Invasion of the Sickies!

Poor CamCam has the sickies. It's not the "sleep constantly" sickies. Nor is it the "cuddle with mommy all day and be calm and quiet on the couch" sickies.

No, he has the "whining 24 hours a day" kind. No joke. Even in his sleep, he moans. His is the "I don't care how overtired I am, I'm not going to sleep" sickies. Accompanied by "I don't care what mom is doing, I'm going to sit in her lap or cry at her feet."

So yeah, it's been pretty tough on me. Errr, I mean on him.

I really do feel bad for him, it's been over a week now of him feeling miserable. I just think that if you're not feeling well, and you're feeling tired, you should go to bed. If I was sick, that's what I'd do. Well, it's what I'd want to do, but be unable to do because of my three little monsters. Last night he was up past midnight. He was whiny, and fussy, and his eyes were all red because he was so tired. However he refused to go to bed. In the mornings he wakes up whiny and fussy because he's so tired, but he will not sleep in. I have to get up to get the older 2 off to school, and as soon as I leave the bed, CamCam follows.

How did he know I was up, you ask? That brings me to the next part of his sickness- he WILL NOT leave my side. He's been sleeping in our bed every night, and even when I wake up to get "The Baby" during the night, CamCam cries mom! and whines until I get back. He's got to have a sixth sense or something, I don't know how he knows when I get up. I swear I'm super quiet.

During the day it's the same. He's constantly in my lap. But he doesn't like to lay down on me, he sits up so that whatever I'm doing I have to try and see through his head to do it. I've been folding laundry with him sitting on my lap. It's really difficult to fold laundry around another person! Who knew? I try to get him to sit next to me while watching TV, but he wants to sit right on top of me. Heaven forbid if someone else tries to get close to me, he pushes them away and edges his little body in closer to mine. I do dishes with him crying at my feet. I tried to pick him up and set him on the counter next to me, but he cried and leaned over and wrapped his hands around my neck, and it was really hard to do the dishes or cook that way.

I'm not sure why so much whining is necessary. It's impossible to tell what he wants. Even when you think you've figured it out, you're always wrong and he falls to the ground and has a mini-fit. I think he's too sick and tired for the big-fit. Every TV show is wrong. Every drink he's offered is the wrong one. Every snack or food he's presented with is wrong. The other day he wanted milk, and his big brother was kind enough to get it for him, and CamCam had a fit because he wanted milk from the unopened gallon of milk rather then the one that was already opened.

So I think that until the poor little guy feels better, I should make his day as easy on him as possible. I will not do dishes until he feels better. Sorry family, but you're on your own for dinner. Laundry isn't going to be done. My hubby should probably find a new place to sleep since CamCam prefers to sleep sideways and would rather have me all to himself anyways. I could try to carry him while I vacuum, but I think he wants my undivided attention. I swear I'd much rather be doing all these things over sitting on the couch with CamCam and watching cartoons all day, but, ya know. Poor little guy's sick, what's a mommy to do?