Thursday, December 9, 2010

*cough, cough* Can I Have a Sick Day, Please? No? I didn't think so.

So, I haven't been sick since March of 2006. Now, 8 days after I cancel my health insurance, I get sick. Duh.

Luckily, this time, I don't have a fever. Just a severe sore throat, nausea, and a runny nose with drainage down my throat. I started feeling bad yesterday morning and it just got worse throughout the day. By bedtime, my throat hurt so bad I couldn't even swallow liquids.

I couldn't sleep last night, plus I had to get up at 4:45 am to feed my son. Then, at 6:15 am, I felt an unnerving presence, like someone was staring at me as I laid in bed trying to sleep. I slowly opened my eyes and saw my 2 yr old standing next to my side of the bed, staring at me. 6:15? Really? He couldn't sleep for just a little bit longer?

I asked my husband to get up with him since I am sick and he did. However, he promptly fell asleep on the den couch, which sent my 2 yr old son right back into our bedroom to get me up. Then, my newborn started crying in his room, so at 7:30 am, I just got out of bed. So much for sleep.

I began to make my son's breakfast and my husband's lunch, then realized that my husband forgot to go to the grocery store last night. So, at 8:30 am, I took my baggy, bloodshot eyes and unbrushed teeth to the store so I could come home and make a dessert and an appetizer for my girl's night out Christmas party tonight, which I wouldn't miss even if my leg got cut off - I'm not missing my once a month opportunity to be kid-free - and then make bbq chicken for my husband for dinner since he won't eat anything but cereal if I don't make the food for him.

Now, it is 10:24 am. I feel terrible, I am nauseated, and it seems like it is about 8 pm already. As grateful as I am for my blessed life, I sure would like some quiet time and sleep so my body can heal itself.

Can I have a sick day today, please? No? Okay. I didn't think so. Yes, I will make you some chocolate milk. And yes, I will pack your lunch. Please don't pull my hair. Yes, I will sit here and play Star Wars with you. And yes, we can turn on iCarly. And yes, I will clean off the dining room table. And yes, I will wash some of your boxers. Yes, I will change your diaper. And yours too. And yes, I will hold you. And yes, ...

8 comments:

  1. Enjoy your child-free evening, and feel better!

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  2. I hope you feel better soon! Moms never get a day off. I get so ticked when I am sick and the dishes pile up or the laundry...UGH!!! It's like we are punished for being sick. lol.

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  3. I hope you are feeling better! Let's face it-moms can never be sick, and I realized this a long time ago...

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  4. oh you poor thing!!! Feel better!!!

    ...oh, and can you make me sandwich?

    (-:

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  5. That is some really bad luck that 8 days after you cancel you get sick. So sorry! Hope you are already better.

    ~Garret

    Shellac Nails
    Glitzy Gals Club Manager

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  6. Arggg....feel better soon. Nothing worse then being sick with little ones at home.

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  7. Sometimes it really sucks to be on duty 24/7.. I hope you feel better soon. I had a cough recently that lasted 3 almost 4 months and I still have not gotten my complete voice back yet.. it's a crazy time for colds/flus..

    Merry Christmas to you!
    Kelly
    I've Become My Mother

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  8. Awwwwww....what a day. You know that was and still is one of the hardest things about adjusting to motherhood for me. Realizing that I never get a day off. Not ever. Of course I love my kiddos to death and I totally enjoy all our time together, but it really sucks when you are sick or just extremely tired to never get a real break. No sick days for mommies. Nope. Not at all.

    HOpe you feel much better soon!

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