Up late with my sick, little princess right now. Turns out the kids caught hand, foot and mouth from my cousin's baby this past weekend. They came down for Bradley's baby blessing and unfortunately everyone got sick :( Jordan started with a fever and vomiting on Tuesday and now has a wicked diaper rash, as well as sores on his mouth, feet, hands, legs, hips, arm, etc...basically his whole body. I think he's through the worst of it now though thankfully. Last night he was so miserable from the sores on his feet he could barely sleep. He kept crying and trying to rub his feet - poor baby didn't understand why they hurt so bad! This afternoon, Lynnea told me her she was hot (fever) and her neck hurt (meaning her throat hurt), which is the first sign of HFM. I had to wake her up from an unrestful sleep this evening to give her some Tylenol because she was so hot. Since then she's thrown up twice and now we're hanging out on the couch watching Phineas and Ferb cartoons. I think the Tylenol's starting to help now b/c she doesn't feel so hot as before and has stopped crying and complaining.
I just hate having sick kids - I feel so helpless!! All I can do is hold them close, sing them songs, and pray that it passes quickly. I do sort of enjoy the tradition Lynnea and I have created though...whenever she's nauseaus at night we go downstairs, cuddle on the couch and watch tv or a movie together. I can tell that's what she expects now - I think that's kinda cool.
I'm really worried about Bradley catching this sickness. I think I have it, but as an adult you don't usually get it so bad. I feel like I have one blister inside my mouth, and I may get a little worse but I hope not. My mom caught it too - she's got a blister on her finger and was very tired on Wednesday. Adam's worried about catching it, which he may without even noticing. I'm just mostly concerned about Bradley and hoping that since I'm nursing he'll have my antibodies and a strong enough immune system to fight it off. Poor baby would be so miserable!! The fever scares me, and the fact that he may lose his appetite and get dehydrated. If he does, then he'd have to be hospitalized and get an IV!! :( Also the blisters on his hands and feet, and probably a nasty diaper rash, will just make him so miserable! I feel for him already!! I pray that he'll be able to bypass this sickness!
I guess the good thing about HFM is that since adults don't get it very bad, I feel well enough to take care of everyone. It'd be awful if I felt horrible as well!!
This experience helps me know that I really do need to be home. With 3 kids, there is so much that I'm responsible for. i don't want to pass this responsibility onto anyone else. As hard as it is, I'm glad I'm here for my children. If I was still working I'd have to either take off work (and feel the stress of getting behind at work) or feel guilty about asking my mom to step in.
Yesterday i received my very last paycheck. Scary!! I think this our new financial state is going to come as a shock. I'm really glad we have some money saved up, but unfortunately I feel that we may blow through it pretty quickly while we adjust to one income. Tight times up ahead, I know - but if we can get through the summer, I'll start teaching piano in the fall and that will help out. I'll continue to work on other ways to earn an income as well. I wrote a children's book the other day. I still need to do illustrations and research how to self-publish an ebook, but once I do that i should be able to earn a little bit of money that way. Especially if I keep writing. I also might get involved with an in-home sales business, Arbonne. I need to research it some more to see if I really want to go that route. It's a possibility...I'll do anything that will allow me to be home with my children!
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