The Joys of Mommyhood

It started on Monday. Got a phone call from day care saying Bryanna had a temp of 100.5. Not high enough to have to be picked up, but high enough to get a phone call. Fever continued into Tuesday, but it wasn't that bad. Nothing some medicine couldn't fix. Runny nose and cough have been going on for a little less than a week now.

And then there is Wednesday... Oh boy. Grandma picked Bryanna up from day care because of a temp of 101.5. Alright, mommy realizes it's time to call in the doctor. I get home from work, Bryanna is whiney, crying, and very sensitive. Not just that, but she also has diarrhea. I mean, come on now, isn't there enough going on!? I take her to urgent care and she's got a double ear infection. She's prescribed Augmenton (sp?) and we also need to use the nebulizer 3 times a day for her cough.

So we get home and I give her the antibiotic. Diarrhea is still going on. And now there's puking! Like, seriously!? She threw up about four times! Wouldn't eat anything. Would barely drink anything. She's crying. Whining. Throwing tantrums. My poor little girl is in so much pain and there was nothing I could do to make it better. Worst. Feeling. Ever.

She finally falls asleep, but wakes up about 2 hours later. So mommy, of course, babies her to make her comfortable. Anything I can do to help. We fall asleep on the couch and I wake up a few hours later to find her sleeping on the floor in the boppy. How cute, right!?

Today was much better. She didn't want to take her medicine, but we got it down eventually. Less whining. Less crying. Less tantrums. More eating and drinking. Lots of diarrhea, but no puking. Although there isn't anything I can do to make her feel better physically, there's lots a mommy can do to put her in a better mood.

Sleeping like a baby... sort of.