It hasn’t been the kind of half-term we’d hoped for, with my daughter having a nasty virus. So a pretty uninspiring week is reflected in some pretty uninspiring photos!
Here’s our week in pictures…
Day 46 – Sunday 15th February – my daughter has been ill since last Friday and has been lying here ever since!
Day 47 – Monday 16th February – I never give Calpol or Calprofen without keeping a careful record! This is my rather miserable record of my daughter’s consumption for the last few days.
Day 48 – Tuesday 17th February – we made it out of the house! OK, so it was only to go to the doctor, but the sky was lovely and blue.
Day 49 – Wednesday 18th February – physically, my daughter was almost back to normal today. A day of eating and drinking normally and she would have been back on her feet. Unfortunately, she had post-viral temporary arthritis and couldn’t stand up. I realise I’d been running on adrenaline all week and today I just felt drained, and sad for the half-term my daughter and I had missed out on. But the sun shining through the window was beautiful, at least.
Day 50 – Thursday 19th February – my daughter’s illness took a worrying turn for the worse (I’ll share the story on the blog next week) and she ended up getting checked out at the hospital. I’m pleased to say they let her out a few hours later. This is a photo she took herself.
Day 51 – Friday 20th February – physically, my daughter was finally better today – she was smiling, chatting and eating, but she still has a bad foot,which means she can only hobble or hop and needs carrying a lot. But she made it to Sainsbury’s to get her red nose, at least!
Day 52 – Saturday 21st February – it’s that time of year again – my daughter has made a countdown chart until her birthday in three weeks.
Linking to Project 365 with TheBoyandMe Pop over to see what others have been doing with their week.
February 21, 2015
I’m sorry, sounds like a tough week. Hope she’s fully on the mend soon!
February 21, 2015
Thanks very much, it hasn’t been the best! Apart from limping a bit, she’s finally back to normal today!
February 21, 2015
Oh no, I’m sorry to hear she has been so poorly.
We’ve had it here too and it sucks day 8 of stomach upset for Harry and it is horrid.
Glad you managed to get outside for a bit.
Lots of love
February 21, 2015
Oh dear, that’s a really long time for a stomach upset! It really is horrible when they’re ill. Roll on spring so all of our families can be healthy again!
February 21, 2015
Oh how crap for you all, hope she is feeling so much better now. The sun does look lovely shining in – what lovely high windows you have! The NHS need some new fabric – what crap curtains to have to look at! Hope normality resumes soon x
February 21, 2015
Thanks very much! She’s finally back to normal today, although she can’t walk very far! The curtains are hideous, aren’t they? We have photos of them from over five years ago when my eldest broke his arm! We love our windows, they were what attracted me to the house in the first place 🙂
February 21, 2015
Your poor girl 🙁 I do hope she is much better now – and how scary that you had to go to the hospital. #365
February 23, 2015
Thanks very much, she is a lot better now.
February 21, 2015
so sorry your daughter has been ill, I hope she is on the road to recovery now x
February 23, 2015
Thank you! She’s so nearly back to normal now, thank goodness. x
February 21, 2015
Sorry to hear your daughter hasn’t been well this week. I hope she’s feeling better
February 23, 2015
Thanks very much, she’s nearly back to normal now, thank goodness!
February 22, 2015
Not a good week for you – and it’s always rather frightening (at least I find it so) when your child takes a turn for worse and has to be taken to hospital. Love your shots with the stripy shadows and the blue sky.
February 23, 2015
I find it very frightening too! Luckily she wasn’t at the hospital for too long. Thanks very much – I liked those two pics as they were happier ones! I think this is the first time ever that every single shot has been taken on my phone.
February 22, 2015
I’m so sorry your week was full of illness. The arthritis must have been a scary thing to experience. She must be feeling brighter making a birthday countdown ;0) x
February 23, 2015
Thanks very much. The arthritis is a very strange thing and it still hasn’t cleared up properly. She’s definitely feeling more positive and looking forward to her birthday now, though 🙂
February 22, 2015
A tough week. Hope her foot is nearly better now.
February 23, 2015
Thanks very much. Her foot has improved slightly since she went to the hospital, but has stayed the same for a few days. Hoping it miraculously improves soon.
February 22, 2015
Horrid week and horrid virus. Glad she’s starting to get better now although sorry your week has been a bit of a right off 🙁
February 23, 2015
Thanks very much. It is a shame to lose the whole of half-term, but I think she would rather that than miss a week of school!
February 22, 2015
Oh my, sounds like a horrid week. I hope your daughter continues to be on the mend. x
February 23, 2015
Thanks very much, it was an awful week. She’s so nearly better now. x
February 22, 2015
Oh my goodness, what a dramatic half term. I really hope your little one is on the mend now.
February 23, 2015
Thanks very much. She’s so nearly there now!
February 22, 2015
Oh no! Poor thing. Bless her. Pleased she is now finally feeling much better Sarah x
February 23, 2015
Thanks very much, so am I! x
February 22, 2015
Oh, I am so sorry that your daughter has been so ill, a really rubbish way to spend half term and so draining for you. I’m glad she’s on the mend. I do love the blue sky and the stripy shadows though xx
February 23, 2015
Thanks very much, it was a hard week, but she’s definitely nearly better now. I like those two pics too, they are much happier ones! x
February 22, 2015
I’m sorry to hear your daughter has been so poorly. I hope she recovers soon
February 23, 2015
Thanks very much, she’s so nearly better now, thank goodness!
February 22, 2015
Sounds like a rubbish week although that sky was beautiful – hope your little lady feels better soon xx
February 23, 2015
Thank you, it was a tough week, but she’s very nearly better now, thank goodness! x
February 22, 2015
I was sorry to read your updates during the week but I’m glad the week ended better for you all. Children don’t bounce back quickly, I love how she’s counting down to her birthday. Hoping March is the start of good health for you all! xxx
February 23, 2015
Thanks very much, it definitely wasn’t our best week ever, but I’m so glad she’s nearly better now. Roll on spring! x
February 22, 2015
Oh Gosh, Sorry to hear that she has been poorly. I’m glad everything is ok now though. We are all full of a bug this week 🙁 xx
February 23, 2015
Thanks very much, she’s very nearly better now. Sorry to hear you’ve had a bug too – it’s no fun, is it?
February 23, 2015
Thank you! It was horrible to have it wipe half-term out, but I know she would have been devastated to miss a whole week of school!
February 23, 2015
What a worrying week and a shame you couldn’t enjoy the half term. Hope she’s well now.
February 25, 2015
Thanks very much. She’s still struggling now as the illness has left her with a bad foot 🙁
February 23, 2015
It looks like a tough week but I love the birthday countdown! How exciting x
February 25, 2015
Thanks very much! I’m just hoping she’s properly recovered in time for her birthday. x
February 24, 2015
Oh no how awful, and in the half term! She didn’t even get to stay off school which makes being ill slightly better 🙁 Glad she’s over it now! We were at the hospital too this week with Teens broken wrist! x
February 25, 2015
Thanks very much. I actually think she would have hated to miss school! Your poor Teen! Kids are hard work, aren’t they? x
February 25, 2015
how worrying that the virus has had other nasty side effects. Hope things are improving. I like the nice bright curtains round the cubicle.
A great idea to keep a record of when the medicine is given, I know when I had a virus a few weeks back between antibiotics and pain killers I could not remember what I had had when, so probably went longer than I should have done rather than overdose.
Love the sunshine picture, nice to have a bright side to look on.
February 26, 2015
Thanks very much, the sunshine certainly did brighten up a miserable week! I’ve always kept track of medicine since the kids were little. When they’re having so much it can start to get very confusing. The latest thinking is that my daughter’s bad foot is to do with the nerves, unfortunately it’s still not better 🙁
February 28, 2015
Sorry to hear you had such a rotten week, hope your daughter is back to full strength now. Also sorry for late commenting x