Usually, I suffer with self-doubts about how I am doing as a mom. I think that this is fairly common. Am I feeding them correctly? Are we spending enough quality time together? Should we throw the Wii system in the trash can? Is it okay to give kids a curfew?
We have been sick for several weeks. One nasty cold and one vicious stomach virus making the rounds on alternating people. Add in some secondary infections (two with bronchitis & one with a sinus infection for sure) and it's been a crazy couple of weeks. On Monday I went to pick up prescriptions at Costco & thought ahead enough to pick up penne chicken pasta from the deli case & the brown paper-wrapped French bread from the bakery. After taking a nap, we added frozen vegetables & felt like I had given my kids an adequate meal. (As a bonus, Chris was able to easily prepare the entire thing!!)
Yesterday, a dear friend offered to bring a pot of soup & I cheerfully accepted. She showed up at the door less than five minutes after one of the sickies requested something warm to eat. YUMMY!
Last night I took codeine-laced cough syrup to help me sleep. At about 2:30 a.m. one of the boys came in complaining of a severe headache, fever, body aches, etc. I sat on the floor beside him, brushed his hair, fed him alternating sips of Coke & Gatorade, decided on some migraine medicine, looked up symptoms on WebMd & decided he was probably dehydrated from an overly-hard workout on Monday & kept pushing fluids, and I WAS PATIENT THE ENTIRE TIME!!! Now, the super relaxing cough medicine probably helped but I was an okay mom.
Today I am tired & feeling the effects of missing a lot of sleep. But I am happy that I am not always riddled with bad-mom-thoughts. Taking care of my son was a blessing. Curfews are a good things (as my high school journals reminded me!!). Too much screen time is not good for anyone. Feeding families is a fine balancing act. Being a mother is the hardest and most rewarding job of all. I am grateful for my children and the opportunity I have to be with them.
3 comments:
Oh, Jenna, you are a great mom! Hope you and your family recover soon.
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Amen.
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