Sick!

I feel like a nurse - charting medications, trying to feed and clean up after everybody, calls and trips to the doctor, and running breathing treatments every 3 hours.  I now understand why I'm not a nurse in real life:  I'm just not compassionate enough - especially during the night!  Chelan's way better with the comforting side of things.

Here's the situation:  Last week, Delaney developed a double ear infection/sinus infection/eye infection.  She's on antibiotics and was doing better.  Not long after that, Cambry came down with a cough and high fever.  After 4 days, I finally took her to the doctor - bronchitis.  Antibiotics and breathing treatments (which don't seem to help).  Monday, I started coughing and developed a fever.  On Tuesday, Chelan, Delaney, and Caiden came down with the same thing.

I don't remember a time when all 5 of us were sick at once.  It's hard to be the "nurse" when you aren't feeling well yourself.  Chelan only knows how to get over sickness by sleeping, and he's not getting that with everyone else being sick.  We all need sleep.  Last night, Cambry finally gave in around 5:30 a.m. - yes, that's 5:30 in the morning!

I'm longing for routine, but our status today is this:  5 of us coughing and 2 with fevers.  Maybe tomorrow will be better . . .