Extremes

These last few days have been pretty rough. Lydia woke up sick Monday morning and has gotten worse each day. It's quite an adjustment hanging out with gal pals all weekend without the kids to watching the kids by myself AND with one of them sick...I feel like I need another vacation already!

Pool Lydia keeps wiping her nose with her hand (and shirt) and then rubbing her eyes, so she's just a mess. She also keeps waking up from her sleep and just complains instead of communicating; so we both end up frustrated. Needless to say, I was so happy to see Trung tonight when he decided to surprise us by coming to Houston a day early. It really has been tough trying not to get sick, keeping Sophie healthy and happy, and nursing Lydia back to health. Hopefully Lydia will feel better in the morning; I've learned so far from this experience that I need to be more patient and loving. Being a mother certainly can be hard work at times.