4 days and counting....

after four days of fever and other nonsense, one tends to feel a little old and cranky. actually, i'm not reall cranky, just super tired. i was pretty confident this morning that, despite the aches, my fever was gone. HA!!! at least it's under 100... and cole has been so good so far this morning! he was content to play on the floor with me (i don't have the energy to carry him around all day long...) and is now sitting in his bumbo, allowing me to post. he's getting much more stable when sitting on the floor, but the bumbo keeps him a little more contained. and for entertainment, it's amazing how a sock half on one's foot can be so utterly captivating; who knew?? so far, i'm the only one battling this silly bug. kelvin came home yesterday with a sore throat and said he felt achy, but so far, no fever for him (mine came on right with the aches and stuff), and cole's only complaint is that one of his eyes is a bit goopy. poor kid looked horrible this morning, but a warm compress took care of it. his eye is still a little red and puffy so i intend to keep putting warm compresses on it throughout the day, if he'll let me. he's not too keen on the procedure... it turned into a real operation this morning! so other than that, cole's fine... he hammed it up pretty good for the camcorder too; my dad often refers to him as a "little skizzer", and my guess is that the word "skizzer" tickles cole's ears, because he cracks up when he hears it!

the chamomile tea in cole's bottle worked really well last night- he fell asleep very quickly and only got up twice- at midnight he fussed long enough that i went and picked him up... he never really opened his eyes (probably because the one was glued shut...) and was back to bed in about 30 minutes; the second time, he went back to sleep on his own. so, even though i was up twice, it was still a pretty easy night. i think i'll continue to try the chamomile... the flavor is really mild and he didn't seem to mind it, but it makes his formula look gross, all grayish and stuff. but that's just a minor detail; we're not aiming for aesthetic values of any sort at this point!