Driving home from Rainforest Cafe Sunday.....
.... and watching Dora and Diego in his jammies on Monday.
What a bummer-- Tyler is sick. He broke out in a 103 degree fever yesterday afternoon, slept on and off all night and this morning it is down to 101... Needless to say, mommy was quick to call in and take a day off to nurse her little guy back to health! We have watched endless cartoons, slept, and tried to eat and drink an assortment of whatever he will have.
The ironic part about this illness is that it come on a non-hockey weekend in the winter. The last time we had one of these (where daddy's team does not have a game) was the year I found out I was pregnant. Knowing that they come every 4 years or so, we planned a great family day yesterday. We were going to drive down to West Hartford, have lunch at the Rainforest Cafe, and then go to the Children's Museum. Needless to say, we only got through lunch. We will try and do it again in a few weeks, but even Tyler didn't fight the fact that we decided to come home right after lunch- he was pure mush by then. Instead of posting our great adventures at the museum, you gets pictures of my pitiful son, instead. We were all vey bummed, but made alternate plans.
In order to make the day look appetizing to a sick 3 year old, we decided instead to go rent movies-- his request? Monsters Inc. I could not believe it when I saw that Blockbuster was OUT! What other parent would have the mind to want to rent this movie on the same weekend that my poor, sick child wants it? After gathering my wits and scouring the entire store to quadruple check that it was not there, I discovered it on a table, for $22.... How could I pass this up? My son is sick for goodness sake and if this is what he wants, this is what he gets!
One thing I have discovered being a mother is that there is never a definitive answer to what the question is. Tyler was FINE on Sunday morning-- no temp, no cough, no runny nose, NOTHING! Frank and I saw the thermometer and immediately thought of a few other times when he ran high temps-- at 4 months old when he had RSV and we made a trip to the ER, and then again at 16 months when he came down with the flu and it was back to the ER we go. He is a trooper, though. He has been through surgery, has had IV, he has had his swallowing study, 5ths disease, enemas..... I could go on and on. The bottom line is that we have made it through all of those and we will make it through a little temp this week!
3 comments:
Poor Ty! Hope he feels better soon (and doesn't "share" w/ mom and dad). Hugs from the Jernigans!
Oh, no! What a bummer! I love the expression on his face in the second picture. I hope he is feeling better. It always works that way- just when you have something planned it never fails that the kids get sick! Hopefully you can reschedule for another weekend. And I am totally with you on getting whatever your kids want when they are sick! If something might make them feel better, even for a few minutes, it is worth it! What a nice, caring Mommy you are!!!
You know Ty is sick when he is not actively "checking" himself off of the kitchen cabinets or crashing his cars. There is not a lot that slows the little guy down...
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