Mamma said there would be days like this....

So, I know I have so many pic updates to do but I need to write this stuff down to remember the fun!

Sunday I had an FRG meeting to attend. My in laws came in town so they kept Lilly for me. She started running fever before I left but it was low. I figured it was her teeth. It stayed low so I brought her to school Monday morning. She had absolutely no other symptoms, was eating and drinking fine, and in a happy mood. Well, by 1:00, her temp was up to 103. I picked her up, went home to give her some medicine, and went straight to the doctor. She babbled to him as he checked her out and only got mad when he stuck that stick down her throat. Baby girl has tonsillitis, double ear infections, and pink eye....and you would never know it!

So, today, I had to stay home with her per doctors orders (yea, it is tax season....don't these kids know they can't get sick during tax season??). She hasn't run fever all day and was really good all day. Hopefully she is on the mend. It amazes me that with all that, she wasn't screaming from pain!

Reed did go to school today as I didn't want him to be around her too much and get sick as well. So far so good. But, when I picked him up from school, they tell me that they are calling child services on me because Reed says I punch him the head! They were kidding of course and they know better but the stuff he comes up with! He'll even show you where and how mommy punches him. They asked him if I spank him, pull his hair, etc and he tells them no to all of that....but mommy punches Reed in the head?!?!? When he came running to me, I picked him up and asked him who punches him in the head and he pointed to me and said Mommy! Then he proceeded to show me. It's quite funny but he better stop telling these fibs or someone might call child services!! Oh, kids...

Tonight was a hard night. Lilly wanted to be held as she took a cat nap and Reed was just irate. He was yelling and hitting so I sent him to time out. From that point on he cried for about an hour. He wouldn't come out of his room or come by us. Finally he let me pick him up. I kept asking him what was wrong and he would tell me his leg hurts, then his toes, then his head, then his eyes....nothing hurt. Then he started saying 'I miss my daddy'...so, I sat on the floor hugging my baby trying to hold it together but the tears started. It absolutely broke my heart. Once that was out though, he perked up and started to play. Every time the phone rang he would ask if it was daddy and he went to the computer several times asking me to call him. How I wish it were that easy....

So after they took baths, Reed was in bed and ready to fall asleep. I left the room momentarily to go get his vitamin and Lilly's bottle. I heard the computer beep and it said Steven was online. I ran and got both kids and sat on the couch waiting for the computer to ring....and it did!! Daddy woke up early and called us. When his face popped up on the screen Reed put his hands to his mouth and said "Oh My God!"...it was priceless! I wish I could have gotten it on video...a moment I will never forget. Reed was so excited and his mouth didn't stop for about 10 minutes. We couldn't hear anything Steven said over Reed talking. But I didn't care....there is no greater joy than to see your baby happy....and he was soooo soooo soooo happy! Reed got to talk to him for a while and was very hyped up the whole time. I know it made Steven's day too seeing his babies so happy.

Once we got off the computer, Reed quickly calmed down and actually told me he was tired and ready for a nap. I brought him in his room and he was out in minutes. I know he is resting much more peacefully now. I know he is only 2 but he does understand some of this. He is smart enough to know that daddy isn't hear and that makes him sad....it makes us all sad. But then that sadness can be turned into smiles within in a moment....

So incredibly thankful for those moments...