Mother's Day Woes

So Mother's Day was a little rough this year. And from what I can tell from other friends' blogs and facebook updates it was rough for everyone. Maybe it was something in the air, or just that we expect it to be an easier day and it never is. I wasn't planning on writing about it, but since everyone else was miserable I figured I'd show a little solidarity. 


We skipped church because Lily had been sick the day before, and was still a little sniffly with a pretty nasty cough. We thought it would be particularly cruel to send her off to spread her germs on Mother's Day. Joe made 'special breakfast' at home (eggs, bacon, toast and delicious, delicious coffee). We took our time getting ready and had lunch with Joe's parents. Afterwards his parents watched Lily while Joe and I went to see 'The Avengers'. It's awesome and totally worth seeing in the theater. Go now. After picking Lily up, we made it home in time to heat up some Thai take-out leftovers and crash to watch the season finale of 'Once Upon a Time'. 


Then chaos broke out. Lily's cough had been getting worse throughout the day and her nap schedule was different so she was kind of cranky all evening. Bath time was a complete disaster. There was screaming and crying and shampoo in MY hair. Joe managed to wrangle her into an angry sleep and I laid down on the couch because now I was getting the sniffles and the cough and the fever. Great. A couple hours later we go to bed and between my coughing and Lily's coughing pretty much none of us got any sleep. At about 1:30 I gave up and went to sleep on the couch. Joe is a pretty heavy sleeper so I figured he'd be okay with Lily's coughing/crying/thrashing cycles, and he did. 


So Mother's Day itself wasn't bad so much as Mother's night. Needless to say we were all exhausted the next morning. Lily and I skipped music class, took two naps during the day, and generally wallowed in our sick and tiredness. Thankfully last night was better, not stellar, but good enough so that I can function today. Maybe we'll just skip Mother's Day next year.