Not Better

Not much better. Now I am sick, and Pete is sick. And Jamie is cutting teeth or something. I don't know. I just don't know. It's a fussy, needy house. Not a good time for this but when is a good time right? But it really isn't a good time at all.

These days I feel lost. I don't know what is wrong with Pete. All I know is he has a temp that started at 101.2 this morning and when I put him down for a nap it was 102.3. He is burning up. His whole body feels like it is on fire. I gave him Tylenol and we will see how he feels when he wakes up. He is also fussy, whiny and needy. He wants to be held and he doesn't want to eat anything. Not even his favorites. No fries, no apples, no ice cream, no juice. Nothing. Not sure what is wrong. Any ideas?

And Jamie started with a temp and runny nose this week. Today she doesn't have a temp but is sneezing and has a runny nose. She is also very fussy, needy and wants to be held. Don't try to put her down, change her diaper or deny her anything. Cutting teeth? Cold? Cold's don't have fevers right? Could be yeast infection and cold....just not sure.

Me, probably the beginnings of a cold. Maybe we are all just fighting colds. But the fevers bother me. Anyway, it's just really not a good time. Going to take this quiet opportunity to shower, and pray.

My Day

This was a Monday I could have done without. I am venting so be prepared....Everything was hard today. Everything went wrong. Pete forgot how to pee in the potty. He was fussy and needy most of the day. Jamie woke up with a runny nose, mosquito bites all over her, a yeast infection and diarrhea. She took a horrible morning nap and woke up crying. Pete wouldn't eat anything I gave him. He kept asking to go outside but we can't go outside because he gets eaten alive by mosquitoes. All day was like this. It seemed like it was one thing after another. And the weather, oh the crappy weather here. I think it has rained like 10 out of the last 14 days. I went to the gym to get a break, was late for my class, Pete was screaming crying when I dropped him off the the childcare area and I had no energy to exercise once I got started. I should have just stayed home. Traffic was horrible and the construction around here is driving me crazy. There are mosquitoes in my house and I cannot protect my kids from them when they are in our living space. I cleaned up three pees on the floor, 2 diarrhea diapers and the granola bar Pete took apart bit by bit and threw on the kitchen floor. Today was frustrating, trying and emotionally and physically draining. At one point I just walked away and laid down on my bed. Pete followed me, "Mommy, up! Mommy up!" Later I went into the bathroom, closed the door, shed a few tears and rejoined my kids before they could get into trouble. These days are few and far between but when they happen they take everything out of me. I was a terrible mom today. It was a terrible day and I was a terrible mom. So, I am going to bed and tomorrow will be better.

Here are a couple of pics I took today. As hard as today was, Jamie was still really cute. :)

She is not quite as helpful as Pete when it comes to unloading the dishwasher. She picks up the silverware and drops them on the ground.