We survived the epidemic

Ah, the joys of having multiple children. They share every little germy cold. We survived RSV in the house hold.

There are two things that I have never truly experienced until I became a mom: fear and helplessness.

Fear comes with the territory. Helplessness is not a feeling that I'm used to. I'm such a control freak, that when faced with something that I can't prevent or cure easily, well...I'm sufficiently humbled.

On a bright side, the kids are back to being reasonably healthy. Alexander came up to me with arms extended wide, and with the most amazing smile and said "I love you, Mommy" totally unprompted. Eleanor approved with a drooley smile and said "blub".

And all is right in Treyland again.