Quickie

I've not been writing because I've been fighting a very powerful case of bronchitis/pneumonia. It's been a long week. Last night was rough; Brian discovered that Doug had thrown up in his crib.

I got busy cleaning up, doing laundry, etc., and Brian was on vomit duty. I had made a feeble attempt to work out using Just Dance 4--it kicked my butt, BTW--so I was wheezing and coughing and struggling to cool down and catch my breath.

Doug is usually not sick. He had a period of time last year when he was getting regular ear infections, but other than that he's kind of a tank. It was painful to watch him last night; he would walk around, playing, until the urge to vomit struck. Then he would waddle over to me, crying, and throw up. That cycle repeated well past midnight.

Meanwhile, Bekah and Jeremy (who had both taken naps) were playing raucously in their room. During one of the times Doug was throwing up and I was going to the bathroom, Brian saw the lightning and knew what was coming next. I know that some people like thunderstorms, but my kids are not in that group of people.

As he was dealing with Doug throwing up, he had to somehow take him upstairs (meanwhile the gate is up) to get the kids.

Not our family's finest hour, to be sure.

Doug finally fell asleep around 12:30 and then I set up camp on the couch. I have been coughing a lot at night and I didn't want to upset the kids' sleep (they ended up camping in our room). I coughed myself awake at 7 this morning, just to hear the little patter of feet on the laminate.

I am blessed because Brian put me on quarantine and stayed home to help me take care of the kids. Bekah was super excited about "wear your bathing suit to school day" and I knew I wouldn't convince her that we needed to stay home. It's tough, at this age, to carpool because of car seat configuration.

I was able to sleep a little this morning and a little this afternoon. I am hoping that the Levaquin will knock the socks off this infection. It is very tough to be a mommy and not feel well.