Sick and Tired

Man am I dragging today! I have been fighting off a cold since the weekend that doesn't seem to want to come on full blast or go away, just kinda hanging around. Then on top of it now Izzy is sick! She came down with a congestion and a fever yesterday, started with waking up in middle of night sunday, then she had a fever yesterday so I stayed home with her all day. And last night she had an awful night. I basically had her in bed with me in teh spare bed from 2am till 6:30 this morning. What a restless night sleep for both of us. I don't know how parents share a bed with their kids, maybe it is just because Iz is not used to sharing a bed but she is horrible, moves constantly (even when asleep) and takes up more room then what would seem physcially possible for a little person! I am exhasuted!!!!

One of the things I find challenging about parenthood is deciding when to take her to the dr. My gut tells me it is just a cold and a low grade fever, but I am going out of town tomorrow on a business trip until friday and Iz will be with our sitter tomorrow and then my mom thurs and DH's mom Friday. So do I take her to the doctor this afternoon or tomorrow morning just to make sure it is not an ear infection...or do I just let it ride its course. I don't know why I have such trouble with this. I just called the Dr office and left a message with the nurse, waiting for a call back. She seemed a bit better this morning, really stuffy but her fever was gone, but my mom just called and her fever (low grade just under 1o1) is back now...

Having a sick kid with a stuffed up nose is the worst, there is virtually nothing I can do for her to help her. Can't really give her any meds other than tylenol or motrin which isn't going to help her congestion. Poor kid. And why does this always happen with either I or DH will be gone? Murphy's law I suppose.

UPDATE****I took her to the Dr, no ear infection and she seemed in a good mood when we got home just stuffed up. Well I put her to bed an hour ago and she is already awake and sounds AWFUL!!!!! How did she get so much worse in an hour, she now has a horrible sounding cough.......it is going to be a long night poor kid. I am already feeling guilty for leaving tomorrow and thinking about staying home from work and just leaving in time to go to the airport for my 5:00 flight...