Serenity Now!

August 10, 2008

Today was a bad day. Breckin was not feeling well today. I think his throat hurt a bit more today than yesterday because he had fewer pain killers. Arwyn woke up on the wrong side of the bed and was cranky from the start. Throwing fits and all. Breckin woke up in the middle of the night coughing, which hurt. He started crying and I ended up sleeping in his bed with him. I feel so sorry for him and I really look forward to about a week from now when he is feeling much better. Today, I put him down for a nap, but he never slept. Then, tonight Jer put him down around 7:30. He never went to sleep. He would scream for me over something trivial (my pillows were in his bed and he wanted them gone!) and hurt his throat by screaming. When he screamed the third time, I just made him come downstairs and lay on the couch with me while I watched the Olympics. My hope was that he would fall asleep. Well, it is 10:45 and he has just now fallen asleep. I had to make him close his eyes and within seconds he was out. I have now put up foil (tacky I know, but necessary for the next few days) in his bedroom window. I am going to put a fan in there before I lay him down. My hope is that a completely dark room with some white noise will encourage him to get the rest he needs. I am completely drained now though. I have prayed for patience and understanding more times today than I can count. Jeremiah goes back to work tomorrow, so hopefully those prayers will be especially fruitful in the morning.

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