mommy sick days?

remember the days when you were a kid and got a head cold or a stomach bug? your mom would wait on you hand and foot to make sure you had every comfort in the world....the tv was set to whatever you wanted to watch...you had a warm or cool compress for your head...the house quiet so you get could get the rest you needed to get well....those were the days! but not anymore!

unless you have a personal maid, which i do not, being sick as a mommy is just like any other day except you feel like you are walking through mud and you have a cloud over your eyes and a vice grip around your head. nothing like trying to pick up your two year old to go in the high chair and suddenly overnight he has doubled his body weight. but the show must go on! diapers must still be changed (but you may be taking the day off from smelling the dirty ones), kiddos still need to be fed three good meals a day, messes still have to be cleaned up, most likely still need to do a load of laundry. oh, to have a personal maid. frankly, i have an imaginary maid named valerie but she never does anything. just makes me feel better to think that maybe someday she will come to fruition.

and what if the kiddos are sick too?? they desire the came comforts and babying that you do when you're sick. they are more cuddly, more cranky, need more attention than when they are well! i think the best thing to do when everybody is sick is just be sick together. dont worry about the chores! just worry about what must absolutely be done right now. the mess can wait. the laundry can wait. just take care of those sick babies! as long as they are fed and have clean diapers on then they are good to go. the toys and laundry can wait til mommy feels better.

do some calm activities instead of playing outside or running errands. watch movies, read books, take naps! there is nothing like curling up on the couch with some blankets and pillows with your babies and watching buzz, woody, jesse, bullseye, slink, and rex. so even though everybody is sick you can still enjoy each other and still have those joys of mommyhood.