Is That A Smile I See?

There hasn't been too many smiles amongst the 2 boys for the past few days because they have been so incredibly sick. But by this afternoon the 2 boys were showing some very positive signs of their lovely healthy personalities coming through. Hooray!

Brandon and I began our day at about 12:15am this morning and continued until 5:06am this morning when I finally jumped into bed. Unfortunately the alarm went off at 5:15am and then the official day began. In reality I should have just stayed awake since Tuesday. I've had about 3 hours sleep since then which doesn't really register in my body and all of that's been sleeping on Brandon's bedroom floor. Oh well, it's Friday evening and neither myself nor my lovely husband are working this weekend. We are meant to be having our huge Mexican party right now but we postponed that for another time when 3 out of 4 people in our family aren't sick.

As the 2 boys and I had mostly spent the week at home I had to go out and do a few things. We headed into the shops and the 2 boys didn't go so well once we were there. I actually put them into the double stroller so that I could race around and get our things done quickly which I did. Before Brandon and Bailey knew it, they were back in the car and we were on our way home. Of course they both fell asleep and continued to do so for the next several hours. I did a whole heap of property work on the computer and made some phone calls before the boys re-emerged. Once daddy came home I went outside and helped Bailey ride his bike around before then heading out to do the food shopping on my own. What an amazing experience. Shopping without kids was a miracle. It was quick, organised, I got everything on the list, I didn't spend a fortune and I was just as calm leaving the shop as I was when I entered. Oh and I didn't have pockets full of used tissues or half eaten food. I left in a sane state and without sweat pouring from my brow.

The afternoon was spent looking after sick kids but as time went on, the kids started talking more and laughing and running after each other. They also played together. Things were looking up. By dinner time Brandon was talking non-stop. He was even cracking a smile. By bath time the 2 boys, while coughing galore, were smiling and laughing and getting closer to being healthy again. Hooray!! Bring on some sleep for Brandon and I!

1 hour later: It looks like it's Bailey's turn tonight. Maybe I'll sleep once they are old enough to leave home.