Monday, October 19, 2009

The Woes of Being Sick!

It is well known that I am not good at being sick, and this last week has been a great example! The day after Cyrus' 1st Birthday the poor little guy came down with a cold. For those who might immediately panic because of this ridiculous Swine (H1N1) Flu epidemic, never fear, it was just a cold. The poor little guy was a much better sport than his mama that is for sure. Although we did a lot of laying around for a couple of days. At one point as I was holding his Binky between my teeth it dawned on me that I was not being as careful as I should and that I was most likely going to get the little fellow's cold... sigh and did I ever. My main problem is that I am a diehard nose breather, unlike Todd, and I feel like I am suffocating when my nose is stuffed up. The worst part was when Cyrus started feeling better and I still felt HORRIBLE, and since I am still breastfeeding I refuse to take anything that might hurt Cy! So yesterday Cyrus and I drove over to Whole Foods and bought a Neti Pot. I have heard wonderful things about them, and so far it has been a really big help! Kind of a weird idea, you literally pour warm salty water in one nostril and it comes out the other flushing out your nose in the process. I am happy to report that as of today I can now hear out of one ear and breathe out of one nostril! Yay! Cyrus is 100% back to normal and I would say I am about halfway there and so far Todd has not shown any signs of being sick at all! Probably because he doesn't hold a sick baby's binky in his mouth!
-Sarah Beth