The weather has been gorgeous, but, like every Halloween, it's supposed to be stormy starting tomorrow. I actually have a hard time remembering a nice Halloween. I guess last year and the year before it didn't rain, but it was bitterly cold. Adia's been wanting to spent as much time outdoors as possible, which is good. Once the rain starts, our outdoor time is limited. We played with chalk and her hands turned blue. She wasn't happy about that, so we headed for the slide instead. Then it was more attempts at a good tree picture, but that didn't really happen either. We also grabbed the mail before Gamma arrived.
We went to lunch with Gamma and then Adia hung out with her while Daddy and I went to a movie. Adia fell asleep while walking home, but woke up as Gamma tried to get her upstairs. We came home to Adia screaming, but only because she always wants Mommy when she wakes up. Gamma wasn't feeling so well. She was extremely dizzy and light headed. Daddy was worried she was having a heart attack and was definitely not going to let her drive home. We called Gampa to come here and possibly take her to the ER. He did end up taking her to the ER, long after Adia was asleep, and she's mostly fine now. It wasn't a heart attack, just a problem with rocks in her inner ear.
I started to get really sick on Sunday. Adia was luckily very easy on me. She mostly played by herself, watched TV and was in a good mood. It was a good thing because I was starting to feel lousy. I had a horrible head ache and my body hurt. By that evening, it was evident that I was running a fever. I could barely talk or swallow and was completely stuffed up. I got Adia to sleep and followed shortly, covered in multiple blankets because I was freezing and violently shivering. I woke up around 1:30am, on morning of my birthday, with a 105.3 degree fever! I threw all the blankets off and tried to cool off, but I was so exhausted and loopy to find the Tylenol. I was also worried about waking Adia if I tried to take a cool shower. Adia did partially wake up. She tried climbing on top of me, like she does most nights when she wakes, but the second she touched me, she started crying, "Hot! Hot! Hot!" I'm surprised she didn't get burned. We both went back to sleep and I woke up again around 3:30. I took my temperature again and it was 103. Still high. That's when Daddy decided he should come home. By the time he walked in the door, my fever was down to 101, I had been able to slowly swallow some Gatorade and he found the Tylenol for me. He took Adia in the morning and I was able to sleep in. I felt so much better when I woke up.
He took a short nap and when he got up, took Adia and ran a bunch of errands for my birthday. She managed to take a nap in the car and he managed to juggle a sleeping baby and an ice cream cake! I was showered and dressed when he got back and we waited for Gamma and Gampa to arrive. Adia was so excited to see them, but then started asking for DiDi. Gampa distracted her and we played outside until it was time to go to the restaurant. At that point, I was feeling pretty good.
We got to Outback and Gampa quickly stole Adia. She ended up sitting between DiDi and Gamma on the bench. She was so happy to be between them. She couldn't contain herself. She'd also say hi to Auntie Colie and play peek-a-boo with Casey. She ate some of her steak, but mostly filled up on maraschino cherries. When she started to get antsy, Colie walked her around the restaurant. She got to see some other babies and had lost of fun.
We came home for ice cream cake and caramel apples. Adia's been eyeing the M&M Caramel apple for some time now so I knew we had to get one for my birthday, especially since she couldn't eat the cake. She absolutely loved it. She was also multicolored. I think she had the best time at my birthday because she was able to play with all her favorite people. It was a really great birthday, despite being sick, and I think I received the most cards that I ever have, including some really great presents. We tried to get her to take a bath, but she fell in the tub and hurt herself. She only wanted Mommy after that. I ended up taking a bath with her and she fell sleep easily. She slept with DiDi and never knew the difference until she woke up in the morning.
When I woke up Tuesday morning, I knew I was still sick. My head felt like it was in a vice. I felt absolutely awful and was still running a low fever. Adia was also showing signs of being sick. Her nose was running and she was coughing. We went to Target and the book store. While we were in the parking lot, DiDi showed Adia a huge pile of leaves. Adia loved it. She sat down on the curb and started playing with them.
Adia got a new book. We also picked up a pizza and Adia got Dinty Moore stew. Dinner was nice, but then DiDi had to go home. Adia was in the tub when she left. When Adia got out the tub, she looked for DiDi everywhere. She was NOT happy when she couldn't find her. She started crying and asking, "DiDi soon?" Adia fought going to sleep and it didn't help that her nose was stuffed up and she kept coughing. When she woke up in the morning, her cough was worse and I felt even worse. Adia coughed so much that she puked on us. I plopped her in the tub and the steam really helped. Daddy ended up taking Adia outside to play and then to Blockbuster so I could get a little rest.
Dinner was interesting because I had no sense of smell or taste. I was worried dinner would be bad, but instead, it tasted like absolutely nothing. Adia had french toast, which she had been asking for. She ate the leftovers and some more for breakfast today too. I got her to sleep fairly easily, but she started coughing pretty bad less than a hour later. I ran in there when it sounded like she had puked again. She hadn't, but I picked her up and brought her back to the couch. Not a minute later, she coughed and puked all over both of us. She started crying and was completely awake while Daddy and I tried to clean up the mess. I was thinking we'd shower together, but Adia didn't want to go in the shower. I wash us off, changed pjs and took her back to bed. She fell asleep and we didn't hear her cough again until this morning.
She's still coughing and has a runny nose, but no fever and she seems like she's getting better. My head still hurt horribly this morning and my cough is still bad, but I have my sense of smell and taste back. That always makes me happy. We're hoping to drive back to Florence tomorrow for Halloween, but we'll have to see how we feel in the morning. If we're still feeling sick, we'll have to stay here.
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