Owen has been struggling against his first cold of the season this week. It's a nasty bit of congestion, cough and earache that has kept him up for practically two days straight. And you know what that means- Mommy is VERY VERY tired.
I've managed to avoid the sickness thus far by pounding C, zinc and elderberry and drinking lots of fluids but I think the lack of sleep has finally pulled me under. I went to bed with a brain splitting headache and woke up with the same one, ten times worse. It's the kind of headache that hurts in bright light and every time you nod your head. I've been struggling with migraines on a weekly basis lately but this one is the mother of all migraines, probably complicated by some head congestion.
I think Owen has managed to contract either strep or an ear infection out of this mess so we'll be headed to the doctor's tomorrow morning. Wish us luck!
**Update: We went to the doctor's today. Clean bill of health for the ears and throat but we ended up having to get chest x rays because he was so raspy. You know where they strap him into that little contraption with his arms above his head, his face contorted in panic. Fun stuff. All is well that ends well however and we walked out 2 hours later with nothing more than a prescription for Nasonex.**
It sucks, too, that they recently discovered all of those kids cold medicines do nothing! Now there really is no relief for the weary - you can't even drug him up!
Posted by: Karen at January 7, 2008 11:06 AMThe death, huh? Well, shrug it off, Owen, ma booki. I will see you soon enough and you will have a good time.
Posted by: Rob at January 12, 2008 12:27 AM