Let’s start with the happy news. Until 11pm last night, I was sitting in Trevor’s bed, trying to comfort him, and watching “Robocar Poli” (a Korean cartoon, we couldn’t understand a single word, but Trevor LOVES it). But once I was able to put him down, I did not have to go in to his room again until 7am!
We went for a nice 3 mile bike ride while it was still cool outside. He got to see a giant excavator up close, and along the canal there was a family of ducks in the dirt. The four baby ducks waddled right up to the bike and quacked at him. It was awesome and of course I didn’t even have my phone camera on me.
The rest of the morning was a challenge. I had some annoying phone calls, Brendan had therapy, and I had the biggest mountain of laundry I have had in a while. Procrastination while ill pays off in heaps.
I pulled Trevor’s fresh clean bedding out of the dryer and made his bed right before rocking and putting him in it. He was so tired and went right to sleep. 15 minutes later he is calling “Daddy!?” which is odd..
I go in to his room and he had thrown up all over his pillows.
His mucus is so thick and his cough so hard, it just made him lose his lunch. Once everything was clean, he was not going to nap.
The rest of the day was so difficult. Trevor was quite a little mess. He just was dumping, crashing, running, crying, and making things as hard as possible. He would do things like walking up to the bookshelf and just sweeping everything off in one crash to the floor. He tipped a high chair over in anger. He tried to yank the curtains down in the living room. He just felt so bad, he must have been so frustrated. I gave him a long bath this afternoon just to help him get a grip.
(Then Brendan decided that he would have a go at trying to pull the drapes down when he got mad. He loves to copy his brother’s behavior.)
I tried feeding Trevor some chicken noodle soup for dinner. He liked his “spoon” but did not like soup.
Brendan was licking salsa off of a fork and watching his favorite Baby Einstein video. He seems to be feeling better today.
I sure hope everything is better tomorrow.
I hardly know what to say. I was hoping today would be better. I’m glad that Brendan seems to feel better at least. I hope his GI doctor lets you know soon what his opinion is of what needs to be done to solve Brendan’s tube issue.
Poor Trevor. He sure is having a hard time getting rid of his illness. I hope he sleeps well tonight and wakes up feeling much better. Those coughs can last awhile. You all need a big break and some peaceful days and nights.
I really wish I could help you. 🙁 I feel very helpless when I hear how rough things are right now.
Wishing you a good night’s sleep so you can start tomorrow rested.
Lots of love and big hugs,
Gramma xxxx
I spent the better part of my working life “fixing things”. This, I cannot “fix”. I can only hope that Trevor gets well quickly, and that Brendan avoids the worst of it.
Mothers’ Love, is being tested. I know you can get through this, it’s who you are.
There is concern here, and love and understanding. There is also hope here, at this time, all of it for you.
Dad