Carson woke up around 11:30 last night coughing uncontrollably and crying. Luckily he was crying for his Daddy (I knew there were pros to his Daddy favoritism!), so Tate went up to console him. I could tell by listening over the monitor that Carson was refusing to go back to bed, as he wailed every half hour when Tate would attempt to put him in his crib.
I felt desperate for sleep and hearing Carson carrying on made me feel panicked.
“Tomorrow is going to be a HORRIBLE day! I won’t be able to do it alone! How will I ever manage to prepare meals and care for TWO children, one of which is DESPERATELY sick???!!! I’ll be so exhausted, I won’t even be able to get out of bed. Oh PLEASE just let me sleep!”
At 3 AM, I felt bad for Tate because (PANIC!) he had to WORK tomorrow and he’d hardly gotten any sleep. I went upstairs to relieve him of his duties. He didn’t hesitate to let me take over (DAMMIT!), and quickly left me with the coughing, barrel rolling child in our spare bed.
“I’m NEVER going to get any sleeeeeeep! Woe is me!” My mind raced with the thoughts of the terrible day that awaited.
Carson thrashed and kicked and coughed and tossed and turned for what seemed like HOURS. FINALLY I fell into a oft interrupted sleep as I was repeatedly awakened by jabs to my ribs and back. The desperate feelings and panic also kept me awake as laid there worrying.
The morning light invaded it’s way through the blinds too early this morning, but found a bright and cheerful Carson.
“Get UP, Mommy! Carson doesn’t feel shit!”
I assumed he meant he didn’t feel SICK.
All that panic and worry was for nothing. Sure I’m a little tired this morning, but really? Getting all worked up about the unbearable day that awaited? Slight overkill.
(I think Carson just has a cold, not Ella’s “cock sucky” or “hoof and mouth disease.”)
Oh and one more thing…I’m, uh, expecting a Canon 450D (Rebel XSi) in the mail any day now. REALLY. Moral to the story: Begging works! Details later.
the dragonfly
June 23, 2008 at 8:28 am
Bad night…but good morning. Better than expected, right?
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LifeAsIKnowIt
June 23, 2008 at 8:41 am
My 3 year old had just a night cough for a few weeks and it is finally going away…he never woke up though and was always fine during the day.
The middle of the night is always worse than the morning hours…hope he is feeling better.
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Mary Beth
June 23, 2008 at 8:46 am
Everything seems at it’s worst in the middle of the night. Sleep, however little or much you get, is a glorious thing! Hopefully both your little ones will nap at the same time today so you can rest your eyes for a little bit.
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DesignHER Momma
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June 23, 2008 at 8:57 am
everything sound excellent on the home front. Can’t wait to see the new camera.
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Sandy
June 23, 2008 at 9:01 am
When you are woken up it always seems worse and your mind is always thinking about sleep. LOL I am the same way and get real cranky…it is hard to tone it down especially when the little one is sick…
Poor baby…it could be allergies too and post nasal drip…I know that is my problem! Maybe he will be better tonight.
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Sue @ My Party of 6
June 23, 2008 at 9:02 am
I have camera envy! And thank goodness the morning was better than you expected. It isn’t hard to conjure up all kinds of catastrophes in the dark of night. (WHY are kids always more sick at night?)
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Maggie
June 23, 2008 at 9:21 am
I’m so excited for you to get your new camera!
And I’m glad to hear that your morning started better than expected — I hope the rest of the day continues like that!
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~JJ!
June 23, 2008 at 9:21 am
Isn’t it fun?
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Heather
June 23, 2008 at 9:28 am
You are going to LOVE the Canon XSi. I just got one a week ago for my birthday, and oooooh, the pretty pictures it takes! Lots of fun pictures for us to take at BlogHer.
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Cathy
June 23, 2008 at 9:29 am
So glad he’s not feeling shit this morning. =)
Having a day without sleep is hard enough – much less trying to take care of a sick kid!
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Robin
June 23, 2008 at 9:33 am
Ooooh, that’s pretty exciting about the camera!!!! I can’t wait for details!
I had to laugh about him not feeling “shit”. I hope your day goes well after such a sucky night!
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Karly
June 23, 2008 at 9:41 am
I am sooooo jealous about the camera. SO JEALOUS.
Hope ya get some sleep tonight!
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abunslife
June 23, 2008 at 9:44 am
I need to learn that begging thing….I stimulated the economy and paid for mine AND got an extra zoom lens. Bye bye stimulus check. You will love the image stabilizer lens. It ROCKS. I’m getting all artsy fartsy with my pictures too….it really is fabulous. If you are on flickr, I’ll add you as a contact so you can see. (I’m totally private except for approved contacts). BTW, so glad no one is really sick.
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Greta/Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat
June 23, 2008 at 10:12 am
{shudders} I HATE the up-all-night-tomorrow’s-going-to-suck feeling. That was me for 4 years. Every night.
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dysfunctional mom
June 23, 2008 at 10:54 am
I’d have just turned the monitor off.
Bad, bad mama. (hee hee!)
Congrats on getting the camera, how cool is that?
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beach mama
June 23, 2008 at 11:09 am
My Kid was all icky last night too. He puked and had some bad stuff come out is butt and said his tummy hurt for about an hour. Then he went back to sleep an woke up just fine.
Weird.
Can NOT wait for the camera posts. Please tell us every good and bad feature. I want to get a new one before the baby comes. I will be waiting for the reviews.
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Connie
Twitter: connieaw
June 23, 2008 at 11:13 am
Must be going around. We have a sickly one too that only wants Daddy.
I rely heavily on caffeinated beverages most days. Caffeine is my friend. So is Red Wine and Vodka.
I have a Canon Rebel and I love it!
Have a great day!
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Bon
June 23, 2008 at 11:14 am
clearly i need to figure out who to beg.
and for the sleep stuff, god, i do that. i hate it. but whenever i think i might HAVE to be available, or might not be getting enough sleep, i can’t sleep. talk about self-sabotage.
glad he doesn’t feel shit.
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Marilyn
June 23, 2008 at 11:34 am
OMG, you MUST teach me your secret (for the camera thing).
And congrats on no plague upon Carson in the light of day.
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CourtneyRyan
June 23, 2008 at 11:49 am
Oh yes! Please share your camera story!
I hope Carson takes a nice nap and doesn’t have a repeat tonight.
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Don Mills Diva
June 23, 2008 at 12:08 pm
I do that all the time – get all freaked out thinking how terrible the next morning is going to be when more often than not EVERYONE feels better in the light of day…
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Jen
June 23, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Glad he’s chipper today!
Did you REALLY just beg and it’s on it’s way?
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Sid
June 23, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Hi Jennifer – sorry about your late night – I know the feelings exactly.
My 14 month just had cock-sacky and as unconventional as it sounds, a close friend recommened fresh goats milk. I found the closest goat farm – which happened to be 1/2 an hour out of town, and called them up. They offer this as a free service to people suffering from it. They told me to come down right away – which I did and bring a clean bottle from home. They litterally milked me a goat and sent me home with a small water bottle filled with warm goats milk. The goat keeper told me that some people bring their kids with them to have it as fresh as possible.
I gave my son about 5ml of fresh goats milk 3 times a day and by day 2 he not only loved the taste, his mouth was mostly cleared up of sores and he wasn’t so cranky.
Not sure if this is something you would consider, but I was shocked it worked so well – and pleased to get some sleep too!
MadWomanMeg
Twitter: MadWomanMeg
June 23, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Glad to hear he’s feeling better. Our boy spawn prefers daddy at night too and I have never been more grateful than the last few days.
“….doesn’t feel shit.” Hahahaha. Excellent.
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VDog
Twitter: VDog
June 23, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Don’t you love, too, how all that self-inflicted drama just serves to keep YOU from sleeping? I mean, seriously, it doesn’t do us any good.
And YAY! for the camera!! w00t w00t!!
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brittany
June 23, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Everything is worse at night, I am always grateful for the light of day. Great post…I mean, bad that he was sick, but good moral.
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Ben
June 23, 2008 at 3:10 pm
I like te learn more about camera sounds great.
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Kathryn
June 23, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I find myself doing that all the time. Stressing for nothing. Glad all is well today!
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Loralee
June 23, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I have sooooooo done that, but seriously, there are few worse things as a mom like having no sleep and sick kids. BLECK BLECK BLECK
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Madness
June 23, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Sick boy.. up all night… blah etc blah.. sorry to hear all that..
but..
SHUT UP!! You BEGGED yourself a CAMERA! A GOOD camera!!
Oh Do Tell!
I am sooo excited for you that Im actually JEALOUS! I said it from the FIRST DAY I found your blog.. and I mean it today..
I WANT TO BE JUST LIKE JENNIFER!!!!!
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Mama DB
June 23, 2008 at 7:05 pm
oh I’m glad he’s feeling cheerful and not stuck with the ol’ foot and mouth, hoof n’ horn, claw n’ talon DISEASE.
Also, good for you! Begging works!
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Anglophile Football Fanatic
June 23, 2008 at 8:22 pm
You managed to get a camera outta the begging? Score. And, Carson’s still in the crib? You rock, Jennifer. I wish mine was still in the pen, too!
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justmylife
June 23, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Glad today wasn’t as bad as you thought it would be. Begging, huh? I must give that a try! heh!
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Veronica
Twitter: SleeplessNights
June 23, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Begging works? Pray tell…
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Molly's Mom
June 23, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I so completely do the overthinking/disaster-looming thoughts as well. Glad it was better than you imagined! And jealous, jealous, jealous over the camera!!! Good for you!
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andi
June 23, 2008 at 9:48 pm
I love it when things turn out better than you expected. Oh, and I cannot believe you got an EFFING camera! If I didn’t adore you, I’d hate you right now. Must commence begging on my site immediately.
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Kendra
June 23, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Glad the kid is feeling better. Congrats on the camera. Can’t wait to see the pics!
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Jill
June 23, 2008 at 11:08 pm
I’m laughing… I read your last sentence too quickly.. at first I thought you said you were… uh… expecting.
Glad to hear it’s just a camera!
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Andrea's Sweet Life
June 23, 2008 at 11:38 pm
I’m so glad it didn’t end up being the horrific day you imagined. Kids can be so resilient!
Thanks for entering the free chocolate contest over at Sweet Life. I’ll be announcing the winner tomorrow!
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Queen of Shake Shake
June 24, 2008 at 5:20 am
Why do kids do that? It always seems worse when it’s dark.
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Marti
June 24, 2008 at 10:54 am
Any time that Bean coughs I am SO afraid he will barf. So I always go running with the can. Yeah I’m a freak.
Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You
Twitter: dawniemom
June 25, 2008 at 6:54 am
I would be willing to bet cash money that infant and child abuse is directly related to fatigue and exhaustion. Seriously. I know that when my kid keeps me up for hours past my breaking point, I don’t CARE if he crawls off the bed and wanders around my room. I don’t CARE – and it’s not because I don’t love him – something just clicks “off”. Lack of sleep SUCKS ASS.
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AMomTwoBoys
June 26, 2008 at 9:50 am
DETAILS, WOMAN.
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McMama
Twitter: mcmama
June 27, 2008 at 1:22 pm
You went with the Canon! (yes, I’m very behind on my blog-reading). Also, that lack of sleep is devastating. Glad Carson just had a cold.