The sickies

Aiden is sick. I don't know what he has. Ever since he got home from school on tuesday he has had a fever and has just been acting "off". We didn't make it to bible study on wednesday and last night was the worse night. No sleeping for anyone in our house. I mean NO sleeping. Aiden was up every 30 mins to an hour. I tried sleeping with him in my arms rocking him, I tried letting him sleep in our bed, I tried sleeping next to his crib, I tried it all,, I was trying to keep from disturbing ben, he has to get up early to go to work... but it ended up that none of us got very much sleep. I felt bad for ben who had to go to work and sit through meetings when he had probably got a grand total of 2 hours of sleep. I felt sorry for me who had a to do list a mile long of things I needed to get done before the weekend and before aiden's party and I especially felt sorry for aiden who didn't get to go to school today and who missed his little school "party" they were going to throw him today before the spring break. I had made cupcakes for the occasion and the teachers were going to make it a special day. I'm trying not to feel bad about it. Maybe we can do it after the spring break and even if not he's only 2 right...

Today my aunt kim came and watched aiden for me for like an hour so I could at least run to the store and get the stuff for our big family party that is scheduled for saturday! Now I just hope I end up having time to actually prepare the stuff. He didn't nap at all today and when I took him to the dr. she told me 2 things. One his 2 yr molars are cutting and that could be some of the source of his pain and 2, he has some kind of throat infection because he has very swollen, infected, red blisters on the back of his tongue and throat. His fever is subsiding which means the virus is leaving his body and so he's no longer contagious but the pain from the sores remain...along with the cutting of the molars. My little boy is just in a lot of pain. We are using pain mediation and numbing mediation and antibiotics and hoping that his little body will heal quickly. But this is just painful for all of us. Especially since his pain seems to keep him from sleeping, either at night or naptime. I pray tonight will be a better night. I don't think any of us have the energy for another round. I also pray that he will be happier and healthier in time for his party on saturday. It's his birthday after all!!!!