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what the week has REALLY been like
By Moriah on August 4th, 2011
Rough.
Arianna got hand-foot-mouth from a playdate last week (at least she was family, ha) and the thing about sickness at this age is a) they don’t understand, you can’t explain to them why they are miserable and b) you also can’t explain why pain medicine is necessary for them to feel better. Arianna is the WORST kid EVER to give pain meds to. Like, you basically have to hold her entire body down and force it down her throat. FUN TIMES.
So, a week of screaming Cranky Baby. Yesterday was better and today it’s almost gone. We obviously couldn’t go anywhere. (Not that going anywhere with 5 kids in this oppressive heat is on my Top Ten Favorite Things To Do list anyway.)
Oh, and the dryer? STILL BROKEN. The technician was here yesterday, installed a new motor, and STILL BROKEN. It’s pretty sad when you’re neighbor has nearly all your laundry memorized. (But, thankful for sweet neighbors.)
Our neighborhood always has a night in the summer where we all get together at the park and they serve free ice cream from a local gourmet ice cream shop. I didn’t go because of Cranky Baby and Mister 1-Month but Andy took the kids and they had a grand old time.
Waiting for daddy to go…
I found out later they each snuck back for THIRDS.
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aaron got hand-foot-mouth right around his first birthday, last summer, and it was aweful. he had blisters in his throat, hands and feet. then I GOT IT TOO. joy!
I’m pretty sure Jeremiah could rival Arianna in refusing medicine. Last time he was sick was the worst. After the third time he bat a cup full of sticky tylenol all over the floor, I just threw my hands up and said, “fine, be miserable!” okay, I didn’t really say that, but I thought it.