March 19. MVPs

I can't go to bed without giving honorable mention to the MVPs of Team Ryan this week.  My parents.  On Monday morning while I was putting Ryan down for his nap after his 5 am feed (which he now takes by sippy cup), I heard my most feared sound.  A cough coming from Sadie's room.  Then another, and another.  Once he was asleep, I went to check on her, and sure enough she had that 'kid that has a cold' sound.  We went into infection control mode, didn't even change out of our pjs- she even wore a mickey mouse mask, and we headed to my parents.  It sucks on a lot of levels. A) it disrupts their lives and exposes them to the cold, b) we miss her terribly while she's gone and can't take care of her like parents should when their kid is sick. c) she doesn't get to sleep in her own bed when she's feeling crummy.  On the other hand, she's super happy hangin' with Grandma all day and she's getting way better care than she'd get here!  I'm hoping that this 'germ lockdown' won't have to last forever - just the next year or so.  Ryan's just been doing so well lately I would hate for it all to come to a halt because of a cold.  Hopefully we caught it on time.  So Thank you parents, for bailing us out yet again.  I'm sure Ryan would thank you if he could.  Hopefully his 'thanks' will come in the form of avoiding this cold.