Sickie toddler destruction

So, Angelica stayed home from daycare sick today. And I stayed home to work at home while she spent most of the day either resting on the couch, or coloring some printables from Nick Jr.

She fought taking a nap pretty hardcore, but she finally did rest. She woke up from her nap about 4:30, as I was just wrapping up some things with work. Since she had napped for about three hours, she woke up in tazmanian devil mode. Ever deny a hyper toddler the attention she so desperately wants? Yeah, I think you know where I'm going with this...

So as I wrapped up work, she went out in the dining room, and things were just a little too quiet. Once I was done, I came out there and found that she had dumped blueberries all over the (carpeted) dining room and was "stomping" them.

I made her clean that up -- no easy feat but she finally agreed to do it. While she did that, I threw her peed-on sheets in the washer. (She's mostly potty trained at bed/naps but still has an accident every now and then.) During that time, she dumped her magnetic letters all over the floor in the computer room.

Finally I sat her down on the couch with a movie so I could cook her dinner. It was 5:30 then and I had to leave the house by 6:15 to do something at church. Luckily she was very happy to sit and eat dinner, and I took that time to put her clean and dry sheets on her bed.

While I was doing that...things got quiet again. I turned around to find Angelica standing quietly in her room, holding a maple syrup bottle open and upside down. It was 6:05. Ten minutes until I needed to leave. And there was syrup on her bedroom floor and all down the hallway.

Moms to be who might be reading this? Now is the time where I tell you that CARPET AND TODDLERS DO NOT MIX. If you can get tile or wood floors, do it!

I whipped out the steam cleaner to find there was no carpet soap, so I did the best I could with water. As I did that, she found the mail that had come this afternoon and ripped it to shreds.

For a sick kid, she was sure able to wreck the house in a relatively short amount of time!

Thankfully everything is now clean and set back to normal. I love this girl but she wears me out!

More sickies!

Angelica so rarely gets sick, so it's hard to see her get sick back to back!

Friday night, Scott and I went out for a date night while Angelica hung out with her cousins (and Aunt Stefanie). After picking Angelica up and driving home, it was clear that she wasn't feeling well. Her voice was hoarse and she went into an absolute rage at the mere suggestion that I put pajamas on her.

Yesterday she seemed a little better...she had a cough but otherwise was full of energy. Scott got up with her because I had a massive headache (I'm trying to cut back on caffeine and it's KILLING my head) but when I got up, they were outside playing. She did wind up taking a three hour nap though, unusual for her. (She also did poopie in the potty voluntarily for the very first time! Yay! Go her!)

Today her cough was worse...she did fine at church but coughed so much she couldn't fall asleep for her nap. She was definitely full of energy in the afternoon though...we played tag and hide and seek before dinner, and she was laughing and in a really great mood.

At the dinner table, though, she sat down, took one bite (her favorite, spaghetti and meatballs), gagged a bit, pushed the plate away and said, "I don't feel good, I just wanna go lay down in bed."

And that's what she did.

I'm pretty sure it's just a cold. She was a tad warm tonight, but not feverish...I hope that stays away otherwise I might worry that she caught the flu. I hope she's better tomorrow (and not more feverish...otherwise we'll be heading to the doctor)!

Working while the kiddo is sick...

Today was kind of a tough one for me. Yesterday I got to stay home with Angelica while she was sick. Yesterday she woke up running a fever with a bad cough, so we stayed home and watched movies and ate soup and snuggled. She usually bounces back quickly, so I was kind of surprised when she was still sick today. I only have one sick days left until August, so in the interest of saving it, Scott took over and stayed home.

So naturally, being a mom, I worried about Angelica all day.

She was fine. When I walked in the door she shouted, "Mommy! You're home!" Would you believe I actually got a hug and a kiss? TWO kisses? She is normally so reserved with her affection that I was really pleasantly surprised.

It's not that I don't trust Scott to take care of her...quite the contrary, he's really quite an awesome dad and I wouldn't trust her with anyone else. It's just the feeling that I wasn't fully there for her that left me feeling kind of sad. She's doing much better...running a low fever and still has a cough but better. (The after hours pediatrician is getting a call tomorrow if she's STILL feverish, though!) They had a great day together, evidenced by the arts and crafts supplies strewn about the house and the mountain of toys and books we cleaned up before bedtime.

It's just that mom guilt. She hardly ever gets sick, and this was the first time I've had to be at work while she was home sick. And it was tough to be away from her.

My poor sick baby, sleeping, being comforted by Mindy. From my day at home with her.

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On the mend...

I'm glad to report that Angelica is back to her normal self!

She slept in our bed on Saturday night since our room has a ceiling fan. She ultimately kicked her daddy out of bed (LOL) so it was just me and her. I woke up to her mumbling and asking for water around 8:30. She was still feverish, didn't eat much for breakfast, went down for a nap at 1 and finally woke up around 5:30 when Scott went in to check on her.

At that point, she was fever-free! She went outside, played on her swings, ate a good dinner, and then went back down to bed at 9:00...woke up today and ate a HUGE breakfast, polishing off all of her cereal and some of my yogurt!

Thank goodness for that! :)

As far as McFatty Monday goes...I keep forgetting to weigh in. I've been more focused on the physical feeling of getting fit rather than the number on the scale. I'm sure it's pretty stagnant though, I've been eating like crap lately and I actually did take a week and a half off of running thanks to my daughter causing me to tweak my back. Fortunately it's better today, and I was up and running before everyone else was awake today! I'll try to remember to weigh in next week :)

A Saturday of Ups and Downs

Well, today started off wonderfully. We got up, ate breakfast and then headed out to watch my nephew play soccer. Angelica was so excited about it...she loves soccer, and she loves her cousin Willy, so it was the best of both worlds!

After the game, we had lunch with my sister and brother in law, the kids, and her in-laws at Subway, then went back to their place to play with their soccer ball and goal. Angelica LOVED it! She also got to play with their neighbor's kids, their baby kitty, and their toys.

We came home, "rested" (she didn't nap), played outside on the swing set, and then Grandma and PopPop came by for a visit and gave Angelica a new Minnie Mouse "wubby". She had a GREAT time!

Then...about five minutes after they left, she started acting really tired and lethargic. Scott felt her forehead and she was warm. She started to cry and just laid down on the floor and started crying "Mommy....mommy" so I picked her up...she snuggled up to me and just whimpered...and in less than 2 minutes she just fell asleep in my arms. She NEVER asks to be held. Never. This kid will fall down, bust her lip, have blood pouring everywhere and tell me to leave her alone! So, this was a sure-fire indication that she was SICK.

At least the day started out well. Hope she's over whatever it is tomorrow (and that it's not the urinary reflux causing a UTI...it'd be the first once since she was diagnosed at 5 months old...sigh...)

Angelica's first trip to the late night pediatrician

We had to run Angelica over to AfterHours for the first time last night. When I picked her up from daycare, she felt a little warm...I thought maybe it was because she was in their swing snuggling with a fleece blanket. So when we got home and she was still really warm, I was surprised.

So I took her temperature under the arm...101.1. Yikes. So then I did the dreaded rectal temperature....103.5! Yikes! So off to AfterHours we went.

(I have no idea how she could have had a temp. that high and nobody at daycare noticed. But we won't go into that rant.)

Three hours, one blood draw, one catheterization, one dose of Tylenol and two shots of antibiotics later we had our diagnosis. She has a UTI. Poor baby!!

Her screaming while being held down for the tests nearly killed me. After each one I would rock her to sleep but she would wake up to more torture.

She's better today...still a bit of a temp but overall in better spirits. We got a script to pick up more antibiotics and get her rechecked in 10 days.

We did get complemented last night on how calm we were...the nurses said there was no way we were first time parents. I try hard not to panic in front of the baby because I don't want her to pick up on it and feel worse, but I was scared over how high that temp was.

Anyway, it's time for me to drag myself to get ready for work after a long night...

[Edit] In my haste, I forgot to mention that she got weighed yesterday...15 1/2 pounds! WOW! She was only 14 lbs 4 oz a month and a half ago. This also means she's essentially reached the "doubling her birthweight" benchmark (15.6lbs is double her birthweight). Wow!!