Sick Day
It’s holiday break. I had it all planned out. We were going to spend the whole day at the well reviewed Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Woot!
Then, last night, my poor Jaden (8 yr son) got a fever. And? Woke up with one.
So, sick day for us.
Fever, headache, his eyes hurt, and upset tummy.
Now, we don’t mess around with upset tummies. He asked if he could lay in the bathroom and I gladly agreed. Sleeping bag and pillow all set up comfy. (Don’t worry, thankfully, I had just scrubbed the bathroom “just in case”.)
My poor little guy.
And that’s where he”s been most of the day. Thankfully the bathroom facilities weren’t required by his stomach so I put him in his bedroom to sleep the rest of the day.
To be honest. I’m not that disappointed about missing out on the museum. It’s kind of nice having a cozy day in. My youngest son (5 yr.) got to play video games, we watched movies. And of course, I have to have chicken noodle soup cooking. I had it planned, but Jaden must know from previous experiences that sick days = homemade chicken noodle soup because he asked and I did. Mmmm….smells so yummy.
And I don’t want to admit it, but aside from the sick part, sick days are nice. It feels so nice to take care of him. Parenting isn’t easy, but sick days? Sick days I’ve got down. They need lots of love and snuggles, comfy cozies, and some homemade chicken noodle soup.
And who doesn’t love a day full of snuggles from their “big boy”?
