The Anti-Anti-inflammatory

A fetus. Yes. Because I'm pregnant, I can't take an anti-inflammatory, and you know what I want right now more than anything else? Ibuprofen. Like I would kill for it. My sinuses are killing me, and there is no way I'm going to be able to sleep EVER if the swelling doesn't stop. They're draining pretty well, and I don't feel nearly as congested as I did. I mostly feel swollen.

Oh yeah, so let me tell you what's been happening.

Ever since about the end of my first trimester, I've been congested. It happens. My sinuses get overproductive, and I get congested. It's usually not too uncomfortable, I just have to make sure I sleep with extra pillows at night.

Well, on Friday a week ago, I started feeling a sore throat coming on. I didn't think too much of it, because a sore throat isn't too inconvenient, and usually goes away after a few days. Well, then that night, I couldn't sleep. By the next morning, my congestion had turned to sinus infection, and something was going on in my lungs. By Saturday evening, I felt like I had been hit by a train, but no fever. Weird. It was like having the flu without really having the flu.

So I rested up over the weekend, Russ took care of things around the house for me (much MUCH appreciated) and I started feeling a lot better. By the time Russ went back to school/work on Tuesday, I felt like I was on the mend. My sinuses were still congested, but I felt like they were getting better. Wednesday night rolled around, and Vincente started crying in his sleep that night. Only a few times, so we thought maybe it was just a nightmare or something, but then he started coughing. And it sounded just like me. 

Last night was hell at our house. I am not trying to exaggerate either. We had humidifiers going in my room and in Vince's room, but still, Vince woke up crying around 11:30pm. Just as we were getting ready to go to bed. So we let him lay in our bed for a while, but he wiggles too much, so eventually, around 12:15, we put him back in his own bed. Well, that worked for a little while, in fact, just long enough for me to stop tossing and turning because of MY congestion. So around 2am, I got up with Vince. Russ came in after a few minutes when it was obvious that Vince wasn't going to be calmed down. So we put on Finding Nemo, and Vince settled down. We gave him some Tylenol, and Russ went back to bed while I watched "Memo" with Vince. Around 4am, I tried to get Vince to fall asleep in the rocking chair with me to the very last 30 minutes or so of Nemo. Needless to say, by then he wasn't very interested in sleeping. Finally, after the show was over, I just put him in his bed and let him fall asleep. I thought about going back to bed, but I couldn't breath, and I couldn't get my sinuses to clear up, so I just stayed up, knowing that Vince would be crying again in an hour or so. I watched this week's episode of House, and then just as it was over, heard Vince crying. So I took care of Vince for another hour. Finally, around 5:50, he went back to sleep, and I decided to lay down and attempt to go to sleep for a little bit. By the time Russ got up half an hour later, I decided sleep was not for me, and got up with Russ. 

And I was hysterical. Lack of sleep is not good for a sick, pregnant woman. Especially one who is emotional anyway. It was bad. I ate breakfast with Russ, then got in the shower around 6:45, hoping to stand in the nice hot water until it was all gone. No such luck. Vince woke up not more than 10 minutes after I started enjoying my hot shower. I got him to lay on my bed with me for about 15 minutes, but then, just as I was getting comfortable (i.e. being able to breathe through my nose again) he woke up, crying. 

So... yeah...

I'm running on absolutely no sleep.

The one friend that I would feel like I could call to watch Vince so I could sleep has two sick kids of her own, so I can't call her. 

My visiting teacher is in the middle of leaving her husband, so I can't call her.

I'm alone, sick, tired, and I have a sick kid to take care of... 

Help me...