Sick Week

Whew, we made it to Friday! This week has not been a very good one for us.  I wrote in the last post about me coming down with something, and let me tell you, it hit me like a ton of bricks! It is SO hard to be a momma and be sick! Life goes on, though, as you all know, so sometimes you just have to suck it up and carry on....but man, it ain't easy. I did not pick up one thing and I did not cook a meal (I did do a crockpot BBQ chicken, but that doesn't count since you don't really do anything).  Our house was like a disaster zone.  I made myself take some naps, which I NEVER do and told myself that the mess would be there later and I would tackle it then...maybe. 

Here is a look at our week...

MONDAY:
I woke up on Monday and felt like I was hit by a mac truck.  I was achy all over and had a cough that wouldn't quit.  There was no going to the gym for me today.  I got Cal dressed, but Andy stayed in his jammies the whole day.  I would like to give a huge shout out to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse for getting us through this day.  I swear, we watched a LOT of Mickey on Monday! When we took a slight break from Mickey, the boys played under the kitchen table and rode the helicopter car together-- super cute.

TUESDAY:
After a pretty rough night of sleep, I was glad Cal had school so he would be able to burn off some of his energy without my help.  I took him to school and decided to attempt going to the gym.  I have become addicted to going and I kept thinking that if I just went, it might actually make me feel better.  Oh, I was so wrong.  I got on the treadmill set at my usual pace and incline and within two minutes, I was coughing.  I slowed wayyyyy down and decreased the incline and my chest was killing me.  Normally I do 30 minutes on the treadmill...I made it 10 before I realized how ridiculous I was being.  Not wanting to go back into the childcare room after 10 minutes, I figured I would do some light weights-- again, bad idea.  I couldn't stop coughing and by this point, I thought my head was going to explode.  Soooo, I went and got Andy and get out of there! We ran into Target for one thing and only bought the one thing-- a SURE sign you are sick!-- and headed home for lunch.  That's the other thing...with this funk, I have had no appetite.  Like, none.  Which is great for losing weight, but horrible for trying to maintain energy to keep up with two little ones!
The President was in town Tuesday to speak to UNC students and guest on Jimmy Fallon and he was going to be driving down the road right by my house, so on the way to pick up Cal, I stopped to watch the motorcade go by.  Whatever your political beliefs may be, it is really neat to see the President of the US of A ( :) ) driving down your road.   I tried to take some pictures of it.
After naps on Tuesday, we played some more and Cal and Hank had some love time in the kitchen after dinner.  Andy had a great time with the bubbles in the bath tub!

WEDNESDAY:
I decided on Wednesday that I was sick of my house looking like a tornado hit, so when I woke up, I decided that I didn't care how I felt, I was going to clean my house! By about lunch time, I was feeling a bit more human-like, so I took the boys to the grocery store and continued working on the house.  A friend of mine was having a birthday dinner out and I was sooooo excited that I'd be feeling well enough to go.  After naps, I took the boys over to see a good friend from DA who just got a new puppy.  The puppy is sooooooooo adorable and the boys were really well behaved.  I sat talking with my friend for a while and I was laughing, because that's what we do when we are together, and then a huge coughing fit hit me.  It was time for us to go anyway, so I quickly loaded the car and headed for home...where the coughing fit didn't stop.  Ugh.  I was coughing to the point of puking over and over again.  Let me tell you how NOT fun that it.  I can not even begin to tell you how much I was looking forward to this girls' night.  I even had a cute outfit picked out to wear (I am a geek, I know).  So, anyway, I was really disappointed to be feeling so crappy to have to miss out on the fun.  Honestly, I think I probably overdid it in the morning with the cleaning and the grocery store and it just kicked my rear that evening. 
I don't have any pictures to share from Wednesday...

THURSDAY:
Sleep the previous night was non-existent.  I was up coughing/puking the whole night.  My head seriously felt like it was going to pop off and my chest was so sore.  It was time to go to the doctor! I wasn't sure if I could take any medicine, but I thought it would be smart just to get checked out and make sure this wasn't in my chest... I would MUCH rather have just a cough than pneumonia! So, I took Cal to school and my mom kept Andy for me and I went to the doctor.  After getting checked out (her response to the back of my throat: "girl, that is sooooome kind of nasty back there!"), it was determined that I have a sinus infection on top of a really bad cough.  Unfortunately, they have been seeing a lot of the coughing going around and it usually is lasting between 2-3 weeks.  FABULOUS! Oh, and also? She said the next "step" in this little doozy is losing your voice, and I should be expecting that to happen in the next few days. 
My mom had this same cough, and hers lasted 2 weeks and she lost her voice too....
But, they gave me an antibiotic for the sinus infection and a prescription cough medicine so hopefully that will all start to work together to kick this crud.
I was really disappointed to miss Zumba this morning because my FAVORITE instructor is leaving and this was his last class... :(
Andy had a great time with Grandma and never took a morning nap so he crashed before we were even out of her neighborhood.  And that afternoon, Cal got some good Mickey watching in with Hank.

FRIDAY:
and that brings us to today!
It has been another lazy day and this morning Cal was acting like HE was not feeling well...! sheeeeesh! He felt warm earlier and was acting a little "off" so I am hoping he was just in a funk and isn't getting the funk.  Honestly, though, I can't imagine how he wouldn't get it.  He has been all over me while I have been sick and he was all cuddles with my mom when she had it.  He woke up at 4:30 this morning and wanted to get in my bed.  I didn't want to wake up Eddie since he had a late night traveling the night before, so I got in bed with Cal and we snuggled until Andy woke up...I am sure it's coming...

Not to only focus on the negatives of lately...Cal has been an EXCELLENT napper this week.  He napped everyday but one, I think, so I have no complaints there.  I think he knew I needed some quiet time- haha. 

Both kids are asleep now and I think I might grab a quick shower and then relax a little. 

Hope you all have had GREAT weeks! Also hope that this nastiness stays far away from you! ha