Thankfully, today is beautiful out, so the boys and I can open up the apartment to let in some fresh air, and get out of the germ-infested rooms.
It was just a cold, but having both me and my husband sick made for some low-key days. It is hard enough to get everything done with the boys and walk away feeling like I got to interact with them. We read together, play games (they love peek-a-boo now!), sing, and work on rolling over several times a day. In addition to this, I also do laundry every other day, which includes our labor-intensive cloth diapers, keep the place picked up (a task in itself), take care of the cat (except the litter box--that's Craig's job), go for walks almost daily, nurse the boys several times a day, knit and crochet orders for my Etsy shop, teach private lessons, grocery shop and cook a majority of the time.
I know it was just for a couple of days, and I was sick and barely functioning, but it felt like I was doing the boys a disservice by not being as playful and fun. Add to the sickness that I couldn't fall asleep several nights in a row, and I was downright lethargic. We did only the bare minimum and I felt terrible for being sick, and for not being able to play with them as normal.
I am a fairly healthy person and tend to not get sick very often, if ever. I guess it never occurred to me that this could happen after the boys were born, and we weren't very prepared for it. Thankfully, aside from a few extra sneezes, the boys seem unaffected by our colds, and hopefully will continue to be. We felt much better over the weekend, and Craig even went back to work today, so hopefully this is all behind us.
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| No more red noses and scratchy throats! |
Today's encouraging verse: Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. Psalm 145:3-4
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