Our sick little Bea

Oh, it has been quite interesting around these parts. Bea has had a fever since Monday. Last night it reached 104, and Josh was thinking he might take her to the emergency room. It wasn't a fun night, and Josh got the brunt of it. For some reason, she really wants to be with him through this sickness. It's incredibly hard to comfort a toddler who is achy, restless and cranky. The only way she would settle down is if she is laying on your chest, and it is incredibly hard to sleep that way, especially when the person on top of you is acting the above said way and is like a hot tomato. Fortunately, Josh was able to get some Tylenol in her, and her fever did drop some.

Today we took her to the doctor, where it was undetermined what exactly she has. If her fever doesn't subside by Friday, she has to go back. She's not too keen on drinking right now, so it's hard to get the Tylenol in her to help her feel better...we've resulted to suppositories. Sounds gross, but like Josh just said to me, it's quick and over with and you know she get's it all. It's so funny, too, because 10 minutes later the girl acts like nothing is wrong. Right now she is singing to the Backyardigans in the other room.

I truly hope she has a better night tonight and breaks the fever tomorrow. I miss my happy little girl that seems to be sick more than well. And, well, we could all use the sleep around here. And part of me thinks, too, that this is short-lived, and things will be normal once again. And during times like these, I am more thankful than ever that there are two of us to handle these situations...it's so hard, and I give props to all single mothers who go through these types of things alone.

On another note, a big congrats to my friend K who gave birth to her first - a baby girl, Lily, on July 1st.