I woke up today without very much of a voice. This has been coming for the past few days in the form of a stuffed-up head. By this morning I had developed congestion in my throat. I sounded much worse than I felt. If I whispered or talked in an unnaturally high pitch my voice didn't crack, but otherwise I sounded just awful.
Samuel was quite upset by all of this. I think he thought I was angry or upset by the way my voice sounded. Everyone kept reassuring him that I was okay, but periodically tears would well up in his eyes when I tried talking. He would ask, "Are you okay?" He also said a few times, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings."
This made it difficult when I had to challenge him today to get through school work. We had lots of trouble getting through the first session of work. He had to "take a break" up in his room because he got a bit rough at the table. I finished his school work up in his bedroom that time and the next time we sat at the table he was fine (except for having to hear my awful voice).
He thinks I'll sound better tomorrow, but at this point I'm not so sure.
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My dh and the little one had it. It's nasty. Hope you're feeling better soon.
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I thought I'd fixed my gmail addy that Farmwifetwo popped when I put it in. Need to go and check that. I missed my reader and posting.
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I think that Samuel's response was wonderful because he reacted emotionally, apologized, and tried to repair what he thought was something he did wrong!!!!
In Christmas 2006, I lost my voice for a week so we had to get by with nonverbal communication and lots of writing on my part!
I hope you are feeling better today!!!
I'm sorry, I hope you feel better. We moms never have time to be sick.
Awww, bless!
Hope you are feeling better soon!!
Thanks for the get-well wishes - I don't sound any better today but do feel better thanks to some Sudafed!
Sheri - so glad to hear from you! I've been trying to get on your blog every few days. I lost your e-mail address!
I hope that you will be well soon and that Samuel better understands the situation too.
My girls would be thrilled if I lost my voice!
I really hope you're feeling better soon, and that Samuel is managing okay with the voice change. LOL
Hoping you are feeling better. I enjoy reading about your Samuel, as I have one too. What a sweet response from your darling little guy!
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