Becoming a Nudist Family

OK, so we're not really going to become nudists, but I was seriously tempted after the day we had today. All three of us (Rebecca, Haley and myself) are sick; have been for a few days now. Poor Rebecca has it the worst including a horrible cough. She gets into these coughing fits that cause her to throw up anything she's ingested recently. Add that to Haley, who spits up regularly even when she's perfectly healthy, and I have been changing someone (or everyone) all day long. That gets kind of old after a while, especially when you already have laundry that needs to be caught up on and you are continuing to watch the dirty laundry pile grow.

Of course, my biggest concern is the health of my girls. I hate seeing them sick. As I said before, Rebecca has it the worst. She has had a low grade fever for several days now, loss of appetite, cough, congestion...poor baby is so miserable. She has pockets of time when it doesn't seem to bother her too much and she's able to play for a bit, but then it hits her again and she just wants to cuddle. She even asked me if we could lay in bed and watch tv this afternoon (this coming from the kid that fights me tooth and nail and is never tired when I announce it's bedtime). Haley has the cough and congestion too but not nearly as bad. I'm still worried about her though because she is so young (and because I'm a mom and that's what us moms do best, worry about our kids).

So that is our excitement recently. It's been another challenge for me to figure out with juggling multiple kids but we are making it work. We've had lots of cuddles with all three of us on the couch, in the bed, or in the recliner (my least favorite place with three of us, or four when the dog decides he wants to join the fun as well).

Oh yes, and Haley has discovered a new sound. Unfortunately it's not a cute sound like the rasberries she discovered previously. No, this time it is a high pitched screeching noise. The discovery coincided with us all getting sick and at first I thought it was a new cry because she was in pain. Then I realized she was smiling as she made the noise. So apparently we get to enjoy this new discovery for a while until another sound is discovered to replace it. *sigh* Well, at least the one making the noise is cute, even if the noise itself is not.