Oh What a Night...

Ah, the joys of parenthood and all the sleepness nights that go with it. Lord knows I wouldn't trade it in for anything in the world though. However, last night was a trial in patience. Jim went to bed at 11:30 and I, of course, could not sleep so I didn't get to bed until around 12:30. It was around then that Sophia started talking/moaning. I was hoping it was just a dream but at 1:00 I finally got up and checked on her. It's a good thing I did too!! She was a furnace! I took her temperature and it was 102.7. I woke Jim up and we swung into a 'Reduce the Fever' campaign. Jim turned on the air conditioning and brought her Gatorade. I gave her Tylenol, changed her pajamas into a t-shirt, and cuddled her. She looked so sweet but sick. Her eyes just looked like she didn't feel well. Well, after all of that, Sophia then wouldn't go to sleep so then we were trying everything to get her back to sleep. FINALLY, at 4:30 (and after Jim had already gone back to bed for about 2 hours, she fell asleep but talked in her sleep the rest of the night until she woke up at 7:30. She didn't read a temperature this morning but as I am typing this she is sitting on my lap with her 3 foot Elmo doll on my lap as well and she is feeling warm again. I wish it was raining since we need to stay inside all day long. Oh well. I will take the time to get ready for James. I had contractions all night long last night (sometimes 8 in an hour!). How much longer will it be before James is here?! Exciting!!