Mike usually plans his annual ice fishing trip for MLK weekend, but this year they postponed to President's Day weekend instead. He had been planning and looking forward to it for so long, so I decided to invite my parents to town for the weekend so I'd also have something to look forward to. I dreamed about long strolls through Ikea, leisurely forays into the Tea Source, and eating meals made by my dad. :) Imagine my disappointment when I started feeling a little under the weather last week. I tried to fight it off, but by Friday night I was exhausted. I was convinced that I'd feel better the next day, but Rose's poor sleep definitely made that an impossibility.
As much as I wanted to do something fun on Saturday, the reality was that I needed rest. I took a few naps and turned Rose over to my parents' care. She was so tired from crying (two hours overnight!) that she ended up taking naps totaling almost seven hours(!?!?). Thankfully Saturday night was slightly better (only one hour of crying overnight!), but I was still exhausted. I once again slept most of the day Sunday, and was so relieved that Rose had turned the corner on her sickness and actually enjoyed playing with my parents while I rested. It's such a good sign when she finally gets her appetite back!
Since I was so sick, I only took a handful of weekly photos on Sunday. Here are my two favorites:
I pushed my way through work earlier this week, but still felt miserable. On Tuesday afternoon my left ear started getting clogged, then it started to get painful on Wednesday afternoon. While Rose was taking her bath on Wednesday evening I laid on a heating pad for awhile. But it was too late. There were daggers shooting into my ear by the time Rose was asleep, so I took the risk of going straight to Urgent Care. I say "risk" because, since it's a new calendar year, I'm back to zero for my medical insurance deductible...and I also always have an irrational fear that doctors are going to write off my pain and tell me it's all in my head. I would HATE to pay for an urgent care visit only to find out that I have a cold. But the pain was bad enough that I decided to take the risk. After a horrible visit with a triage nurse (who started ranting about all the errors she sees in eating disorder treatment, although clearly she didn't know what she was talking about), I finally got to see a wonderful doctor who took one look in my ear and said "Wow! That's definitely infected. It's bulging so much that I wouldn't be surprised if it bursts at any moment."
After picking up $75 (!) worth of medicine (ear drops and antiobiotic pills), I was back home still writhing in pain. It took a few hours before the pain started to dissipate, but I eventually got some good sleep. And after much agonizing I decided to use my PTO today so I could catch up on rest. I took nearly a two-hour nap after I dropped Rose off this morning, and it was the first time in weeks that I haven't dreamed about work. What a relief! So now I'm off for another nap, and hoping for truly restful sleep once again.
Hope you're all having a good week! Rose turns 10 months old tomorrow! :)
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Wow, you all have certainly gotten your share of illnesses this past year! I feel so bad for you every time I read about how sick you, Rose, and Mike have been. Hope that's the end of it for a very long time.
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