What happens when Mommy's sick?

Last week I posted about hen soup for sickies. Well, I got the privilege of hosting Dane's virus, making sure to keep it's genetic programming alive in my willing body.

What happens when daddy or baby gets when sick:
1. Sleep. Lots of it.
2. Chicken or hen soup (see past posting) and limitless tissue disposal.
3. Said soup in bed with orange juice and Tylenol. More sleep.
4. Cold compress on forehead with loving strokes in hair.
5. Hushed tones to ensure the ultimate goal of sleep.
6. Mommy by the side of the sick person - so they know they are not alone.
7. If stomach flu: mommy to hold hair back over toilet, automatically cleaned floor and bed clothes so returned sickie can sleep in cleanliness. Again, a cold compress for forehead and back of neck for nausea relief.
8. Middle of the night doctor's calls, visits and occasional visit to ER in mommy's arms. Sleep for patient when needed.
9. Round-the-clock-dosing of meds with cool glasses of water or juice.
10. Automatic suppository insertion and waste removal for really bad cases of constipation. More sleep.

What happens when mommy gets sick:
1. A normal, busy day.
2. Accumulation of dishes in sink and laundry in large pile by washer.
3. Absolutely no sleep whatsoever.
4. Feverish, and somewhat trippy drives to school or summer camp, depending on season.
5. Lonely trips to toilet while heaving quietly as to not wake rest of family.
6. No sleep.
7. Dust and food build up on carpet floor b/c of lack of regular maintenance. Don't worry...it will be there in 7 days when the virus leaves...
8. Normal, exhausting, witching "hour" of whiny child(ren) from 4pm until bedtime, which happens to be earlier than normal.
9. No shower.
10. Take out for dinner.
oh, did I mention no sleep?

I'm praying daddy gets home early tonight to relieve my babysitting duties. What I wouldn't give for a full day in bed with a servant serving me fresh chicken soup.

No pics today, I look like death.