(This picture - other than being of Kate - has nothing to do with this blog entry)
Ahhh... look at the area around Kate's nose and mouth. All clear of mucus, snot, icky mess stuff - those were the times! I remember them fondly. No gooey, sticky substance stuck to your shoulder all the time after Kate has repeatedly wiped her nose on you. No snot bubbles popping against her face. No hacking and coughing at 3:00am. I never realized how good we had had it!
It's actually been quite pitiful, the poor girl. She was running a 103.1 degree temperature on Monday, which - thankfully - has abated. She now just has the left over congestion, which seems to have decided to set up permanent residence (the moving van just left and they've invited the neighbors over for a BBQ). Because of her being sick, no one is sleeping well in our household at the moment. On top of that, the city is currently repaving the streets. And, when you happen to live downtown, the most convenient time to do that is late at night. Thus, we have had large truck/machinery/noise making devices right outside our bedroom window the past couple of nights.
To give you an idea how loud it has been... last night, at a break in all of the ruckus, we finally realized that Kate was crying. The road crew is louder than a crying baby! Thankfully, they only make noise from about 10:30pm to around 5:30am. So, we have plenty of time to get some sleep from around 9:00-10:30pm and 5:30-6:00am.
No one said having children would be "fun." That's why kids are so cute ... so you don't give them away when all the inconvenient stuff happens. Seriously, I hope Kate gets better soon and they finish at least your section of the street below. Maybe you could consider a visit to Grandma & Grandpa's house for a few days ... or rather "nights" of sleep.
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