Sick

It's been a rough day. I have strep but wasn't able to get the amoxicillin for a few days because we were visiting the Stewart ranch (Matt's sister's husband's family ranch) in Idaho.  So by the time I got it, my throat was crazy sore. As we were packing up to leave the ranch we realized Kate had a fever.  I felt bad because we had a 5 hour drive ahead of us. I hoped she would sleep but didn't want her to be up all night either. She ended up staying awake the whole ride home.

We stopped to get a red-box movie for the kids to watch the last half of the drive, so we turned Kate's car seat around so she could watch. I was kind of zoned out in the front seat trying not to watch the clock.  Every few minutes Kate would say a quiet, "Hi Mommy." It was so sweet, like she was checking up on me.

By the time we got home I felt absolutely terrible.  Kate's fever wasn't as high because we'd given her some medicine but she was very subdued.  We got her some milk, changed, and in bed as quick as we could.  She whimpered a little bit, but was totally out quickly. The next morning she woke up when I went in to get Daniel so I brought her down, too. She laid on Matt's side of the bed for a little bit while I fed Daniel. Then snuggled up next to me when I put him back down. It wasn't long before she dozed off. I just laid there and watched her sleep. I took this picture of her next to me.  Sweet Baby Angel Kate (that's what dad calls her).  I hate that she's sick. I love that she's mine and here next to me.