Daddy Medicine

Alex is sick AGAIN. He had to come home from daycare this morning becuase we decided to send him off... even though we knew there would be a 99% chance we'd get a call saying that he needed to be picked up. Last time this happened I stayed home with Alex, but pretty quickly he was feeling like his spunky self - and I had to drive to Renton, then on to work in Bothell. So, needless to say, we sent him off.

He has a fever of 102.6, lethargic and very whiney and cranky. Lance said that he would take care of him Monday becuase he needed to be at work on Tuesday.

Alex has to be without medicine and without fever for 24 hours before returning to daycare.

Maybe Wednesday?

Today when I got home from work - Alex was asleep on Lance's chest in the recliner - his usual place. We call it the secret weapon - or "daddy medicine". He loves to sleep on Lance's chest when he is wearing one of his 49ers fleece shirts. Oh so nice and comfy.

Lance fed him his last bottle right after I got home and we learned that Alex can hold his own bottle - we never feed him a bottle anymore and we don't know this! It's new to us!

Lance looked at me and said "It's times like this that I love being a Dad". I couldn't say anything because then Alex would know that I was there and would whip his head around looking for me and bottle time would be over. I just smiled and warmth filled my heart.

Daddy medicine is wonderful.

I remember my Mom used to say to my sister and I that she loved when we were sick because then she could kiss and snuggle us - or that we would actually let her instead of resisting. Alex isn't to the resisting stage yet but Lance sure was loving every minute of it.

I think that is the best part of this whole situation - - - Lance knowing and realizing that Alex just wants to be with him and that he wants to be with Alex to take care of him in his time of need. Being in the moment and knowing it.