Without fail I come down with something that knocks me out of commission for several days or more every year. I can’t complain too much, but I do hate using the majority of my “Sick” Time at the beginning of the year since there’s that much more pressure not to get sick the rest of the year and to keep the kids as healthy as possible. This year it all started with a cold that didn’t want to leave and then an ear infection that is mostly gone, but I still have fluid and pressure in my ear(s) that is sticking around. I could deal with that just fine, but then apparently since my immune system was already working overtime taking care of a viral infection; it decided I needed something like a bacterial skin infection as well. So, I have what the doctors think is Impetigo on my face (they are questioning it because it doesn’t look like typical Impetigo). Josh is pretty sure it showed up after I was cleaning up some mold we found in a couple of windowsills – Ewww! I thought I had kept it contained, but it makes sense because I don’t know how else I could have gotten it. So… I have an awesome sore on my face and little blistery spots and I’m on my second round of antibiotics because for some reason the first round stopped working and it began to spread again. I’m going to see about finding a dermatologist, but the tricky part seems to be finding one that I can get into quickly because I really hope I won’t still have whatever this infection is a month or two from now… thanks, House. :p
Anyhoo… at least the kids are pretty healthy. If anyone has to get sick, I’d rather it be me than them. I did find out something interesting, though… apparently it takes your body 2 years after pregnancy for it to return to normal (as far as immunity goes, at least). So it makes sense that my body’s immunity is much lower than usual considering Enzo wasn’t even 1 when I got pregnant with Phoebe. The more you know!
That’s all I’ve got for now… so how about a cute baby? Right?