Day 117...sick sick sick

May 16

Today is mine and Eli's 2 year anniversary. Unfortunately, I was home sick all day. This was my first time being sick and having to take care of Martyn the full day. It was a rough day. Martyn was a perfect angel though, which was a great help. He was totally calm, and mellow all day...he got a little bit fussy about an hour before Eli got home, but he was just tired.

I was reminded of my flight home from San Diego, back in March. I felt terrible on that flight, because I hadn't eaten enough during the day, was a little stressed about travel, etc etc etc. But I had to suck it up, because Martyn's care and safety were the only thing that mattered. Today was much like that, except I was home, and I was sicker. Being home however, made the difference, because I could put him in the bed with me, or in his little rocking chair in the living room, and chill out. We ended up taking two big naps during the day. By the afternoon, I was able to keep saltine crackers and jello water down, which was encouraging.

By the time Eli got home, I had moved from needing to puke, to the super extra sensitive skin, which to me is just as bad as the former. My skin just ached. Strangely, earlier in the day when I was feeling like that, the only comfort was nursing Martyn. I made sure to wash my hands a huge amount of times, to help protect my boy from a possible bug that I have....I'm not fully convinced it was food poisoning.

Eli was so wonderful, and gentle with me when he got home. I know he was tired, and it was hard to come home to a dirty house, and sick wife, and no dinner, on our Anniversary. But he took it in stride...."through sickness and in health"..... that's what we said when we married each other, and we meant it. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband.

Two years down, many many more to come....and it just keeps getting better! Two years, and a baby....even though I sick sick sick today, I couldn't have imagined my life as it is now, and how awesome it is.