Monday, March 2, 2009

My Mumps

This is how my weekend went down:

Friday night: 10:30 pm Hazel wakes up screaming that her ear hurts. She is up every two hours for the rest of the night.

Saturday morning: Holden wakes up with a face and neck swollen to twice their normal size. I take him to the doctor and am told that despite his impeccable immunization record, he might have mumps.

Saturday night: Ruby wakes up with a high fever and cries all night.

Sunday: I stay home with three sick children, alternately dosing medicine, comforting a miserable baby, getting snacks, and putting on movies. Space Chimps, anyone?

Gotta go sanitize the house before Mumpy passes on his disease to the girls. Is this a result of my bad mothering, or my bad housekeeping? Both, I'm sure. . . . It's both.

9 comments:

  1. oh man, sounds miserable. Max has had a terrible cold the last few days and it's bad enough taking care of 1 sickie, much less 3. I feel for you, mumps mama!

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  2. I'm so sorry!! I wish you were close so I could do something for you.

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  3. Let me know if you come down with lovely lady mumps or if we can antique together.

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  4. Uugh, I'm so sorry for you. Hope everyone is on the mend for you.

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  5. Is this what being in the first grade gives you? Poor Holden - and girls (and mom and dad).

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  6. Mumps!?! Poor Holden - and poor you! I hope Holden feels better soon.

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  7. God is just. Welcome to parenthood

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