So lately, it hasn't been a secret that I have been MIA from the "blogophere." Not from "microblogging" of course, I tweet in my sleep, but from actually posting on The Chatty Momma Blog.
Why?
I've been sick and in a "sick funk". My whole house has been sick. Absolutely, utterly, painfully, miserably sick.
It's crazy. The end of 2010 and the start of 2011 hasn't been the greatest healthwise, to say the least.
Seriously, it felt like a test of those lines used during your wedding ceremony, where you vow to stay together, "in sickness and in health."
We've been through it. Let me tell ya.
Cranky, runny noses, coughs, congestion, fever, bodyaches, pains, headaches, earaches, sore throats, burning eyes, sensitive skin. You name it, we have been suffering through it all one by one.
It all started with The Chatty Daddy. Since he is a chaplain and comes into contact with a lot of people and kids, he has been known for carrying germs lately. For the past couple of months, I have managed to protect the family from his illnesses, but this time he broke the rules and came out of quarantine for some family company (he was lonely).
*snuggles*
So the week after Christmas, I got sick. It was the worst. I just didn't feel like doing anything at all. I tried my best not to take any medicine that wasn't absolutely necessary. By the time New Years Eve came around, we all settled in for an evening of family time and watched the ball drop.
Boy, did it ever!
Fresh into the new year with plans and resolutions to work on I started to think I was doing quite well, then I noticed that the girls were starting to cough and sneeze. Next came the fevers. I sent hubby right out for a new thermometer and more medicine. (I seem to get a new thermometer with every illness, sue me!)
Ugh, we are ALL getting sick!
I couldn't believe it. Hubby had passed his germs all around.
So, as any mother would, I settled in with my girls and tried my best to nurse them back to health as quickly as possible. I let them sleep odd hours, I tried unsuccessfully to feed them soup, I gave them popsicles. I did everything I knew to do, including keeping them in the house and away from more germs.
It worked! They were improving.
Then, I woke up one day, and I too was sick AGAIN!
My word. Hubby and those germs! Ugh, I just wanted to spray him with Lysol.
What a way to start the new year. NOT!
So, unlike the first round of coughs, sniffles, sneezes, and aches, this time I opted for medicine to get me through. I hate having to take meds, because I am still nursing Gabby, and I do notice changes in my milk production (despite some medical advice I have received).
Anyway, here we are today. I am actually in the end stages of this lingering cold/flu/whachamacallit illness and I feel healthy enough to get back to business, thank God.
BUT, guess who was back at the pharmacy today buying more meds...
You betcha...The Chatty Daddy!
It's true when they say "what goes around comes back around."
No kidding, I'm just hoping it takes a little longer to get back to me and the girls again. REALLY!
Have you found yourself and/or your family in the same boat? Check out the following resource from WebMD to help kick this illness naturally and get back on your feet:
9 Tips to Treat Colds and Flu the 'Natural' Way
With no cure in sight for the cold or the flu, current treatments can at best bring symptom relief or shorten the duration of those symptoms. You can take one of a variety of medications that may help relieve your symptoms. Or you can take the natural approach. WebMD went to Charles B. Inlander, president of The People's Medical Society, for some home remedies that may help you feel better along the way.
- 1: Blow Your Nose Often -- and the Right Way
- 2: Stay Rested
- 3: Gargle
- 4: Drink Hot Liquids
- 5: Take a Steamy Shower
- 6: Use a Salve Under Your Nose
- 7: Apply Hot or Cold Packs Around Your Congested Sinuses
Read More...
Get well soon!
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