We should be refreshed and brimming of the fun we’ve had, regailing tails of days out and adventures.
Den building, bike rides, cinema trips, meet up with friends.
Lie-ins and late nights
Movies and popcorn Crisps and sweets.
The fun we had planned
The homework diary which was to rival your friends
BUT
Roll on a week and what do we have?
Overflowing bins The house is a mess
I think we left the house but it wasn’t much fun
Rushing round the supermarket grabbing medicines and nappies
Easy to eat food and lots of wipes and tissues
Half term is over and we’ve all been ill
Barely left the house
Buckets and duvets were the most fun we saw
Our adventures consisted of whether the next mad rush to the loo would be successful, whether the next nappy will hold
What they don’t tell you about being a mum is that it’s not always glamorous or fun
It’s smelly and messy and more often than not it’s disgusting!
But you manage and you make the most of it
But my tips for getting through are:
Have enough bedding to change quickly in the night Have buckets to hand (under your bed is really handy)
Never run out of :
Kitchen Roll
Toilet Roll Nappies Wipes Disinfectant
Super Noodles
Tomato soup
Orange Squash
Calpol
You’ll cope because you have to!!
That was our half term it consisted of a diarrhea bug for Harry which was never ending. It went on so long it involved 2 doctors trips, 2 telephone consultations, 1 stool sample and around 6 jumbo sized packs of Pampers and 12 packs of wipes.
It lasted for a whopping 18 days! The poor boy was beside himself as were we. Then as quick as it came it left.
Phew the relief.
Short lived of course when I was struck down with a virus/flu, doing something I think I’ve only done once before – I asked Paul to take a day off work to look after the kids. I took to bed and didn’t move all day.
In typical fashion Emmy was struck down that evening with it and together we suffered.
Paul had to work the next two days so TV was the parent for those days. Sad but true. You do what you have to do as a parent to get by.
As much as I hate the fact the TV was our saviour, it went on first thing and stayed on.
Weak from his bug Harry was unable to do much, Emmy and I we unable to move so duvets and pillows and cuddles were the port of call.
Lots of fluids and hardly any foods, no one wanted to eat.
We struggled but we coped.
You have to as a parent don’t you?
My parents came over on Saturday to help and I took to bed as soon as Paul was home.
He was brilliant at looking after me and the kids. Thank you hunny, and he also put up with my crying and whinging.
Life is tough when your a parent but when your a poorly parent with poorly kids it’s a whole new ball games.
We survived and are almost through the other side.
So if you’re wondering why I’ve been unusually quiet, this is why. We’ve been ill, it’s been shit.
I admit I’m a bad parent on occasions but the kids are in one piece still and the house is still standing…..to me that’s a WIN!
Now if I could catch up with my emails and housework then I could relax just a little.
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Clare
Hi, I'm Clare (Emmy's Mummy). A former Nanny and Mother of 2 - Emmy (born February 2010) and Harry (born October 2012). We are Essex based and share our adventures and misadventures of a busy crazy life.
Comments (17)
Poor, poor you. What an absolute nightmare. Hope you're all better now.
The biggest hugs ever!!! i am glad you are all on the mend! xxxx
Oh dear, poor you. Horrible when things like that sweep through the whole family. Hope you're all on the road to recovery now.
It sounds horrendous! When times are tough, you really have to do what you need to do to survive. Thank goodness you are all over the worst of it now.
Oh bless, I hope you are soon to be free of germs x
Sounds as though you have had a horrid week!
Sending hugs – this winter has been especially cruel to Sebby and now I have Isaac poorly – hope you are lurgy free very soon
oh no sounds pants hope the signs of spring is on its way hurray!
It is horrible to go through a week like this. It is heartbreaking to see your little ones suffering and even worse when you are ill too. Hope you have fun this weekend to make up forit
I hope you are all on the mend, it takes time to get back to 100% so take it easy.
What an awful time – I hope everyone's on the mend now finally. I'm so pleased to see the arrival of Spring, hopefully the germs might leave us all alone for a while x x
Sorry to hear you have all be unwell. love your list of essentials xx
Sounds like you had a really rough week. Fingers crossed Spring is well and truly on the way and those Winter germs are gone!
Oh no how awful, and your poor wee boy, bless him that's horrendous. Glad he's better now. We've been blessed with not one but two sick bugs in a few months… ridiculous! Roll on Easter yes! ps my house is messy too 😉
Love your essentials list – some great ones, but not sure about noodles and tomato soup. Hope everyone is on the mend now. You have had so much illness in the house the last 6 months or so.
So sorry to hear that you've all been ill, but pleased that you're on the mend. The TV is crucial when kids are ill like that – don't feel bad about it at all.
Oh no what a horrible way to come back to reality.
Getting back to the swing of things after half term is tough enough anyway, sorry to hear you've all been ill. Hope you're all feeling better soon. x
Poor, poor you. What an absolute nightmare. Hope you're all better now.
The biggest hugs ever!!! i am glad you are all on the mend! xxxx
Oh dear, poor you. Horrible when things like that sweep through the whole family. Hope you're all on the road to recovery now.
It sounds horrendous! When times are tough, you really have to do what you need to do to survive. Thank goodness you are all over the worst of it now.
Oh bless, I hope you are soon to be free of germs x
Sounds as though you have had a horrid week!
Sending hugs – this winter has been especially cruel to Sebby and now I have Isaac poorly – hope you are lurgy free very soon
oh no sounds pants hope the signs of spring is on its way hurray!
It is horrible to go through a week like this. It is heartbreaking to see your little ones suffering and even worse when you are ill too. Hope you have fun this weekend to make up forit
I hope you are all on the mend, it takes time to get back to 100% so take it easy.
What an awful time – I hope everyone's on the mend now finally. I'm so pleased to see the arrival of Spring, hopefully the germs might leave us all alone for a while x x
Sorry to hear you have all be unwell. love your list of essentials xx
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Sounds like you had a really rough week. Fingers crossed Spring is well and truly on the way and those Winter germs are gone!
Oh no how awful, and your poor wee boy, bless him that's horrendous. Glad he's better now. We've been blessed with not one but two sick bugs in a few months… ridiculous! Roll on Easter yes! ps my house is messy too 😉
Love your essentials list – some great ones, but not sure about noodles and tomato soup. Hope everyone is on the mend now. You have had so much illness in the house the last 6 months or so.
So sorry to hear that you've all been ill, but pleased that you're on the mend. The TV is crucial when kids are ill like that – don't feel bad about it at all.
Oh no what a horrible way to come back to reality.
Getting back to the swing of things after half term is tough enough anyway, sorry to hear you've all been ill. Hope you're all feeling better soon. x