The girls just came down with hand, foot and mouth disease for the very first time. Holy Moly - it was horrible :( Luckily, it was only in their mouths and not on all three places, but still - they had trouble eating or drinking anything and we couldn't seem to get their fevers under control. Unfortunately, it's something that just needs to ride it's course and antibiotics wouldn't have helped. So we waited.
They finally got better! Yeah! And the very next day I woke up with the worst fevers, body aches and sore throat. They tested me for strep and it came back negative, but I had caught their virus and again - antibiotics wouldn't help my cold. I was literally in bed for 5 days. On the 3rd day, I broke down in tears over not being able to see my babies, not being able to help around the house, not being able to perform our normal, daily activities - making my loves breakfast, brushing their teeth, sunblocking them up for a trip to the beach, giving them baths, cooking their dinner and cleaning up. Yes. I was actually crying because I couldn't cook and clean up after them. I missed them. I can't even tell you how much I missed them. Sounds dramatic, I know - and I realize 5 days isn't that long of a time, but to hear them crying because they wanted mommy and know that I couldn't get near them and hug and kiss them was awful.
So my rock star of a husband helped Acadia make me breakfast in bed. On the menu - plastic cupcakes, Gatorade and toast with butter and pink sprinkles. Along with a card Acadia made and hand picked flowers.
I'll let you in on a little secret...that breakfast worked WAY better an antibiotics to make me feel better.
