ranting... family's sick
OMFG...
It's lent... isn't it enough that I'm praying three times a day, Lord? I don't know what life is expecting me to do differently right now, but if you're going to take it out on my boys could you at least have the decency to show me what you want me to be doing differently? Seriously. Wasn't it enough for my husband to need emergency surgery that could have killed him? He's still in the hospital... Now my son has a fever of 101.8 two nights in a row. What did we do?!?!?!?! He's a wonderful little kid. He washes his hands or uses sanitizer without argument. How many kids his age do that? He eats a fairly balanced diet. The only "junk food" he's had were the piece of cake this Saturday night (his BIRTHDAY CAKE) and a cupcake on his actual birthday, and a piece of chocolate the afternoon of his birthday. He hugs his cat. He throws his mom and dad kisses. He does NOT deserve nor logical should he be sick. AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!
The pediatrician nurse on call has yet to call me back. 5 more minutes and I'm calling again.
Oh yeah... Sebastian won't take tylenol this evening. And if you think it's as easy as "force feed it to him", you obviously have never tried to force feed a highly intelligent being. He spits it out. Every attempt this evening. It's the only thing keeping me from worrying because it's a fever that *might* come down once I figure a way to get some meds in him.
I'm just frustrated and feel like crying because I feel useless. There's nothing I can do for Marcus while he's in the hospital... and I can't even go see him as long as Marcus is sick. Right now I can't even help make my baby feel better. At least he's asleep.
Marcus has had some small positive steps forward. It's a good thing. I appreciate it. But poor Sebastian & I still can't help but want to check on Marcus for myself.
It's lent... isn't it enough that I'm praying three times a day, Lord? I don't know what life is expecting me to do differently right now, but if you're going to take it out on my boys could you at least have the decency to show me what you want me to be doing differently? Seriously. Wasn't it enough for my husband to need emergency surgery that could have killed him? He's still in the hospital... Now my son has a fever of 101.8 two nights in a row. What did we do?!?!?!?! He's a wonderful little kid. He washes his hands or uses sanitizer without argument. How many kids his age do that? He eats a fairly balanced diet. The only "junk food" he's had were the piece of cake this Saturday night (his BIRTHDAY CAKE) and a cupcake on his actual birthday, and a piece of chocolate the afternoon of his birthday. He hugs his cat. He throws his mom and dad kisses. He does NOT deserve nor logical should he be sick. AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!
The pediatrician nurse on call has yet to call me back. 5 more minutes and I'm calling again.
Oh yeah... Sebastian won't take tylenol this evening. And if you think it's as easy as "force feed it to him", you obviously have never tried to force feed a highly intelligent being. He spits it out. Every attempt this evening. It's the only thing keeping me from worrying because it's a fever that *might* come down once I figure a way to get some meds in him.
I'm just frustrated and feel like crying because I feel useless. There's nothing I can do for Marcus while he's in the hospital... and I can't even go see him as long as Marcus is sick. Right now I can't even help make my baby feel better. At least he's asleep.
Marcus has had some small positive steps forward. It's a good thing. I appreciate it. But poor Sebastian & I still can't help but want to check on Marcus for myself.