What a long week this has been. Avary (Big stuff) has been sick. This is day five. Fever, cough, stuffy nose....the works. As a mom, watching her suffer and not being able to do much to help is the worst. Of course I just want to take away whatever virus is bugging her. It's especially hard when they are so small (she is only 9 months old) because there is very little you can give them for cold/flu's. Throw the fact she is teething in, and the pool girl just can't win!
Even though I may not be able to do as much for her as I would like, having her snuggled on my chest 80% of the time these last few days has helped me remember something. When we are sick, we all just want one thing. Well...two I guess. Obviously we want to feel better. However while we are suffering with whatever it may be (cold, flu, virus, headache, stomach ache etc), we want to be taken care of and comforted.
Perhaps as moms (and dads) we are giving our kids more then we think when they are sick. We are giving them snuggles, 24/7 love and care. Despite the fact that I can take many many different kinds of medicine for whatever sickness is inflicting me, the thing that helps the most is when someone (my hubby or sometimes mom) does something above and beyond to help me out and take special care of me when I'm sick. As an adult we don't get that 24/7 care when we are sick.
I guess in the end it all goes back to the fact that Love and our time are the two of the most important things we can give our children. Sometimes we focus so much on everything we wish we could do for them, or give to them, that we forget that very simple and true fact.
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