Ms. P’s temperature skyrocketed over 104 degrees. Of course it was a Sunday and my doctor’s office was closed, and of course… I panicked! Thankfully, my mom was able to offer some much needed advise and I started a treatment of fever reducing medicine. I tried to cool her with tepid towels, but the poor little lady couldn’t get comfortable for more than an hour or so. It was heartbreaking! The physician that I was able to see the next day diagnosed her with an “unexplained fever.” What?!
The next few days were a blur of nursing, nestling, napping, and one very unhappy baby. Luckily for me, she was still eating well and I didn’t have to worry too much about dehydration. The best way to describe that week can be summed up in two words: sleep deprivation! It felt like we were back to the beginning, and boy had I forgotten how tough those early days were. Five days later, the fever broke and Ms.P finally returned to her ever so happy self. It took my husband and I a few more days to catch back up. Once we recovered, we toasted ourselves that we had made it through!
Even though it was a trying week, and I am sure it will not be the last one like it, it really reminded me how awesome being a mom is. It also reminded me as to how awesome my own mom is! As I grow more and more into my new mommyhood, it definitely makes me so much more appreciative of my own mom. I read this recently, and it definitely sums it up:
To great moms-
May we know them, May we be them, and may we raise them.
Hope you all had a very Happy Mother’s Day!