After the Trip

After the trip, Emma took some time adjusting to her schedule again and is still not fully adjusted mainly because she was ill for 3 days and I went to Wisconsin for 5 days for training. She developed a fever the day we left Jamaica. She already felt warm on the plane and when we got home she had a 101F. She had a fever for two days and then the fever broke on Friday but unfortunately she also started vomiting. We took her to the doctor and it was just a virus but with this whole Swine flu we wanted make sure. She only vomited that day and was better by the evening and things took a turn for the better and we never gave her the prescription for the vomiting. That was Friday and we just chilled on Saturday not doing much of anything really since she still wasn't feeling that great. On Sunday we went to church and spend a little time before Adam took me to the airport at noon to go to Wisconsin. My sister was taking Emma to daycare in the morning since Adam was gone before she got up. My mother-in law, who stayed with Adam and Emma, got her going in the morning and made them dinner each night. Emma wasn't asking for me the first couple of days and I though she didn't really miss me. She would ask for me and they will just tell her I was at work and she wouldn't ask again. To be honest it hurt my feeling a bit. I really missed her and as it turns out she really did miss me as well. The last day before I came back is when she really had a hard time and kept asking for me. When I got back home Thursday night she just kept saying "Mama" over and over again and touching me and laughing almost like she couldn't believe I was really there. It brought tears to my eyes. She cried out that night screaming for me and Adam went to her and it did not help at all. I went in and just said I was there and she went right back to sleep. I guess she wanted reassurance I was really back. She really missed me and wouldn't let me do anything without her for a couple of days. Today she finally got a little better. I am glad I didn't stay longer and was able to take Friday off to spend more time with her even when I ran errands she was still with me and I think that helped. We spend more time together today even though I am really not feeling well. Adam worked this morning and helped out a lot when he came home. I really didn't do much this afternoon mostly because these pain killers make me really woozy. He was a great help. It took her a long time to fall asleep tonight. It was well past ten and I kept hearing her talking. It's now 11:40 PM and I haven't heard anything coming out of her room but Adam didn't come out either so I think he fell asleep. I better go get him...