Oh Thursday.

It's hot here. Addie has an upper respiratory infection. I am on restrictions. Life is crazy.

I sort of feel like last Thursday life came unhitched. I got the news from the doctor that my cervix is shortening and that I am no longer allowed to pick up my daughter or anything else more then 5lbs for that matter. Really? Okay. No big deal. Addison is a bright, independent 15 month old who, let's face it, really doesn't like to be cuddled or held anyway. If she needs a little loving all she has to do it crawl onto the couch and we'll cuddle our little hearts out. When she needs to be put to bed or hoisted up for any other reason, Billy can do it. We'll get through these next 10-14 weeks easy.

Thursday night, Addie got extremely sick. It started as a fever of 103.5 with no signs of letting up. She tossed and turned at night but I figured it was just teeth and we'd be over it by Saturday. Friday came and there was still a temp but she acted normal. Played, ate, drank, napped all in the same routine as other teething experiences. Then Friday night rolled around. We tried to put her down around 8 PM and she just screamed. Figuring she wasn't feeling good we laid her in our bed and watched tv with her hoping she'd fall asleep and we'd be set for the night. Funny. I was up with Addie until 2:30AM when I finally woke my husband up and he was on duty. They remained awake from 2:30 t0 about 7 when I relieved him again. She slept in my arms maybe an hour and then was up until 7PM! She wanted to be rocked, held, cuddled, picked up, set down and picked back up again. Today is Monday and I am pretty sure I've blown the idea of restriction out of the water. I've tried to tell her no but when her little arms go up and her sad baby blues look you in the eyes it's hard to not cuddle her.

On top of it all, it's so hot here. The car read 98 although I think that may have been a little cooler then that. It's hot in our house as we only have window AC units and it is trying to keep up with the heat. Our bedroom is nice and cool so we've spent the majority of the day playing in there. This is just a suggestion to anyone who thinks about getting pregnant in December, DON'T DO IT!! It was much easier with Addison when I was 3 month pregnant over this one being 7 months pregnant. Carrying around the extra weight and feeling like I have to cover myself up to not blind people from the white beached whale at the pool is tiring!!

All in all, it's been a bit crazy here since Thursday. I love being a mom but I think I could use a break for a couple weeks. Maybe one of my teacher friends would want to come and take care of Addie and me!! Hint Hint!