They're back! Finally, my girls are home! At around 7pm, I saw both my girls for the first time in over a week. You know that person who stands outside security impatiently waiting to catch the first glimpse of the person(s) they're waiting for and is pacing around and craning their neck over people? Yeah, that was me. Noone ever wants to be "that person", but whatever, it was worth it.
Unfortunately for me, my excitement didn't quite translate over to Kaylani. It took her a few minutes, but she eventually cracked a small smile. And when I took her out of her stroller, it took her another minute or so to stop trying to go to Mommy, and then another minute to stop trying to cry (never really a full cry, just looked like she was going to). It was kinda sad to not be "wanted" by my baby, but in her defense, she's sick right now.
Poor Kaylani got sick on her last day in Puerto Rico. She woke up this morning with a runny nose and a phlegmy cough. Maybe she caught it because she stayed up late to watch the Yankees win in 13 innings (oh wait, that was me). Either way, sick Kaylani, traveling Kaylani, and "new" place Kaylani don't all go together. After a 30 minute nap on the ride home and a yogurt for dinner, she finally seemed to really remember me during storytime/bedtime. I even got a kiss blown to me during good night, and a smile from her before she started to nurse.
Tomorrow's another day and I'm sure we'll be back to normal. Sure wish I didn't have to work, but once I get back, it's Daddy-Daughter time. Hopefully she won't be sick anymore. But if she is, we'll make it work. Whatever she is, she's home, and that's all that matters to me.
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Welcome to the Sickside
So Kaylani's sick again. Well, it's possible she never fully recovered from her fever last Sunday, but the bottom line is she's sick. And since we didn't go to the pediatrician earlier this week, we decided that we should go today. It's only the second time we've been to the pediatrician while Kaylani was sick (because this is Kaylani's 2nd cold). And since this was the second time, I processed things a little bit differently.
Last time Kaylani had a cold, it was 4:50pm on a Friday afternoon when we went to the pediatrician. I remember it well because we were headed up to Boston that night and wanted to make sure Kaylani was well enough to make the trip. Since it was 10 minutes before the office closed, there was no one in there besides us and we got seen right away. At that time, it was just like a regular visit.
This time, it was 11am on a Thursday morning, and we were definitely not the only people in the office waiting to be seen. The office is separated into 2 sides, the Wellside, where all the healthy kids go and that we've always sat on, and the Sickside, where you're supposed to sit when your kids are sick so you don't get kids on the wellside sick. Since Kaylani was sick, we obviously sat on the sickside. And I didn't like it one bit.
I like the idea of a sickside to keep the healthy kids from getting sick. Well, I like the idea of a sickside when we're the ones sitting on the wellside that is! But being on the sickside not only means the healthy kids don't get sick (in theory), but it also means that the sickside kids could get sicker! Kaylani has a minor cold that consists of a lowgrade fever, slight cough, and a runny nose that should last less than 5 days. Nothing serious, but still enough to put us on the sickside. The little girl 4 feet in front of us had pneumonia. Does anyone see a problem here?
Here we are on the sickside. Kaylani with a minor cold, and a little girl with pneumonia. I'm pretty sure that the person in the office with the most to lose is not any of the kids on the wellside, but Kaylani! I know it's not right, but I'm going to have to say that I would have rather sat on the wellside and risked the other kids getting a minor cold then have Kaylani get pneumonia! If we were healthy and on the wellside, I'd let a little kid with a minor cold come over so they wouldn't get pneumonia. Okay, maybe I wouldn't, but I would have today!
Anyways, there's no real way around it, and we're just hoping that Kaylani doesn't get pneumonia, or whatever the other 2 kids on the sickside had. Maybe they should consider a sickerside, and we can put all the minor cold kids together, and anything more serious over there. They could even have a chicken pox side, and parents could put their kids in there if they have the chicken pox, or want their kids to get the chicken pox (makes more sense then the chicken pox parties that actually exist).
Well I've rambled on to long. Must be the lack of sleep, or the constant worry that Kaylani caught something worse then her minor cold at the pediatrician's office today. Whatever it is, let's just hope that all the kids at the office today (and even those not at the office) get better from whatever it is they're going through. And if that could happen, maybe we wouldn't need a sickside at all.
Last time Kaylani had a cold, it was 4:50pm on a Friday afternoon when we went to the pediatrician. I remember it well because we were headed up to Boston that night and wanted to make sure Kaylani was well enough to make the trip. Since it was 10 minutes before the office closed, there was no one in there besides us and we got seen right away. At that time, it was just like a regular visit.
This time, it was 11am on a Thursday morning, and we were definitely not the only people in the office waiting to be seen. The office is separated into 2 sides, the Wellside, where all the healthy kids go and that we've always sat on, and the Sickside, where you're supposed to sit when your kids are sick so you don't get kids on the wellside sick. Since Kaylani was sick, we obviously sat on the sickside. And I didn't like it one bit.
I like the idea of a sickside to keep the healthy kids from getting sick. Well, I like the idea of a sickside when we're the ones sitting on the wellside that is! But being on the sickside not only means the healthy kids don't get sick (in theory), but it also means that the sickside kids could get sicker! Kaylani has a minor cold that consists of a lowgrade fever, slight cough, and a runny nose that should last less than 5 days. Nothing serious, but still enough to put us on the sickside. The little girl 4 feet in front of us had pneumonia. Does anyone see a problem here?
Here we are on the sickside. Kaylani with a minor cold, and a little girl with pneumonia. I'm pretty sure that the person in the office with the most to lose is not any of the kids on the wellside, but Kaylani! I know it's not right, but I'm going to have to say that I would have rather sat on the wellside and risked the other kids getting a minor cold then have Kaylani get pneumonia! If we were healthy and on the wellside, I'd let a little kid with a minor cold come over so they wouldn't get pneumonia. Okay, maybe I wouldn't, but I would have today!
Anyways, there's no real way around it, and we're just hoping that Kaylani doesn't get pneumonia, or whatever the other 2 kids on the sickside had. Maybe they should consider a sickerside, and we can put all the minor cold kids together, and anything more serious over there. They could even have a chicken pox side, and parents could put their kids in there if they have the chicken pox, or want their kids to get the chicken pox (makes more sense then the chicken pox parties that actually exist).
Well I've rambled on to long. Must be the lack of sleep, or the constant worry that Kaylani caught something worse then her minor cold at the pediatrician's office today. Whatever it is, let's just hope that all the kids at the office today (and even those not at the office) get better from whatever it is they're going through. And if that could happen, maybe we wouldn't need a sickside at all.
Monday, February 23, 2009
So tired at home...
Kaylani's fever was all gone by this morning, but the side effects of her fever were still hanging around just a little bit. She woke up every hour last night with the highest fever being 100.6, but since then, it's been back to normal between 98.4 and 99.4. But just because her temperature was back to normal doesn't mean that she was back to normal.
Daddy went back to work today which left Mommy with Sicky Baby Duty (and sicky baby doody) all by herself. Like I said though, Kaylani wasn't actually sick, but just had a few of the side effects. And those side effects included being fussy, not eating all too well, and just wanting to be held the entire time she was awake. It doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but having experienced it first hand for a little bit on Sunday allows me to understand just a little bit of what Mommy went through today.
When Kaylani wasn't being fussy, she was napping. And she napped pretty well today, but that's probably because she was sleeping off the rest of her fever, just like she did on Sunday. But unlike Sunday, it was just Mommy home by herself. She couldn't play cards with Daddy, or read a magazine, or just talk with him. Instead, she was just home with either a fussy baby or a sleeping baby.
It's days like these that really make me understand what it's like to be a stay at home mom. Actually, it's days like Sunday that make me understand. It's days like today that make me appreicate Mommy even more since she does this every day. Days when Kaylani is being fussy or when she's sleeping a lot are long days. Long days that seem even longer when you stare at the clock and watch the minutes tick by.
The point is that Mommy is the best because she does what she does every day, and she doesn't even complain about it (well, not much at least). She doesn't complain about it because she loves Kaylani as much as possible and would do anything for her. So if it's sitting there staring at a clock while Kaylani takes a nap, or holding her for hours at a time because she won't take a nap, then that's what she does. And for that, Mommy will always be #1 in my eyes. Kaylani's a very close #2, but Mommy is my #1. Okay fine, maybe Mommy and Kaylani are tied for #1. Either way, I love them both as much as I ever could. And that's something that will never change.
Daddy went back to work today which left Mommy with Sicky Baby Duty (and sicky baby doody) all by herself. Like I said though, Kaylani wasn't actually sick, but just had a few of the side effects. And those side effects included being fussy, not eating all too well, and just wanting to be held the entire time she was awake. It doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but having experienced it first hand for a little bit on Sunday allows me to understand just a little bit of what Mommy went through today.
When Kaylani wasn't being fussy, she was napping. And she napped pretty well today, but that's probably because she was sleeping off the rest of her fever, just like she did on Sunday. But unlike Sunday, it was just Mommy home by herself. She couldn't play cards with Daddy, or read a magazine, or just talk with him. Instead, she was just home with either a fussy baby or a sleeping baby.
It's days like these that really make me understand what it's like to be a stay at home mom. Actually, it's days like Sunday that make me understand. It's days like today that make me appreicate Mommy even more since she does this every day. Days when Kaylani is being fussy or when she's sleeping a lot are long days. Long days that seem even longer when you stare at the clock and watch the minutes tick by.
The point is that Mommy is the best because she does what she does every day, and she doesn't even complain about it (well, not much at least). She doesn't complain about it because she loves Kaylani as much as possible and would do anything for her. So if it's sitting there staring at a clock while Kaylani takes a nap, or holding her for hours at a time because she won't take a nap, then that's what she does. And for that, Mommy will always be #1 in my eyes. Kaylani's a very close #2, but Mommy is my #1. Okay fine, maybe Mommy and Kaylani are tied for #1. Either way, I love them both as much as I ever could. And that's something that will never change.
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