hibernating

Sometimes after a long illness, you are exhausted and want rest. That was today. We aren't sicker, we don't think, but we were too tired to leave the house. That applies to all three of us. Dennis took a three hour nap in the middle of the day and so did his Mommy. Actually, I never really got up to begin with! He took his nap and so did David, and I heard David get him up after he woke up from his nap. After a few minutes, he decided it was time for me to join them. He ran back to our bedroom, walked over to the bed, reached up and grabbed the covers and said "Mommy. Up!". I got up and he grabbed the hem of my nightgown and said "Daddy" and pointed to the other end of the house. He dragged me to the den and pushed me down onto the couch beside David. I guess he thought David needed some company while watching him play. I was happy to comply.

We haven't done much. He played with his trains and took me on a tour of the house while dragging my nightgown hem around. He showed me all his favorite ornaments on the Christmas tree and then said "chair" and pointed to the sofa. We sat there and I listened to him telling me things for a while. Then he was up and running, so I got out his new chalk and got his chalkboard ready for him to use. He drew a masterpiece for us before running on to the next thing. He clearly feels much better. I can only hope that one day soon his Daddy and I will be popping up out of bed congestion and cough free and that we'll have the energy to do some things. We've lost about sixteen pounds between us (with the bulk of that being what David has lost) during the illness. We figure it burns a lot of calories to cough constantly, and taking Sudafed probably helped burn some fat as well. But it's not a diet we advise for everyone because you certainly don't feel good while it's going on!

Right now, David and Dennis are reading the magnetic alphabet letters on his chalkboard. And now he's emptying the camera bag of camera accessories, and I expect he'll be trying to help me type this in just a second... S
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See? He typed that. And he just announced to me "pee pee poo poo" so I have a job to do right now. I'll end here and we'll all go to bed early!