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| 05.19.05 (8:56 am) [edit] |
I'm too lazy to look up how many times I've begun a blog by stating that either one of the kids or I am sick. But Danny is sick. Alberta (our nanny) took him to the zoo with her friend Miss Eva yesterday, and the second they walked through the front gates, he threw up everywhere. (Effectively cutting that trip short, dontcha think?)When she called to let me know, he had a fever and refused to eat or drink. He took a decent enough nap, and then appeared to be his usual self last night, other than still carrying a low fever. I asked Alberta to come in on Thursday, since a kid who's had a fever can't attend school within 24 hours. We dosed him with some Tylenol before Alberta left, and by the time I was reading Chapter 11 of Charlotte's Web, Danny had carried all of his bed linens to where I sat on Jacob's bed, and practically fell asleep molded to my left leg. He woke at 2 am; the fever was back. I administered more Tylenol, some ice water, and serious amounts of Mommy patience while he fussed for a while. Within an hour, he had tired himself out again, and he wrapped my arms around his warm little body to fall back asleep next to me. When I left at 6:45, he was still comatose in my side of the bed. Due to my current project, I'm not at my desk, and since I don't tend to carry my cell phone everywhere I go, I missed two calls from home. When I called back, Alberta said that DH had taken Danny to school; he thought Danny looked fine, the kid ate some breakfast, so he must be okay. Neither of them realized that Danny still had a fever eight hours ago. And you know who is going to take the brunt of the administrator's ire when the Tylenol wears off again and Danny either throws up or collapses in oversensitive tears? That's right -- the Mommy. We never win. |
posted by: trekguy (reply)
post date: 05.19.05 (7:05 am)
Sounds like nights I've been through too, many moons ago now for my kids! Now as teenagers they just wnat to be "left alone Dad". Sill I come home at lunch just to check up on them.
I'm with you I'd have kept the poor boy home becasue your right Mommy is going to get the call!
Maybe DH was waiting for you to tell him to keep the little guy home? sometimes hubbys are wont to think if Mommy didn't say NOT to that it OK to take him?? Just asking?? Not casting any aspersions toward DH, of course!!
*sneeks off to hide in case I'm wrong*
posted by: almsthvn (reply)
post date: 05.19.05 (7:15 am)
Hug.
posted by: JT (reply)
post date: 05.19.05 (7:22 am)
Reply to: trekguy
Ya know, it's just a lack of communication -- but I'm not blaming anyone. DH sleeps like the dead when he does get to sleep, which isn't often lately. (He's been working ridiculously long days, and then often blading home late at night.) So even though I remember he asked in the middle of the night if Alberta was coming in to watch Danny today, he's not likely to remember the whole fever thing, since he barely woke up. I know he woke up long enough to sit up and hug Danny at least once, but (unlike me, damn it), he can fall back asleep immediately and completely forget about it!
Frankly, I should probably have called home at 8:30 or so and made sure everyone knew that the boy still did have a fever.
posted by: islandArtist (reply)
post date: 05.19.05 (10:39 am)
Next time write on his forhead in sharpie, "I am sick, no school please!"
Those sharpies are indispensable.
I hope you don't catch it,
(((HUGS)))
posted by: FinalyFree (reply)
post date: 05.21.05 (8:19 am)
You're right about the Mommy never winning thing, damned if we do, damned if we don't. You take care of yourself and try not to catch the bug!
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