Peace

Surprise, surprise, the kids are sick. I took Katie to the doctor yesterday, after a night with a super high fever, and she has an ear infection. As luck would have it, we were finishing our 2-hour ordeal at the doctor's office and pharmacy, when I noticed that Carter felt warm. Having my thermometer in my purse, the awesome mommy I am, I found that he, too, had a fever. By this time, the doctor's office was closed, so I gave them both ibuprofen, started Katie on her antibiotics, and we drove home.

At 1:30 this morning Carter was up with a fever of 104! I freaked out, of course. John reassured me and we gave him more ibuprofen, which took almost an hour to start working. (The doctor said that Katelyn also has a viral infection, which is causing a really bad cough that Carter has too, so we think that explains the fever.) Carter never did get back to sleep. We let him stay in our bed for a while, but that got really frustrating - he was just kicking and squirming and wanting to be up. So at 4:00 Katelyn woke up and it was all over. John and I took turns trying to get some sleep for the next 2 hours, but to no avail. So my poor hubby has got to be exhausted at work!

In the meantime, I've just been waiting for the inevitable crash. But it wouldn't come! The kids have been running around trying to convince themselves they're not tired, while exploding into fits at the slightest provocation. Attempts to get Carter to nap were futile, until now. I somehow tricked them both into their beds, where I knew they'd have to succumb to sleep.

Wow, it's been a long day already! I'm off to take a nap..................