Katie Cunion

Hi everyone. Things have been a little rough around here the last week and a half. I took Will to the doctor for a strange rash he had all over his body and found out he had a virus...no biggie...no meds-just let it run it's course. She discovered however that the virus had given him an ear infection...his first one. 19 months and he gets his first ear infection---I was beginning to think we were going to get away without having any...darn. He was on an antibiotic for the ear infection and then the end of last week he developed a nasty cold on top of everything else. So...after a whole week of dealing with a very sick & irritable little boy I needed a break. Last friday Bill's mom and dad came over to babysit so we could go out to dinner. We were only gone about 2 hours but the break was perfect. The next day my mom and dad came to visit for the day and my mom stayed on for a few days to help out since by this time I had caught Will's nasty cold. Now...almost a week later Will and I are finally on the mend. We are still hacking and sneezing but at least we are both able to get a LITTLE sleep. It is great having family to help out when you need them. I don't know what Bill and I would do without our parents. The four of them have been such a huge part of Will's life so far. He is a very lucky little boy.

So far Bill has been the only lucky one to not get the nasty cold--even my poor mother ended up getting sick. It is just as well since we all know that men can be big babies when they are sick and I just don't have the energy right now to nurture 2 sick CHILDREN!!! If you read this Bill---just kidding sweetie:-)

I hear Will fussing in his crib still....I guess he's decided he's not going to take a nap today. Better run. More later.