Another Anna Moment

Okay, so scratch everything I said in my last post...

It never fails, every time I hold my ground something inevitably happens to lay on the guilt.

This morning at 6:30 am I heard the squeak of the door knob on Anna and Ethan's door telling me that Ethan was awake.  Had to be Ethan right?  Well of course since Anna was in her "teddy bear bed".

Ethan came in the room and I asked him about Anna and he said she was still asleep.  At that moment Anna started crying.  So i ran in there since she in a pack n' play and I knew she would be very upset about being trapped.  Well, I walked in and she had thrown up all over her pillow and herself.  She was an absolute mess!

Not to get too graphic, since it really is a rather gross topic, but her was covered in it and it was all dry...which means it had happened at some point in the night.  Ugh, she slept in that disgusting mess.  There room is right next door I am sure I would have heard her crying ... but having one of those "bad mommy" moments.  If she was in her regular bed would she have woken up and come in and got me?

I really hat when this happens.  I always feel so empowered when I've done the right thing teaching my children right from wrong and what they can't get away with and then whammo, the rug is pulled out from under me.

Well, the good news is I am a stay at home / work at home and everything else at home mom.  :-)  At least I was able to just be with her and care for her and hold her all day.  Thankfully she didn't get sick anymore (oh except when she had a fit about not being able to have orange juice) - she's even spunky when sick!  Hopefully she will be back to herself tomorrow after a really goodnight sleep in her "big girl bed".

The pack n' play is put away...

House Of Ill

You can tell kids are back in school and the weather has changed - we are all, well most of us, sick. You know that runny nose, cough thing that likes to linger. I have, for all intense purposes, no voice at this point. Although - that does not prevent kids from fighting, arguing, screeching and calling for "mom" on a consistent basis! Tonight was early bedtime, not only did they need it, but mom needed it too.

My business is booming right now too - which is awesome, and so much fun...but not much rest for the throat.

My ~3 year old daughter is the source of the cold. Poor baby though, her little nose is soooo runny and she coughs her little head of with all that drainage. So, we've had to pull out the "snot sucker" again, ya know that bulb syringe. She loves it...not. Yesterday, I tried really hard to teach her how to blow her nose - but every time she would "blow" she would actually blow out through her mouth! It was hysterical trying to show her how to keep her mouth closed while she blew air out her nose. Even her twin brother was started trying to help her. "Anna, not out of your mouth!", "You need to do this ...". We never did get Anna to blow her nose, so "snot sucker" it was.

My husband, we think may have a cold, hard to tell though between his allergies and just being worn out from working so many nights in a row. Knock on wood, Megan and Ethan have been able to resist the "cold" so far.

Thank goodness for disinfectant - I actually use an awesome disinfectant that is just as effective as Clorox wipes but is completely natural. Actually is is the only EPA approved disinfective that has been scientifically proven to be effective against Staph, E-coli, H1N1, and other bad bugs. I, actually, am a strong proponent against using chemicals in our homes, especially with cancer rates rising and cheaper and cheaper (and more toxic) ingredients going in to every day household consumable items (including kids products). Eeeek, I digressed there!

I am going to go take some cough medicine, and grab a cough drop and go to bed and read for a bit. I love the Hunger Games series and I am on the final book of this trilogy - Mockingjay!