Sickies

Brianna got sick last Saturday night and is finally getting over it. It started as a cough but then she got a fever. She gets sick only once a year but it sure hits her hard and her fevers are scary. Even with Tylenol and cold washcloths, she gets extremely hot all over and sometimes delirious. I have to watch her closely all night for signs of dehydration, try to cool her head down and keep her comfortable as she gets hot, then cold, then hot, then cold...

Then she threw up everything, which was mostly the water I was making her sip, for a day and a night. Now she is just coughing again and lethargic.

I know she is feeling better when she starts talking a lot again! She's not quite her normal non-stop talkative self, but she has improved from when she only let me know how she felt, "cold", "hot, hot, hot", "water" and she isn't saying things anymore like "I'm sleeping with Grammy" and "they didn't pick me for the team, papa" (both while I was laying next to her).

Between her worst nights and Isaac still wanting to eat all night long, I had a couple of sleepless nights this week. And now I am starting to get sick. I'm hoping it's worth it for the immunities my body is making to fight it and will pass on to Isaac, since as much as I tried to keep Isaac away from Brianna, she loves her baby brother and has to get her Isaac cuddle time every day.