Lesson: self care when caring for toddlers is vital. You will ignore your own needs. This could potentially be dangerous as I learned yesterday. After fighting with my own body, a very high fever brought me down and brought me down quick. I couldn’t move. I literally could not lift my head and I wanted to cry. Every muscle and joint was on fire and my stomach was in revolt. My body convulsed with chills.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I don’t succumb to being sick. My body had other plans. I have a pretty nasty staph infection that hit my bloodstream. I was also pretty dehydrated. Bunches of Fluids and needles later, I am better. A script of antibiotics helped too.

I won’t ignore my body. It is ok to be sick. It is ok to say “I need rest”. It is not ok to ignore the signs because you are stubbornly trying to prove you can do it all. The fever peaked at 104.2. I honestly believed I could get out of bed and work and care for my household. Trust me, I tried.

I was very wrong. Very very wrong. Today I will take it easy. The boys helped with the house and the girls. The girls have been very loving. Toddlers rubbing your hair is calming when you want to cry. So I learned that I am not superwoman and frankly, I don’t need to be.

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