Headline: Long week finally over!

So, I watched "The Shipping News" the other day. So, sue me.

It has indeed been a long week. Eliza was sick for the first time. It was only a cold, but her temperature got quite high and we were at the doctor's office a few times to make sure it wasn't the dreaded RSV. My nephew and a friend's nephew have both been through the RSV battle, so I know how serious it is. Both were hospitalized because of breathing difficulties, and if we could avoid that, I wanted to.

Tough week. I'd taken care of my nephews when they were sick before, but only for a matter of hours; at the end of the work day I got to pass them off to their parents and go home and put my feet up. This time I was up in the middle of the night, checking on her, holding her, trying to calm down her cries, and worrying over her whimpers. It was exhausting, as I'm sure any mother knows. And I got very little done around the house simply because of the time and energy caring for her and worrying over her sucked out of it. Thankfully, though, she's on the mend. Her smiles are back, she's kicking and cooing, and trying to hold on to things. It's good to have my girl back!

So, I have nothing to say about that. I am taking the day off from housework today, though. I have a load of laundry to fold, but I insist that that is all I'm going to do. I'm going to work on a sweater I've been wanting to make Eliza for months now. I might test a recipe I volunteered for (which I'm very excited about), and hopefully have my husband give me some pointers on weight-lifting (toning, I should say). And that will be my day. Mom's making breakfast for dinner tonight (yum!) and I intend to play with my kid and relax!