The good news is there is a great reason for being so sick and tired. We are expecting to welcome our third baby the first week of October. The bad news is when you are in the middle of "morning" sickness and the kind of fatigue that tranquilizes you, it seems like it lasts forever. That's how I spent February and March. I was so thrilled to be finished with the first trimester and starting to feel better. That's when my kiddos came down with a funk. They didn't have a fever and they bounced back quickly. However, I have not. I've spent the past 4 days coughing and wheezing. Thank goodness my husband was home for the weekend so I could rest and avoid the smells of cooking. I wasn't totally worthless, I did pull together a Sunday night dinner. But, right now, I'm thoroughly tired of being sick and sick of being tired.
I remember being sick as a kid and mom would take care of everything for you. The biggest problem you had was not getting bored and what flavor popsicle would be best for that oh so sore throat. It's so funny to get sick as a Mom now. If I take a nap or lean on my partner more than usual, I feel guilty. After awhile I know that laundry will eventually attack me if I don't keep up with it. Plus, nothing stops in family life when Mom is sick. Isabelle still has preschool and those eggs aren't going to fill themselves for her party. I know all Moms can relate. I know full-time working Moms who don't take off work when they are sick because they need their time off when the kids are sick. So, I guess it could always be worse! At least I can stay in my PJ's.
Off topic, but I have become totally obsessed with the Decorah eagles. We started watching them before the eaglets hatched and now the kids are into it. Every morning, they have to see them before breakfast and they get so excited watching and talking about them. I have to say, it has been amazing to watch the gentle parenting of these bald eagles. My favorite time to see them is right before I go to bed. Momma eagle will be half-asleep and you see one of the eaglets peeking out from under her and she has to tuck it back in. It cracks me up to realize all of us who parent loose a lot of sleep. Here's praying they stay safe through the Iowa Spring storms.
