I'm not really complaining. Seriously, I'm not. My kids fell asleep in the chair in the living room last night at 6:30! They also slept all night too. Well, sort of all night. They both were up around 3, and we did some bed switching. Bill dealt with Will in Madison's room from 3 – 6. Then he got up to go to work, and Will fell back asleep around the 6ish mark. It's now around 8:30 and he's still sleeping. However, he's not where my title comes from.

I never know what to do about Madison. I let her stay home today against what may be my better judgement, and Bill definitely thinks I am wrong. As you all know, Madison has the weird genetic thing that when she gets sick, she gets really really sick and we end up in the hospital for a week. So that is always playing in the back of my mind. Well, me and her have the same cold (and let me tell you it sucks). But, that's not her problem. She gets up this morning and tells me that her legs her to the point she can't walk. Normally, I'd dismiss it, but that's the tell tale sign she shows when there's something up. I made her get up eat breakfast and gave her some Tylenol. She's been up almost two hours now, and her legs still hurt and every so often her arms start hurting. Last time I ignored her legs hurting, she almost passed out in Walmart, and when I checked her keytones they were high. Well, she's been off all weekend so I am wondering if she's getting sick. I'm pushing fluids right now on her and she did eat breakfast. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that she isn't running high keytones. But if she isn't, why are her legs hurting so bad? Did I just let her stay home because she has growing pains?

I feel like I can't win with her. If I ignore what's going on, she's sick and I just made the situation worse. If she is dehydrated, they aren't going to push her to drink like I will here (which is what I think her problem may be). I do have to add that she's been “off” all weekend. She was super crabby and whiny on Saturday and falling asleep in the chair last night is so not her. If I let her stay home, she'll perk up in the afternoon (Though right now she's laying in my bed drinking). So what do you do? As I said, some days it's hard to be a mom and make the right decision.