Please, let him not be sick again today.
K has been sick with a fever and a mild cold since Monday. Tuesday I stayed home with him, and then when JW came back at 5, I went to the office and worked until 4 in the morning. Wednesday I got to go to work, but rushed home for K's bedtime and then logged back in from home at night. Today I woke up before 5 and started working, but K will be up soon. JW and I are both swamped at work and we have no one to call.
If he's still sick today, I'm packing up the potty, the Tylenol, a bunch of toy trucks, and my laptop with streaming Netflix and DVDs and having him sit in my office. I'll hand over my iPhone. I'll get him every color of Post-It flags and let him decorate my office.
But please, let him be healthy today so he can go to school.
Alternatively, you could just give birth. Then everybody gets to stay home. It's a win-win. Hear that, fetus? Get a move on.
ReplyDeleteDoes your firm have the backup childcare through bright horizons? mine does, and i'm using it today for exactly the reason you describe - long, annoying cough interspersed w/fever. they sent over a nanny for the day, and she seems great, playing with the kid and doing projects.
ReplyDeletealso, did K get tested for peripertussis? my kids have same symptoms you describe him as having, and that's what they had.
Cecilia - we have backup care, but it's pretty useless for me. It's in a center, so it's not for sick kids, and you need to reserve space in advance. It's good if you have older kids who have school vacation. On the rare occasions when K has been healthy and our childcare plans fell through at the last minute, they have not had enough space to accommodate K.
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