I’m Beat November 6, 2007

Croup kicked my ass (even though I wasn’t the one who had it.)  It kicked River’s ass especially hard but since I can’t actually feel how he’s feeling, all I know is how terribly hard it has been for me.   I guess this has been a particularly nasty croup season and judging by the amount of children around River’s age in the emergency room I would say it spread very easily too. He’s still not 100% better, as he is still running a 100 degree fever during the night, but I will take that any day over the 105 degree fever he was running on Friday and Saturday. 

I suppose I could detail the illness for you but really, who wants to hear about copious amounts of snot, coughing until puking and almost dehydration?  That’s what I thought. I did learn something interesting through all of this though, a boob serves as an excellent tissue! Who knew?  It  makes sense though, it’s soft, warm and definitely won’t cause a chapped nose.  Yes, I served as a human tissue all weekend and I didn’t even mind. Anything for my baby.  All hail the boobie.

It is so unfortunate that he came down with this terrible virus during his first week at day care because now, for whatever reason, I have this feeling that the daycare is bad.  I don’t know why I feel that way, he would have gotten croup regardless of whether he was there or not, but the fact that when Kris picked River up on Thursday he was coughing and wheezing with a scratch on his nose and red bump on his head, well, those things make me leery.  I’m sure I”m overreacting but I do wish the babysitter would have at least called me at work to let me know he was sick.

I’m especially nervous about him going tomorrow because he’s still sick and the other kids might be rough with him and what if he doesn’t get the attention that he needs. I just hope this week goes better so that my fears will be calmed and I won’t worry about his safety all day while I’m at work.  It would be great if there was nanny cam that I could watch! Then again, maybe not.