So I guess this picture doesn't really help much either.
But perhaps it gives you some idea why it's not always obvious when our kids our sick. It's because, quite simply, they don't necessarily act sick. Such as when they're running laps around the couch and giggling at mommy's failed attempts to take their picture.Sick she is, however. Sydney's been battling a cold for more than a week, and her cough was getting worse. So on Wednesday we decided it'd be better to be safe than sorry, and headed to the pediatrician. The doctor determined there's definitely a wheezing sound in Sydney's lungs. That alone would indicate a cold. However, considering that cold has worsened to pneumonia in both AJ and Jeff, the decision was made to "nip it in the bud." And so Sydney is now on the same antibiotic given to the men in the family.
All this raises the question... am I the last one standing? If so, is it because I'm healthier, tougher or simply luckier? Or, is it simply because I'm a mom who knows she doesn't have time to be sick?
I tried responding earlier, but it just disappeared when I tried to edit it, so I'll try again, or at least try to remember something similar that I wrote......
ReplyDeleteAre you the last one standing? Maybe. Or should you be asking if you're the one who started it all? As you said, the pneumonia isn't contagious, but the cold or virus that started it would be. When you were little, you did not get the "extras" as often as your siblings. In fact you didn't always get sick if the others did. BUT as you've heard, when you did get sick, you'd get whatever twice as bad for twice as long. (Chicken Pox, flu...)
And I do really believe that Moms don't have time to get sick, or who would take care of the others? Guess only time will tell if you were number ONE or are going to be number FOUR.
Besides that, it wouldn't be fair to get sick on your 10th anniversary. Happy Anniversary to both of you.
Mom