Jul 25 2008
TGIF! Just Kidding.
I embark on this weekend with a vague diagnosis of a throat infection, most likely viral, currently making its way through my toddler’s system. He’s feverish, he’s crankier than usual, and he’s not eating. I am stressed, exhausted, and losing my patience. Right now I’m waiting for midnight to roll around so I can give him his next dose of Tylenol.
Two nights in a row of predawn awakenings are taking its toll and of course I’m at it alone because my better half is on shift. Bummer for me.
I meant to stay up late tonight, working on a revision to a short story I’m tinkering with. Instead I’m trying not to go bananas with a combination of worry and frustration and guilt for being frustrated about being worried.
Yeah, not much room for creativity there.
I’m gonna chill my baby a bit with a damp wash cloth and hope the medicine keeps his temp down. Apart from that, sleep is high up on my list of priorities.
been there waaay too often. and we’ve only got one kid. and she’s only one. who, by the way, does NOT know how to sleep through the night yet.
That’s a big milestone. That first night you don’t get woken up, you open your eyes in the morning wondering what went wrong.