One thing they forget to tell you in Mom Preparation School (don't you wish there was such a thing??) is the Mom cannot get sick. If she does, she has to suck it up and keep plugging a way. Boy does that suck. I'm not a good sick person. When I get sick I want to be left alone to wallow in self pity and sleep. Hmmm... try that with a 3 year old. It goes over like a lead balloon!
On Saturday, I noticed Andrew getting a runny nose and sounding very congested. By Monday, he was doing pretty well and I had the beginnings of a sore throat. By Wednesday night, I had a fever, what I suspect is a sinus infection and a killer sore throat. My darling dearest husband took Andrew to daycare on Thursday morning so that I could have some much needed alone time to sleep and get better.
I got up with the crew Thursday morning, said goodbye to everyone and then just stood there and listened to the complete silence that fell over the house. I slept from about nine until one (yes, in the afternoon) and then got up, moved to the couch and started playing on my laptop. The first thought that came to my mind was "Wow... this used to be my life! Oh, how I miss it! Silence, time to watch HGTV, not having to pick up after anyone, not cooking if I don't feel like it, sleeping when/if I want, etc...". As the afternoon went on, the more the silence began to irritate me.
By 3:00 I was emptying the dishwasher, had texted Alex a few times, texted Keith to see where he was, started preparing for dinner, showered and just couldn't wait for someone to walk in the door. What happened to that longing for my old life that I was just missing a mere 2 hours ago? Am I seriously wishing for chaos and temper tantrums and another rendition of "Happy Birthday to " at dinner? Why, yes. I was.
I couldn't wait for that 3 foot person to come through that door screaming about having to go pee-sit and for that 16 year old to come in talking about how hard swim practice was and how he "owned" his precalc test. That, my friends, is another reason that it's okay to miss your old life every once in a while (or a lot when you're sick or just down and out). Because, in the end, you become so much more thankful for your new life and appreciate that little bit of time you have to yourself.
I leave you with a picture of Andrew at Frog Hollow - a fall festival at Alex's school. Another post on that later!
Paka!
Becky
8 comments:
Ahh Becky, you are turning into a Mother more and more every day. Isn't it fun? And believe it or not, it will last the rest of your life. Now around 20 something, the work will ease up. Around late 20's they become like great friends and you marvel at what a wonderful person/adult they have become, and wonder if there was anything you did to make them that way. Enjoy all those years. They go so fast. Then 40's come and they start taking care of you, like you, Keith and Rob do to us. And you are extremely, extremely grateful and blessed. We love you all and so glad to watch the process happening to another generation.
Glad you are feeling better. I agree that some quiet time is nice, but I too miss having our little rugrats around when I have more than an hour of down time.
Cute picture!
Have I ever told you how much I enjoy (okay, love) reading your posts?! Hope everyone's feeliong better soon. Quiet time is nice...in small doses!
Both Ruslan and I have been sick this week. Unfortunately, he had strep. I just had an awful sore throat.
It is funny how your life changes so much. I am relieved when the boys go to school but SO happy when they come home and tell us about their day.
I loved the comments from Grandparents in Fl (I assume your inlaws). It is very true!
Glad things are going well with Andrew (and Alex!).
Myra
Hope you get better soon.
I totally relate to your comments. A few days ago the three of us came down with a terrible cold. I felt that everyone got the chance to do nothing but sleep their way to recovery... Everyone but me, that is. Seems like moms are not allowed to get sick. But in a weird way this is a small price to pay for the blessing of motherhood.
Hi Becky,
I hope you all are feeling a lot better! Those are adorable pictures - He is just soooooo cute! Hope you are having a great rest of the weekend.
Sweet post. Hope you're feeling better and better! :)
I hope you are feeling better by now Becky. I love the pic of Andrew on the horse. The festival looked fun. It is funny how we wish for quiet and then wish for our little guys to appear! One word - motherhood!
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