The adventures of Mommy woman
I'll take 5 straight over 8 broken any day
Published on April 7, 2004 By JillUser In Health & Medicine
I feel like hell today. My 3yr old has a bad cold and has been coughing up a storm. I didn't get to sleep until about 1AM then he woke up coughing at 2. He was in bed with us for a little while then wanted me to lay down in his room with him. I was a total zombie at that point.

I dozed off and the next thing I knew it was 4:30 and I was all cramped up from twisting myself around his stuffed animals in order to lay on the twin bed with him. I went into my room and passed out. Poor little coughing boy staggered in at 6:50AM and wanted me to take him downstairs for some water and cartoons. I also got some cough medicine in him.

He was awake until big brother was off to school at 8:30. Coughing boy dozed off on a pillow on the living room floor. Of course I was fully awake and getting my hubby out the door by then. Once everything was quiet again, I thought about dozing on the couch. This thought triggered coughing boys radar and he woke up.

We had breakfast and got dressed. I have been feeling like dozing off at any time since. I would love to just sit on the couch and doze but coughing boy won't let me. We had to play playdough and search for hot wheel cars. He is a total crab and cries at the drop of a hat. Not like his usual self. I know the broken sleep is getting him too. I am hoping he will take a nap with me soon. If not, we have to go pick his brother up from school and there will be no sleep for me until at least 10PM.

I apologize if this blog was mindless. I am quite the zombie right now. Just trying to inspire my brain to charge up. I'm so tired!

Comments
on Apr 07, 2004
I had a night like that on Monday. I have an abcess on a molar that hurt like hell...I'd doze off for a bit, then wake up, then doze again....of course, I managed to fall asleep 30 mins before I had to get up and send the kids off to school...isn't that always the way though? Then I couldn't go back to sleep so i stayed up the rest of the day, thinking I'd sleep last night...well, the same thing happened again. Hopefully I'll sleep tonight....
on Apr 07, 2004
Oh man, hope you get some rest. Tooth pain or any pain in your head is the worst! Coughing boy never did take a nap. I am hoping he doesn't end up over tired tonight. He turns into a monster when that happens and I just don't have the energy to deal with it without proper sleep.

You just don't feel like yourself do you.
on Apr 07, 2004
I really agree. I had one of worse night ever. I accidentally poisoned myself with very small amount of moss killer. I didn't know then that it can get in trough my skin. I woke up in least 15 times in night and go to restroom thinking "I'm about to vomit". I didn't, however, but man it sure felt like a "real thing" and it was pretty painful too.
on Apr 07, 2004
Nope, you don't.

My middle kid turns into a monster when he hasn't had enough sleep as well....I feel for you!

I'm going to get some rest tonight, I'm going to pop 25mg of benadryl and snooze like a baby. Like I keep saying, I wish that we were closer; I'd take him off your hands for a bit during the day so you could take a nap and re-charge your mom-batteries!
on Apr 08, 2004
I am exhausted right about now, but since this was posted a day earlier, hopefully all is well for everyone else. I had to take Kole to the hospital last night... she sprained her foot. It took over 2 1/2 hours to get the diagnosis though... we're both out of it today.
on Apr 08, 2004
NickyG, I feel for you. Those night trips to the dr are the worst! Why is it kids always get sick or hurt themselves at night?!

Last night was better but coughing boy still didn't settle down to sleep (despite the Benedryl) until 10:30 then woke up at 2AM and didn't really settle in again until about 4. He then slept soundly until about 9 but I had to be up at 7:30. He is still a total crank today and is so droopy and pathetic. It is super hard to get anything done because he just wants me to sit and hold him or get him drinks every other minute.

XX, wow, that sounds scary! Feeling like you are going to hurl at any moment is worse than just doing it and getting over with it. I have had a few experiences with that. An inner ear infection did that to me one time. It did make me throw up in the end and then I went to the dr. Hope you have gotten the poison out of your system.

Best wishes all. Gotta go wait on coughing boy.