I Got The Laryngitis

Kate's pediatrician told us to be prepared to be sick "for the next year" when we told her that I would be returning to work and Kate would be attending daycare.  (She's a real optimist, that one.)

She wasn't kidding.

Kate has literally had the sniffles for two months now.  Her little nose is congested and/or runny and I feel so absolutely powerless that I can't stand it.  I suppose I came down with whatever congestion Kate has been dealing with because I ended up getting the sniffles too, only mine came with an incredibly achy back, exhaustion, a terribly sore throat, a four day case of laryngitis, a cough, and now congestion.  (Fortunately Kate's version of this cold is much milder.)  We're going on 14 days now where I have not felt myself, people.

I tell you this not for pity but to remind you that our darling girl is still very much getting to know us and the very world around her.  Having a raspy/barely there voice accompanying her Mama's face threw Kate's world upside down for the first couple days of this little laryngitis bout.

And what exactly did you do with my real
Mama?

I would talk to Kate like I normally do, but because I sounded so completely different, I would get less smiles and more "why on Earth are you talking like that" looks.  (See said look above.)  She eventually came around and realized that her Mama was in fact her Mama.

Having to take care of your baby while you yourself aren't feeling well is the second hardest thing I've had to do as a Mommy.  Leaving Kate is still the first.