Sick at last

I have finally caught the horrible sickness that Dave and Emily have had for the last 2 weeks. I had a really bad sore throat and runny nose right when Dave got sick, but then I took a bunch of Airborne and I felt normal again after about a day. For the last week or so I have gotten a really sore throat every night right before I go to bed and when I wake up it is still there, but after I eat breakfast and have coffee, it has gone away. Last night while I was making dinner, I suddenly felt very achy but I took some Advil and it went away. When I woke up this morning I felt fine but as I started making breakfast for Emily and me, I was hit with pain all over my body. I have felt horrible all day and Dave couldn't afford any more sick days to come home and help me. He was sweet enough to come home and get me some soup and medicine from the store (since he had taken all of the cold medicine we had when he was sick) and then he traded closing nights so that he could come home early. It was still really hard to make it through the day, but I know as a mom, there are times when I just have to suck it up and deal with the pain.
At the beginning of December, I made a countdown calendar for Emily and each night we have pulled off another day. It is so much fun to teach Emily about Christmas and to see her excitement, even if it is just because I act excited. Dave was reading one of Emily's Sunday school papers they give to parents when they pick up their kids and it was talking about how children Emily's age can't comprehend holidays yet. All they understand is the parents reactions and if you are stressed out about shopping and cleaning and planning, you kids are going to understand Christmas as a stressful time but if you are excited and loving, they will remember that. It is really good to be reminded of that, because I forget how much Emily is learning and absorbing every day. She copies everything I do. She even pretends to drink coffee with me and at meal times, she pretends to pull pepper out of her pocket to sprinkle on our food. She is crazy!
Ally is sleeping through the night this week. I have been putting her to sleep on her back instead of her stomach and that seems to be working for the time. Some nights she will talk for a while before going to sleep. It is funny yet really annoying at the same time. I am continuing to pray that she does not get sick.