It’s funny how days can start out one way and then turn into something totally different.
I woke up this morning feeling kind of crummy. Bad enough where I thought about called into work. Then I freaked myself out with all the horrible things that I could imagine having a cold could do to my child. Or may be I had strep, after all one of the kids at work had it. Despite my panicked state, after a nice cup of (decaf) tea I managed to convince myself to lie back down, get some more sleep and take it easy.
I’m so glad I did. I slept away a good part of the day, but arrived at work fresh, if a bit clogged up. I worked with a nice group of kids tonight. Nothing good happened, nothing bad happened, but somehow it turned into a very pleasant day. I've got a bounce in my step to prove it.
I’m still a bit stuffed up and I admit that I'm a little concerned about the effects of getting a cold on my fetus. In reality, I know that all I can do now is take care of myself, which I’m already doing, so I can recover quickly and not get sick again. I’m pretty sure it’s not strep, as my throat doesn’t even hurt anymore. While I know I’m better at hand washing then most of my co-workers, this little scare has kicked my into super-duper vigilant mode, a welcome reminder.
About Me
- Lora
- While I'm loving life in the Austin area, I mainly grew up in the Hudson Valley of New York. I’m a 38 year old INFP married to a very handy INTJ. We have a three year old that keeps life interesting and full of meaning, a little girl in the womb and a 9 year old puppy. I tend to take a Zen approach to life and, at least mentally, I’m always going off on one tangent or another. This really is just a hodge-podge of whatever’s on my mind at the moment with little rhyme or reason.
4 comments:
Sounds like a good day for chicken noodle soup and a feel good movie.
Your antibodies are circulating in your baby also, Lora. Not the B lymphocytes themselves, of course. They're too big to cross the placenta. But that gives your baby the same cell based immunity that you have.
Sorry you are feeling under the weather. It sounds like just a cold and baby jam, I am sure, is not going to start sneezing, too.
I went to Mexico when I was 5.5 months preg with Darian and came back with Montezuma's revenge. She was fine and has no memory of that experience. :)
Take care!
oh sweetie, stress would be worse than a cold!
your present is on the way this week, i promise, i promise!!
xoxoxo
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