I think the girls got together late last week and decided to test out their mom and see if she was ready for a newborn and two toddlers. Baby C better keep on cooking because I am most definitely not ready…and I don’t know that I ever will be. I honestly don’t know how I functioned when the girls were newborns…actually I don’t actually remember much of it which isn’t all that comforting!
Although we haven’t been back to the doctor because they are on cure all antibiotics, I’m pretty sure Leah now has bronchitis as well as her double ear infection and Emma now has a full blown ear infection in her left ear in addition to her bronchitis. Leah’s pain and congestion are being managed quite effectively by the antibiotics/decongestant and she is a bit out of sorts and clingy but still able to play. Emma hasn’t slept more than an hour in 2 nights now and she is pretty sick. I know the antibiotics take a few days to kick in so we are just waiting it out at this point and trying to keep her comfortable. Emma has historically been a bit more (and I don’t mean this in a mean way) of a whiner when she’s sick so I’m hoping that’s all it is.
I’m so tired. The part that is killing us is that Emma doesn’t sleep at all from 12am-6am and then she seems to fall into a deep sleep just in time for Leah to be up for the day. It’s a glimpse of what our life might be like when Baby C comes and oh boy I think it’s making me more tired just thinking about what could be. When Leah is really sick Emma usually plays independently. Emma is so sick today that she cries unless I hold her. Leah who is still whiny sick gets pretty upset when I’m not able to respond to her requests (on average 1 every 2 minutes) immediately. This morning she had a meltdown because I couldn’t do up her seatbelt because I was giving Emma her medicine…and I can’t get mad at sick meltdowns so I had to hold them both. The belly is getting a bit big to be cuddling two toddlers!
The girls are napping now and John is coming home early at 5:30 (yes, it’s pathetic that 5:30 is early isn’t it - he has to leave at 4 to make it). He’s taking tomorrow off. I’m going to go have a nap now.
