The Daily Hailey

Last night was pretty rocky. Dekker woke up to pee at 2:30am and decided to talk loud enough to wake the entire household!! Not the best wake-up call ever. He must have just felt refreshed because he just chirped away and talked and talked, no matter what we did to try to shut him down. Thanks to that system and the general frustration that came with it, I was awake at least until 4:00am. And then the kids were awake and LOUD at 7:30. Brady, my ever loving husband, told me to stay in bed while he went and got the kids up.

This was an especially loving gift because last night, I caught the cold thats been going around. HARD. It is an unfriendly, aggressive cold. I highly recommend NOT getting it. Anyway, I lay in bed, eventually sat up and did some stuff on the laptop before pulling myself out of bed and joining the fam.

Here is a rundown of our family today. Brady is on the tail end of his cold, so he’s doing better but is definitely still under the weather. I am right in the beginning of his cold, and if I remember correctly, Brady lived on DayQuil this last week and his cold still kicked his butt. Should be interesting for me who is NOT allowed to take DayQuil! Eek! Also, because I didn’t sleep very much last night, my body didn’t have much time to do its usual reboot, so to speak, so all day today, when I walk, my legs pop in and out. If I shift my sitting position, everything slides around. Its crazy how rest didn’t do for my body as much as sleep does! That one was new to me this morning. Rowan is developing the same cold, so he is always tired and grouchy, but thankfully, he sleeps pretty decently when he’s sick. I’m hoping last night was just an off night for everyone, and they all rest better tonight. Dekker has been rocking a fever on and off today. Nothing too high, but going up to 101-ish. He has the chills, and is insistent on wearing a hoodie with the hood up, yet he’s sweating through it. Not fun. And Laela has no visible signs of sickness, but she is super lethargic and droopy today. So she’s either just solidly fatigued, or she’s about to be sick.

Brady and I were going to have a date tomorrow afternoon, but that is going to have to wait. My parents had graciously offered us an outing, but we can’t leave these kids anywhere with anyone knowing the shape they’re in. Believe it or not, tomorrow marks SEVEN YEARS of Brady and I being married! At this time seven years ago, I believe I was at my wedding rehearsal. Perhaps it was wrapping up, and my sisters and I were heading to a hotel in the city for a night of hot tubs, TLC, and snacks! It was a great evening, but the next morning was even better. I’m sure I’ll chat more about that tomorrow. Tonight, I just want to sleep! I’m so thankful for the beautifully warm weather today. It should be just the perfect climate for hot tubbing with a cold! I can’t wait! First, a bowl of soup…