Grrr...Argggh!
So Andrew and I are finishing up getting ready to leave for DragonCon tomorrow. We're spending the night tonight with Corwin at Andrew's parents' house (saves us from having to get up butt-early tomorrow to drive up there in time to drop Corwin off and get to the airport on time), and we'll leave from there in the morning to catch our flight. Flight leaves at 12:40, so I'm guessing we need to be at the airport sometime around 11?
Of course, Corwin is still suffering from his runny nose which needs to be wiped fairly regularly, and he's drooling enough that a bib is prudent, but still not the copious rivers like last time. In general he doesn't act like he's feeling bad, though he does seem to cry over little things that he ordinarily wouldn't. Some of that could be tiredness, too, though -- he's been sleeping fine at night, but his naps for the last several days have been terrible. He's been sleeping about 45 minutes and then waking up and crying. Yesterday I went and sat and rocked him in his room for around 15 minutes trying to get him to calm down so he could go back to sleep, but he never stopped crying that entire time. He did stop once I gave up and brought him downstairs to play. *sigh* It's really frustrating that he doesn't yet comprehend that crying makes him more congested. :(
And on top of that, there is Hurricane Gustav threatening the Gulf Coast. At this point, landfall seems to be projected for Monday, which is when we should be flying home from Atlanta. So now I'm also worrying that we'll end up stuck in Atlanta for an extra day or something because our plane doesn't want to fly through a hurricane. (I assume hurricanes result in flight cancellations...) And then of course there is the chance that Gustav will be the one that actually does visit Houston, and we won't be here to prepare for it (board up the house and the like). And we are supposed to help Ralph board up Bob & Nancy's house also in the event of a hurricane while they are in Turkey...as long as it doesn't occur this weekend while we are also out of town. *sigh*
So, rationally, we keep an eye on the weather while we're in Atlanta, and if it looks like the hurricane is actually going to come here, we reschedule our flight back and come home early. Otherwise, we pack extra clothes in case we have to stay an extra day in Atlanta due to flight cancellations. And my worries about Corwin are probably just typical mom worries about being away from him overnight for the first time -- just exacerbated a bit by him being not totally healthy. He's going to be with his grandparents, though, who love him and are perfectly qualified to take care of him having raised three kids of their own already. He'll be in the same town with his pediatrician, and we're leaving them with a "consent to treat" note in case of emergency. So everything SHOULD be fine. So says my logical brain. :)
Momma brain just wants to hold onto Corwin tightly and not leave him.
Of course, Corwin is still suffering from his runny nose which needs to be wiped fairly regularly, and he's drooling enough that a bib is prudent, but still not the copious rivers like last time. In general he doesn't act like he's feeling bad, though he does seem to cry over little things that he ordinarily wouldn't. Some of that could be tiredness, too, though -- he's been sleeping fine at night, but his naps for the last several days have been terrible. He's been sleeping about 45 minutes and then waking up and crying. Yesterday I went and sat and rocked him in his room for around 15 minutes trying to get him to calm down so he could go back to sleep, but he never stopped crying that entire time. He did stop once I gave up and brought him downstairs to play. *sigh* It's really frustrating that he doesn't yet comprehend that crying makes him more congested. :(
And on top of that, there is Hurricane Gustav threatening the Gulf Coast. At this point, landfall seems to be projected for Monday, which is when we should be flying home from Atlanta. So now I'm also worrying that we'll end up stuck in Atlanta for an extra day or something because our plane doesn't want to fly through a hurricane. (I assume hurricanes result in flight cancellations...) And then of course there is the chance that Gustav will be the one that actually does visit Houston, and we won't be here to prepare for it (board up the house and the like). And we are supposed to help Ralph board up Bob & Nancy's house also in the event of a hurricane while they are in Turkey...as long as it doesn't occur this weekend while we are also out of town. *sigh*
So, rationally, we keep an eye on the weather while we're in Atlanta, and if it looks like the hurricane is actually going to come here, we reschedule our flight back and come home early. Otherwise, we pack extra clothes in case we have to stay an extra day in Atlanta due to flight cancellations. And my worries about Corwin are probably just typical mom worries about being away from him overnight for the first time -- just exacerbated a bit by him being not totally healthy. He's going to be with his grandparents, though, who love him and are perfectly qualified to take care of him having raised three kids of their own already. He'll be in the same town with his pediatrician, and we're leaving them with a "consent to treat" note in case of emergency. So everything SHOULD be fine. So says my logical brain. :)
Momma brain just wants to hold onto Corwin tightly and not leave him.