Sickness

Today marks the beginning of week 2 that we have been sick at our house. I started it with a fever and a cough. Random, just a cough. That was really awful. There is nothing worse than a cough. You can't control it. Then you suck on cough drops all day, and your teeth feel gross, and you have chronic bad breath, and you still cough a little. Needless to say it spread quickly, to Wyatt, who still has the cough, but the rest of the cold has faded. This also means sleepless nights, with kids getting up in the middle of the night to come get mom. Then Nadja started with the fever and stuffy/runny nose. A few days later the cough started. Then Isabelle started 2 days after that. Monday, Nadja still had a fever, so we packed up the whole family, and went to see our pediatrician. We love that our pediatrician will take the time to look at all of my kids, even if we scheduled the appointment for just one of my kids. You know, there are strict guidelines that I try to follow so that I don't take my kids to the doctor for every little sniffle, and cough, and 5 days with a fever is one of those questionable things for me. With a chest x-ray, it is determined that our little bug, has a mild case of pneumonia. A second look at Isabelle confirms that she is probably not far behind Nadja. As I have been home all week with sick girls, I began thinking about how much I love being mom. I don't love losing sleep, but that panic that sets in when I hear one of my kids crying in the night, and the chance I have to fly out of my bed to their room to help them, reinforces in my mind, that I was meant to be their mom. I love that I can help soothe the pain, and panic that comes from feeling so yucky. Being a mother is most important above all, and I am truly blessed to have the opportunity. Yes, I have gotten away with the bare minimum when it comes to house cleaning, and cooking as well. I'm just glad that when it comes to my kids, I can be here to help them through whatever they are going through. How grateful I am for a husband that provides so I can do exactly as I want, and that is to be a stay at home mom. I love to be with my kids. They drive me crazy sometimes, but I will take that madness, because it fills my heart to overflowing!