We had a change of plans this morning. The whole crew out here was going to come to our house for a waffle feed, but it was cancelled due to the fact that we’re just too dang sick. On top of our consistent sicknesses, Brady has finally joined the crew in the achy, coughy, snotty game, Solly is extra barfy today, and Laela’s eye is still swollen. I’m suspicious that she’s just congested like Rowan was recently, but if she were to actually be carrying an infection, it would be bad to pass that along. So we wait, and hide out in an antisocial way, until we improve.
Our day has obviously played out differently than we originally expected. We’ve spent the day in comfy clothes, watching the new episodes of Paw Patrol, playing Lego. Rowan is still down from the night. I’m not even kidding. I just checked on him again, and he is still alive. But he is obviously feeling it. Christmas yesterday seriously wiped him out. I’m thinking he’ll get up for supper, hopefully stay up for a little bit, and then sleep through the night as usual. But the big kids are relaxed and quiet today.
Laela’s eye is still swollen and juicy but she isn’t touching it at all, which is encouraging! I think if it hurt or itched, she’d be rubbing it like crazy. She’s also being super cooperative and letting me clean the gunk out of her eye with warn water on a washcloth as needed, which is really great of her. As a little girl who is in the thick of learning how to assert herself and make her feelings known (I’m putting this very diplomatically) she is going along with me really well on this! Hopefully it’ll pay off and we’ll be able to rectify her issues without having to bring her in anywhere. But if she is still red and swollen tomorrow, there will be no more reason to wait. We’ll take her in at that point.
A loving, concerned friend brought us a supper for tonight, which is just about the more wonderful thing she could have done. It left me feeling very motivated to be able to help others, even at the busiest time of the year. Hopefully I can make a bit of a plan for that when we’re out of this sick cycle. A new years resolution ish, perhaps. We shall see. My “resolutions” are always super vague, but I like them a lot. Be thinking of yours!!
I hope you all enjoy your Boxing Day and don’t blow too much money on shopping!!