So, two weeks ago, I was sick or actually, I had the coughs pretty bad. I am now feeling much better. I don’t think it was the flu because I only had the coughs.
Last week, Niko got my coughs and you know for an almost 3 year old, you can’t give them cough medicine or pills for cold/flu, you can really only give them childs motrin and tylenol, keep them hydrated, make sure they get good sleep, and make sure they have good food to eat. This week, Nina got the coughs, but she got it worse than me and Niko. Niko still has a cough and hasn’t really eaten much; it will be nice when he does eat because I know he is hungry. He is drinking a lot.
Now, it’s not like when mom goes down, our household falls apart. Although thinking about it, I bet most households collapse. I mean, moms do a lot for everybody.
I am perfectly capable of taking care of Niko and that’s exactly what I did on Thursday afternoon and all day Friday, Saturday, and today. Niko and I had fun and to be honest, I haven’t had this much alone time with him ever! We watched movies, drank, played, wrestled with each other, and ate food; well, I ate and he ate a little bit. He only had a few meltdowns and that happens when I say no to something!
I just felt bad that I couldn’t take care of Nina although I did bring her up ice water and warm food! It didn’t bother me at all that she stayed in bed those days, I want her better and I know that will help. She kept apologizing to me for not taking last weekend off when I felt bad and I just kept telling her to stop doing apologizing; it’s over!
And, yes, I just started a new job at the bank last Monday, but since I don’t have system access, I was able to take time off to take care of my family. Don’t laugh, but my manager and team lead from my new department both had to leave work last week because of the flu!
Is it possible to get sick again? The reason I am asking is because Niko coughs directly in my mouth and I am sleeping next to my coughing wife.
