little bugs...

Last night was the not the first time I've come home from work really late and everyone is awake...it's usually not a good sign when I come in the door at midnight and hear "mamma"....I came upstairs to find O and Coach in the rocker when I then leaned in to kiss both of them, that is when the Heat coming off Ottavia's body almost burnt my lips off.....FEVER...ugh. Thats when my exhaustion got put aside, and the selfless act of a mother kicked in.  I quickly changed into my PJ's, washed up and took over. 

We are 2 years in so I have some experience with what the next step is...I could easily give her some milk, drugs, read a story lay her back down..but I now risk awakening an hour later to a crib full of sour milk barf, sheet changing, bathing, a sad little girl and a zombie mommy and daddy.... OR I could drug her, take her in our bed and see what happens, and that was the choice we made. 

It was 4:20 am when her fever finally broke, her restlessness and uncomfortable feeling of a fever finally settled a little and we tucked her back into her bed. She has never ever slept with us, I don't know if thats good or bad because mommy and daddy's bed is a play in the morning kind of place, not a "night night" place, and as hard as I tried to get her to sleep in our bed last night we were totally unsuccessful, partly because she felt like crap, and partly because for her, she's never slept there before.

Tino and I finally fell asleep just before 5am.....and then..at 7:06...we hear Mamma...Daddy..UP...

Too say the least, I'm very very very very tired. Has anyone ever died of sleep deprivation?? I'm on my last shift of 7 at work so I'm already at what I thought was my breaking point of no sleep before this even happened. I've kept her home from the dayhome today obviously, so we've had a quiet morning of Dora and stories and snuggling.

What is the fever from?? WHO KNOW'S......little one's get bugs ALL the time, sometimes its for a day..sometimes for 10 days. I love how people with no children like to say "wow...your kid sure gets sick a lot".......I just nod and say mmmhhhmmmm....what I really feel like saying is, yes...yes she does, because I let her socialize with other children, and we do leave the bubble from time to time and do fun things, and I NEVER wash her hands cause I love being up all night with a sick kids...its awesome, and you know everything, especially about kids, because you don't have any....RIGHT...........

All that aside, Ottavia has been sick a few times, but she's not that kid that always has a runny nose and gross cough....thank god. Its kids..they get sick, its the way it is. 

I swear I must have an immune system like a rock..I get a really bad cold and strep throat about once every 2 years. The last time was in aug. So i think i'm good for a while....

So much for the gym and getting things done today, instead I get to cuddle my little one, all day long...I'll take that over anything, any day :)