A Long Week

It all started on Monday night. Nic woke up with a nasty croupy cough and runny nose. When I got up Tuesday morning it was evident that I would not be bringing him to the Y. Ted was able to work from home for the day so that I could work and train my 6 clients scheduled for that day. When I got home Ted told me Nic had been miserable and that he had to wipe green stuff out of his eye. Tuesday night was full of NIc waking up with a croupy cough and horribly runny nose. Wednesday I had to cancel my 2 clients to stay home with Nic. More brown stuff out of his nose and green stuff from his eye with the addition of a 103 fever, so I called the pediatrician and talked to the nurse. We were scheduled to come in Thursday morning.

My mom was also scheduled to arrive in town Thursday morning. Of course you can't know when a child will get sick and schedule around that but the timing was not good. So into the pediatician's office we go with Nic looking totally miserable. Diagnosis: ear infection in both ears, sinus infection, eye infection and croup. Oh joy! Poor little man:)

Off the the pharmacy and then off to the airport to pick up grandma.

Oh in the meantime, Wednesday night I wake up with a sore throat, body aches and uncontrolled shivering. Oh joy!

So we pick up grandma and I inform her of all the fun illnesses infecting the house she will stay in for the next 4 days. I let her know of the highly contagious nature of pinkeye and to wash her hands frequently. In true mom fashion she is up for the challenge and happy to lend her support for the ailing mom and Nic.

With body aches, shivering, fever, and headache I can only figure that I have the flu. But I think, well I 've had a flu shot, it shouldn't last too long.

Nic takes all his medicine like a real trouper and gets better little by little over the weekend and thoroughly enjoys the love of grandma.

Friday night we settle in to watch a movie and I feel that my eye is itchy. I go wash off my eye make up and not more that 30 minutes later I feel the watery eye and see some puss in my eye- oh joy. For the first time in my life, I have pinkeye.

Saturday night is miserable for mom and Nic (and Ted who is kept up by Nic). I wake up Saturday to a scratchy voice and still feel aweful. Luckily Nic seems to be doing better.

All plans for fun and games have been scrapped for the weekend except for the consignment sale where we got a ton of stuff for Nic for a fraction of the regular price.

Sunday rolls around and Nic is back to himself other than an occasional cough and booger. Me, well I am glad I have e-mail because I have lost about 75% of my voice.

So here we are on Wednesday morning and I feel about 75% back. Still a cough and a little stuffy but compared to how I was, I feel good. Nic is back to his charming, busy self. Now it's time to get him back to sleeping in his own bed. Oh joy!