Well. All three babies are sick. It was inevitable.
Patient zero is on the mend, but its still slow going. It mostly means that this baby snots and coughs like all get out but also gets into more mischief than feels reasonable.
Patient zero’s roommate was next. This baby still eats fairly well, but is SO loud in their communication, its a wonder we don’t have every dog in the neighbourhood on our front step. This particular baby tends to communicate in this register in general, but its up in volume as well as frequency. Picture someone dropping a cracker, and an air raid siren immediately setting off.
Patient LD is absolutely so pleasant and just SO nasty, it doesn’t quite compute. The snot pours, and the baby waves and jumps and plays and just pours and pours and pours. LD doesn’t want to eat or drink. LD wants to sleep, but only in small spurts, and there must be milk in between each sleep. Sometimes the milk HAS to be warm, and sometimes the milk HAS to be cold. No matter how much you prepare, LD will drink less than half of it. It’s just the rules, of which there are many.
But! While I stayed home for the morning with them, I managed to get our whole January calendar written out. I got the sick babies fed a little for breakfast, and then even a little bit of lunch before the rest of the crew came home. Got lunch prepped and ready. It was a successful morning, and then all three babies napped, and I could sit and work on a blanket I’m crocheting. It wasn’t a long stretch, but it was nice to put my feet up.
Tomorrow, the five head to school. I love my kids more than life itself, but I am ready for the school routine to start back up again. Back in action, guys!!! 💪 Ready!