Sick babies

Having sick babies stinks.  Okay.   I know the boys are 2 and not really babies anymore, but they will always be my babies. 

Devyn started coughing last week so I took her in Friday.  Her lungs sounded clear, so there wasn't much to do but give her lots of love.  She had a fever Friday night.  Then it was a low-grade fever on and off until Tuesday.  I called the dr again and she said that if she didn't get better in a couple of days we needed to come back.  Well, she passed this illness on to the boys.  That means lots of coughing, fevers, medicine and Noah coughing so hard he throws up (which always happens in bed) because of his asthma.  Devyn is fever free, but still coughing. 

That being said I'm choosing to see this in a positive light.  Having sick kids means many things.  It means I have kids.  I have little people that love me and need me.  People who want me to hold them in the middle of the night when they have a fever.  People who want me to tuck them back in.  People who want to snuggle me on the cough.  I am constantly trying to make them snuggle with me.  They usually say, "No, Mom!  Stop!  I go play.".  When they are sick suddenly everyone wants to snuggle.

I'm also incredibly thankful that we have Tylenol to help keep fevers down, a nebulizer to help with breathing and a warm house to keep them comfortable.  Not everyone has what they need to help their kids get better.  We do. 

I'm not sick.  Okay, this is going to sound strange.  I would rather have sick kids than be sick myself.  Of course when it is something major, like Reese having surgery or Noah's peanut allergy I would trade with them in a heartbeat.  When they have a cold or fever it's way easier to have them be the ones that are sick. When I'm sick it's awfully hard to take care of everyone, let alone myself.

I stay home and don't have to take days off.  I can't even begin to imagine how hard it is to be a working mom and have to decide whether to take days off or have leave you kids with someone else when they are sick.  I give a lot of credit to those moms.  Such tough decisions can't be easy.

All in all, we'll survive.  The fevers and coughs will pass.  I'm really hoping the fevers are gone quickly.  We start celebrating Christmas on Sunday with my family.  I really don't want to miss it.  I'm hopeful that since the fevers started yesterday they'll be done by tomorrow.  Say a prayer for us.  A prayer that everyone gets better and a prayer of thanks that we're so richly blessed.