Interests:Hm... music, Jesus, the Simpsons, music, random hilarity, big words, and Super Mario 1 & 3. (Only for regular old school Nintendo, of course.) Expertise:Stupidity, making fun of people, laughing, and burninating the lattes at Jazzman's. Occupation:Student
A sick 2-year-old and a sick 2-month-old. Simultaneously.
They're both asleep--finally. But I can't go more than 5 yards from them. If Paige coughs and needs me, I have to be able to get to her quickly enough to... what? Make her stop coughing? Nope. Make sure she doesn't choke because she's coughing too hard? Not likely that I could prevent it anyway. I feel SO helpless. At least Aaron can take some medicine. Not much and it's not strong. But it helps. And he can spit on his own-- that helps, too. But Paige is so small and so vulnerable. I took her to the ER after a scary coughing fit yesterday and the intake nurse all but laughed at me. It went something like this:
"She's fine. She's not even coughing now."
I wanted to smack her in the face and say: "Twenty minutes ago, I didn't think we were going to make it to the hospital. Now get me a damn doctor!"
I refrained. I got x-rays, though. To make sure that her lungs are ok. The congestion is pretty much all in her head. So there is. NOTHING. they can do about it. Or that I can do about it. Sit in the bathroom with the shower running on HOT. Saline drops in her nose. Neither are highly effective. Hm.
Pray for my little ones. Aaron and Paige. And for me-- that I don't go insane before they're better.
SIDE NOTE: To any parent who has to deal with chronic illness in a child, I am so deeply sorry. I couldn't do it. We're going on two days of sick house and I can barely handle this.
But I had to let you all know I added new pics. Of my beautiful brand-new baby girl. Crimson Paige was born November 16 @ 5:47 AM. She was 5 pounds, 12 ounces & 19.22" long. A little early, but absolutely perfect. Wish we could say the same for me. They kept me for almost a week after she was born... my blood pressure shot up ridiculously, scary high a couple of days before she was born. But we're doing great now. And Aaron is so in love with his baby sister. Ben, who wasn't so sure about this baby girl thing, is so in awe of her-- it's adorable. Gotta run, she's awake. Peace, love, Merry Christmas!
Thing is... it's one thing for you to know how big of an ass someone close to you can be. It's entirely different for that person to decide to show that asshole side to everyone else you know. What the hell! End of vent.
Ben, who wasn't so sure about this baby girl thing, is so in awe of her-- it's adorable. Gotta run, she's awake. Peace, love, Merry Christmas!
