In Sickness and in Health -part 2

It was bound to happen. I came down with the same stomach flu the boys had recently. It started at 9:30 pm and ended about 4 am. Needless to say, I am wiped out. This is one of the most challenging parts of parenting. What do you do when you yourself are sick? I couldn't even lift Jesse because I was so weak. Luckily, a friend picked up Jack and took him to a playdate for a few hours. I turned a video on for Jesse while he was safe in his crib so I could close my eyes for a half hour. I called my older sister for help, but she was too busy today with her retired life. She had to attend her painting class. Then after closing my eyes for a half hour I get the mail and there's a letter addressed to me from my father-in-law. In it is an article stating that babies should not watch any TV before age 2. I was so offended that he would send this to me- not to Tom and me- just to me, that I wanted to cry. Overly sensitive? Maybe. But I think it's really rude of someone to send their parenting opinions from across the country (he lives in Boston). Especially someone who divorced his wife and moved all the way across said country when his son was 4 years old.

Anyway... both boys are napping now and I will do the same. One thing they don't tell you when you are trying to get pregnant is how many colds and flus you will have to suffer through. Germs become your life.

Where's my bed??