The Algeras

Look at this poor sick kid! Sara woke up about 1:30 this morning sobbing and burning up. She didn't really get to sleep until her second dose of Tylenol at 6 or so. Poor baby. She's so rarely sick that it really throws her off. On top of Sara's troubles, David decided to have a hungry night. And then I started feeling stuffed up and feverish. We're in real good shape around here. It's a good thing that Ben and David seem to have superman immune systems.

So today was a comfy clothes, cartoons, fluids and Tylenol kind of day. It's so strange for Sara to sit and cuddle or sleep all day long! She watched all of Super Why without saying a word or moving off the couch. Usually she's all over the living room and shouting out the letters and songs. My head and sinuses are killing me, so I assume Sara is feeling the same thing. She keeps rubbing her face and head. She says "I just sad, Mommy."

Right now she's in a peak Tylenol effect time and watching baseball with Ben. She likes to yell "safe!" and "out of there!" Soon she'll crash, and probably want to sleep by mom tonight too.

Last night it really hit me what being a mom means. You are comfort to a toddler when nothing else works. As long as Mommy is here, things are not that bad. And you sacrifice sleep and your own comfort so that your baby can have that reassurance. She clung to me most of the early morning and fell asleep while I held her. I'm just thankful that bad colds are the worst that has ever happened to her and pray that that is the way things stay. I think of all the parents who have really sick children and I don't know how they handle it!

I hope that tonight is a better night for everybody. Sara just felt my forehead and announced "Mommy sick too!" She thinks she is an expert diagnostician. After all, she knows how to use a thermometer now! "I do it myself! Check number! Now do Mommy!" She hands me her toy cup and says "Drink juice, Mommy!" What a good little nurse she is! We are both hopped up on our respective max doses of Tylenol and I think we'll be much better by morning.