The End Is Near (For Me At Least)

Leon has been gone since Sunday morning and I have been a single mom this whole week. The first two days went by without a hitch. However, on Tuesday it was clear that my easy streak was over. Landon came to me with those dreaded words, "I'm not feeling well," and hunches into a ball on the floor. My first reaction was that he needed to visit the bathroom (still having #2 issues), but after reviewing his potty schedule in my head, I realized that this most likely wasn't the problem. I could feel my blood pressure and anxiety rising, but I did a great job of staying calm and talking myself out of my puke-a-phobe thoughts. He flopped around all evening complaining of his stomach and then developed a fever later in the night. He didn't sleep (and neither did I) most of the night. Wednesday was a difficult day with Landon complaining and being extra needy. He never threw up (answer to a prayer, literally) but I felt like he had enough symptoms that I should have him see the doctor to rule out Strep throat. After a BRUTAL experience for a germ-a-phobe at the doctor's office (I'll spare the details), the Strep test came back negative. Irronically enough, two hours after seeing the doctor, Landon seemed much better and his fever was gone by morning. Hmm. But, the story does not end here, unfortunately. Jayden started complaining of not feeling well Wednesday night (a fairly common occurance since I think Jayden is a hypochondriac). I tried to dismiss it, but with Landon already sick, I had to take it seriously. Jayden lives by the ear thermometer, checking his temperature daily (not exaggerating). So, I was not surprised to see that Jayden had a fever, too. Needless to say, Wednesday night was another sleepless one for me. Thursday was spent catering to Jayden's needs (and he seemed to have many), watching non-stop kid shows, and playing every two-player game we have in the closet - not such a bad day. Today being Friday I'm looking forward to this being the end of the week, but with Jayden home from school again, I'm afraid I'm destined to this for another day:
Leon comes home tomorrow and it's a three day weekend. I think I'll make it - wish me luck!