OKAY, I Get It!

Today is the first time that I truly feel far away from family, approximately 139.51 miles too-far-for-me away. I'm suffering from a severe sinus infection which I diagnosed myself since I wasn't able to make a doctors appointment, because I'm to busy bringing my 2 boys, whom are also sick, to their doctors appointments. My mucous is thick and green and I have severe pain all around my face. I literally feel like a 'Big Head'! It's actually been a month of on going sickness in this house. It's a never ending cycle! WILL IT EVER END? I wish I had my 'Mommy' close by to help me with chores around the house, mainly to cook and do laundry. I absolutely HATE laundry! Cooking is also a challenge for me right now since I have to come up with 2 completely different dishes. One for my husband and one for my picky toddler in which I try to cook something with some nutritional value and not just pop tarts, pancakes or cold cereal.

I really don't know how any mother does it. The first thing that comes to my mind is I wander how mothers who are missing limbs do it! That thought in itself makes me realize that I need to shut the fuck up and suck it up! But I need to vent for my sanity. Who else will listen to my moaning and groaning? My poor husband? He's already getting his share of it. I can't believe he hasn't cut me up into little bitty pieces, stick me in a garbage bag and send me off to China! I admit, I watch way to much Dateline.

In the end I thank God for my adorable, healthy babies, my limbs, and my father who took this great photograph of my 2 year old and sent it to me via email. It brings it all back into perspective. Why women want to become mothers and put up with all this shit! I can't ever imagine life without them!

OK I'm grateful...Grateful Dead that is!

No, I'm not a Debbie-downer. It's just a way I relieve stress. I enjoy every minute of my life. I wouldn't  trade it for the world, but as of now, I have no life... The little time that I do have, I spend it writing on this blog. And yes, I'm hooked!

Today my time was spent changing diapers full of diarrhea of my 6-month-old. He is on antibiotics for an ear infection, that I suspect he caught by his 2-year-old, big brother. Big Brother caught a terrible cold and was diagnosed with croup, which then led to asthma a week ago. We've been doing breathing treatments every 4 hours since then.

Thank goodness they're both feeling better. But now, I'm feeling different bringing them to daycare. It seems like every time they go to that place, they get sick! I don't know what's worse! Having to deal with them healthy 24/7 or having 5 hours of peace to myself twice a week then dealing with them sick for the remainder of the day. The daycare does not allow us to bring them when they are sick. But, if they have a runny nose and no fever, they will take them.

In my opinion, there's misleading information going around about runny noses. Some so-called experts say that it's because they are teething. I strongly disagree with them.  There are at least 320,000 different virus that infect mammals today. Children are more than likely to catch one of those viruses because they don't wash their hands and put their fingers in their mouths. Rest assure that most runny noses are caused by a virus and not because of teething.

All I'm suggesting is to pay close attention to the signs of a toddler who has a runny nose, it may very well be a cold (virus). My toddler loses his appetite, he's whiny, and cannot get a good night sleep. He basically acts like a 2-year-old! He usually has a low-grade fever as well. I've also noticed he demands more juice than most days because of a sore throat.

We are all guilty of it, bringing our children to daycare with a runny nose just to get a break. I'm totally with you on that one! But sometimes I wonder, would we put an end to stubborn viruses if we keep our sick kids home?