Change in Seasons

This has been a challenging week. It's a great time of year and a rough time of year, FALL!! I love most everything about it. Colds run through most homes at the changes of seasons and mine was no different. It started with me and my son this past weekend. It hit my daughter and husband a couple days later. We have all carried it at different stages all week. I would up taking just about an entire week of vacation time to care for everyone.

• Monday I left work early as my cold just kept getting worse as the day went on.


• Tuesday was tons of fun for me because I got to cuddle with my 4-year old daughter all day.


• Wednesday was a little more difficult because my soon to be 1-year old son doesn't really cuddle. He wouldn't let me put him down at all and cried or cat napped most all day. Turns out, after the doctor visit, he has an ear infection. My husband also stayed home but wasn't up for taking shifts with the baby. Men don't seem to handle colds as well as women, I think. The worst and the best though was sitting on the sofa, holding my son during one of his tiny naps and I could feel his drool dripping down my chest like a slow leaky faucet. Yuck - this is it - I've really made it to motherhood.


• Here we are at Thursday. I'm home again with my son - day 2 of antibiotics. He seems to be feeling better as he'll at least nap in his crib. Yesterday, I could not put him down AT ALL.


• Friday, tomorrow, I'm hoping we are all functional and back to somewhat normal.

Colds will come and colds will go. The best thing out of colds is the love and tenderness we give to each other. I believe that's called "compassion." With home made soup, warm tea, and lots of hugs, we'll make it through another season.