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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

You've GOT to be kidding me.

My temp was down to 102.7 when Aaron left for work this morning.
The minute he left, Corbin woke up.
The girls were angels and played with him in his crib for nearly an hour while I gathered energy to get up.
I got up, put Corbin in his high chair, and started to slice him a banana for breakfast.
Then it hit me.
You know...IT.

In the sink. The rest was all over myself.
Perfect.

I spent the next hour curled up on the bathroom tile in a puddle of gross. Reese came in at one point and offered a bottled water, the cell phone, and a roll of toilet paper.

I am amazed at her innate survival skills. Think about it. If you were deserted on an island somewhere, wouldn't the 3 things at the top of your list be a working cell phone, water, and toilet paper? Answer: YES. Go Reese. That kid is awesome.

I called Aaron and begged him to come home and take me to the hospital.
Then I called friend/neighbor, Jenny/lifesaver, to come down and help Corbin out until Aaron got home. Thanks, Jenny!
Reese returned to the kitchen and she and Quincy fed Corbin cheerios until Jenny arrived.

Aaron brought me Gatorade, gave me a blessing and helped me back into bed.

After several hours of solid sleep, my fever is down to 100 (finally!) and I am feeling better now than I have felt in days. Aaron has worked from home most of today, and only went in for a couple of meetings, but left me with advice to "try to get up and move around a little" thinking it will help me feel better.

I am on the sofa with the laptop. This is my valid attempt at "moving around".

As soon as I can be certain it will stay down, I am getting the fattest Dr. Pepper they sell from Sonic.
And maybe one of those Snickers or Reese's chocolatey shake things that they have.
And some french fries.
And a chocolate chip cookie.
And a really good burrito.
not from Sonic.

5 comments:

Mamarazzi said...

oh no poor you.i am sick right now too and i am grateful (for the first time ever) that i don't have little ones to take care of as i read your post. i slept for 12 hours straight today 4am-4pm and still feel like poop. i having can only imagine not feeling well and having the babies needing me.

good for Reese she has some survival skills fo' shiz!

Mamarazzi said...

oh no poor you.i am sick right now too and i am grateful (for the first time ever) that i don't have little ones to take care of as i read your post. i slept for 12 hours straight today 4am-4pm and still feel like poop. i having can only imagine not feeling well and having the babies needing me.

good for Reese she has some survival skills fo' shiz!

Clandestine Road said...

Oh man, that sucks! You're so blessed to have great friends around you to when you're face planted in the toilet. Sweet misery. I hope you feel better soon! Also, how cool are your kids that they can do all that to help you?!

Kristin Hanson said...

Um, yeah, that SUCKS. I really, truly hope you get better fast, because your plagues are officially worse than a giant cold and a broken tailbone, which was literal hell on earth for me. Hang in there!

Kasey said...

Doctor Reese is awesome -- what a smart girl!

I'm glad you had Jenny close by to help until Aaron could get home. Being that sick is awful. period. Even harder when you have others depending on you and can't function.

Hope you're on the mend.