The Daily Hailey

It is officially official. Our group is solidly sick again. Its sad, really, because this is a BIG month for us! We both take possession of our house and will be having our baby early next month. This week is a very big week for us, specifically, as Bradys work days are going to be quite long already, and we have important evening things to do as well. Unfortunately, Brady lost quite a bit of time this morning, which only will make his work days longer and his evening work go later. And on days when the kids are this far gone, its SO much easier to have my partner in crime around. Not only is it just a lot of work, and its nice to have my support system with me, but its also less comfortable for the kids to sit with me, as my lap is mostly gone and they can’t snuggle into my body as well. Straight up, mommy isn’t as comfy as daddy right now. Its sad, but logically, its true.

I sure try, though! Our morning started late, thanks to a VERY choppy night, once again. Dekker is feeling better than the others today, no question, but he was fevering earlier this morning. He’s doing good for the moment 🙂

Laela is in the worst shape of everyone, as tends to be the case each time we all get sick. Its not even that she milks it the most. Not at all!! She will look at me through her hair cemented to her face with her own snot, through eyes that are mostly swollen shut, and cough and gag out that she feels “gook,” which means “good” for her. She is a tough cookie.

Rowan slept in until about 10:45 and was also crusted over with snot. He felt very limp in my arms, and lay still during his diaper change. It was actually a little bit nice compared to the usual wrestling match that his diaper changes are usually. He ate pretty well, and it seemed to energize him. He played well with Dekker up in the loft for a good long while.

Laela lurked downstairs, laying with her head on the table for quite some time. She didn’t want to come up and join the fun though, regardless of how much Dekker coaxed her. We all tried, but she wouldn’t have it.

It was a bit unnerving to have her down on the main floor while we were all in the loft. You know that feeling, when you know someone is watching you? I felt it at one point, and sure enough, when I looked down…

She quietly said “Lala poopin.'” I may have almost peed my pants laughing. Almost.

After an incredibly lame lunch (no one was hungry) Rowan and Laela went down for naps and Dekker is sitting on the couch, playing links and watching a bit of tv. He is feeling ok, I can tell, but he can barely breathe. Its that awful mouth breathing that sounds like he’s forgetting to breathe, so he kind of sighs deeply every ten seconds or so. Its unnerving. I hate when the whole house is sick, but such is life! Keep us in your prayers, if you think of it! Brady has a sore throat, so it seems like he’s just a day or two behind, and I haven’t felt a hit yet, but I was last to catch the bug last time too :/ We were all sick for all of February, and I would love for May to NOT be that way. Pray pray pray!!!