Saddest Little Cough on Earth

So, we were a bit optimistic thinking baby was fully healthy. Her cough was never completely gone and has in fact worsened a bit; her teething woes continue, too. I keep telling myself, tending to her and watching my wife tend to her, that all parents go through such hurdles, that it’s no big deal, and so forth. And that’s true. But my inner exhaustion is probably a good barometer of the toll having even a mildly ill baby is taking on me – and I’m nearly as wasted with fatigue as I was in the first couple of weeks we had baby home from the hospital.

I have to reiterate how vocal baby is being (usually joyfully) during her time of discomfort. She has found her vocal cords and thinks they’re nearly as much fun as her feet (putting them in her mouth, that is). So, I would do well to learn from my daughter, in terms of accentuating the positive.