Motherhood Ain't for Sissies

Madison is sick. She has been sick for 4 days now. It started with a stuffy nose and a fever. As the fever went higher, the nose grew stuffier. She insisted on playing basketball Saturday morning, where she scored 2 baskets, but this probably made the situation worse. I started feeling bad on Sunday with what appears to be a cold. I thought for sure Maddie would be up and at it by now, but this morning dawned with a fever of 102.3 so it was straight to the doctor's office.

On the way to see Dr. Azuma, Maddie starts coughing and coughing and coughing. Then I hear it. Yep, you got it, she threw up. Not once but three times in the backseat of my car. We were merely a few blocks away from the office, so I calmly parked the car and went inside to ask for papertowels. Yeah right! As if paper towels could clean this up! I managed to get Madison out of the car and into the bathroom. I did the best I could on the carseat and cracked a window while I was inside.

Maddie does not have strep or the flu. She does have a wicked fever and feels awful. She laid nearly naked on the table in the exam room shivering underneath her winter coat and a blanket. Thank God Mama could bring a change of clothes! Dr. Azuma sent us home with instructions to treat the fever and come back on Thursday. I hate the diagnosis of "virus".

Maddie fell asleep on the way home in McKenzie's car seat. This gave me time to sit in the middle of the driveway and disassemble the car seat. Seriously, I could go to work for NASA now. Car seats were never meant to come apart or the covers to be washed. My sincere prayer is that I will be able to get it all back together again.

The little patient is subjecting me to an afternoon of "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" on the Disney Channel. Fortunately (not), Hannah Montana is up next. The washing machine is churning away with 1 outfit, 1 car seat cover, and several towels. The naked car seat is laying in the middle of the driveway. Any parent who drives past our house is giving me a respectful nod/salute because what happened there earlier today ain't easy to do. Stay tuned for more details from the Hospital!