallow. It was a miserable week.

As parents we don't want our kids to be in pain or sick. And as a common courtesy if your child is sick keep them away from other kids. DO NOT expose other children to your kids' germs. My goodness, it's common sense. But I guess so many people lack common sense and courtesy.

We felt better by Friday, but we still had a cough; and still do as of this morning. We didn't go anywhere and still haven't been around people in close proximity We don't want to expose others to potentially getting sick. But maybe I should be like other parents and not give a shit, and go visit people. And if they get sick, oh well, it's part of life. They'll get over it soon enough.

So if you're sick. Stay home! Don't come near me or my child unless you plan on spending a week taking care of him.

Oh and....HAPPY NEW YEAR!