Think Happy Thoughts…Must Think Happy Thoughts
This week has been extremely rough for me. My DH has been out of town since Monday for work and Jeffrey has been out of commission with a fever, stomach aches and diarrhea. I wanted to write about a scene that played out last night.
Jeffrey had diarrhea and couldn’t get to the bathroom on time. This stressed him out so much that he started, not crying but screaming that he was dirty and needed to be clean. He was crying at the top of his lungs and of course, Tyler at that point starting screaming as well.
I don’t know if this is a sign of what type of personality Tyler will have but when he is unhappy, he does not believe in crying. He SCREAMS. At the top of his little newborn lungs, he SCREAMS. He keeps on SCREAMING until his need is met. Normally, I can handle this fine (sort of) but not combined with a sick 4 yr old screaming in Tandem. I was going a little crazy.
My strategy as I’m giving my son a quick shower, cleaning the mess that was on him, listening to him crying and Tyler screaming….. I was desperately trying to think of happy thoughts. Think happy thoughts.
Did it work?
For about 2 seconds but I still managed to keep my sanity until both boys were calm again.
I am counting the seconds before my husband gets home tonight.
Oh and I woke up this morning with a sore throat and headache. The icing on the cake.
Been there! So many times! Only I don’t have a husband coming back… LOL
Hang in there. Just remember — this too shall pass….
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Sounds so familiar, hehe. Sorry about the sickies invading your house–hope you all feel better soon!
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Yeah, two kids screaming at the same time drives me crazy too. And they feed off each other. It’s like it’s a plot to see how quickly they can drive me out of my ever-loving mind.
I’m glad your husband will be home soon.
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I hope your hubby does something really special for you tomorrow! At the very least, sleep in tomorrow morning…you deserve it!
Hope your weekend turns out better!
~Jenny~
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i’ve been quite amazed (not in a good way!) at the volume of sound my newborn is able to make. i have my hands full with just one! more power to ya on the pair.
Hope everyone is feeling better really soon!
At our house we swear by charcoal capsules for tummy aches of all kinds. Absorbs the poison causing the problem. Makes sense if you think about it. They give it at ERs for everdoses, etc. We are never sick at our house with stomach bugs for days like other families. I have even opened the capsules and dumped partial contents into baby bottles with gatorade or ginger ale.