Everything sounds like crying.
About 50% of the time the cries I hear are real. The rest of the cries are imaginary, fueling my maternal anxiety.
Andrew's doing a phenomenal job holding things together as everything falls apart around him.
Rachel, Miriam, and Zoë are all quarantined in the basement. I'm quarantined in our bedroom so that I can be close to Phoebe. When she needs milk, I put on my mask, wash my hands, then grab a squirt of hand sanitizer before stumbling into the hallway to meet Andrew—double masking in his own home—so he can hand her off to me.
I feed her in her room, away from the lingering virus in my room.
Then she either naps or returns to Andrew to play.
She's decided that crawling around the house is the greatest thing ever, aside from pulling herself into quasi-standing position on car ramps, toy boxes, fireplace ledges. So she hasn't been entirely miserable, but she hasn't been entirely happy.
She gets so excited to see me. I feel awful that I only ever spend ten minutes or so with her.
But because I'm also sick, that means I can spend more time checking in on the girls in the basement. Zoë is the most miserable. For a while it seemed like she was going to stay positive yet perky. Now she's running a temperature of 103°F and doesn't feel too hot...or feels far too hot, rather.
She got up at 5:00 this morning (after Phoebe didn't go to bed until midnight...and then woke up at 3:00 and finally went back to bed at 4:00ish) and I just was able to lull her into taking a nap by stroking her hair and her face until she drifted off.
I don't feel afraid of her because I have what she has. And I think I'm over the worst of it (famous last words, right?). The first night I spiked a temperature of 104.2°F and was in so much pain I couldn't sleep. But my fever eventually subsided and I felt better. And then I spiked a fever again. And then felt better. And then spiked a fever again. And then felt better. And then...
Currently I feel pretty good, all things considered.
Zoë's highest fever has been 103°F. Miriam's been up to 102°F.
Rachel hasn't had a fever this entire time. But she's been dizzy, with a horrendous headache. She also has a cough. Miriam has had some tummy issues. Zoë can hardly speak without coughing (but doesn't cough otherwise). I have a very gentle cough.
So not too bad on that front, but we're still experiencing the first act.
Hopefully it will just get better from here...
I wondered how all of you were doing. It's interesting to see how each person is affected. I hope you are over the worst of it.Thank goodness most of you were vaccinated so maybe, hopefully, it will be short-lived in the Heiss household. Has the health department advised how long you all should quarantine? I keep checking your FB page to see if Benjamin still has tested negative for it. I'm glad Reid is OK so far. I remember Miriam went to his house when Rachel tested positive so ...
ReplyDeleteYeah; he'd gotten his booster last...Friday? I think? So we're hoping that will protect him from this most recent strain.
DeleteI kept a covid timeline for my sister and later my parents when they got the virus. My sister had it the worst in the pre-vaccine days. Well, vaccines were being rolled out, but she hadn't qualified for one at that point. The horrible headache (and nausea from that) was probably the worst for her. I believe she was also dizzy like Rachel.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry this is happening to your family, Nancy!
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