Children are germ bags

Yes, I said it. Children are little germ bags. They carry illness and pass it on like it's their job. And mine does it with a smile on her face and a song in her heart.

I took the babe to see her cousin at my parents house on Saturday. I get there, and my niece has snot running down her face like crazy. Wonderful. But I'm already there, so let the germ fest commence. The girls played and had a great time.

Sunday my little one decides she wants to sleep her life away, and by late afternoon there is that damn runny nose. Oh well. She's with her cousin almost everyday (my sister babysits), so I'm used to them sharing their colds. But that also means I know what's next.

That's right. You guessed it. I'm sick. As a dog. It got to the point today where my TEETH hurt I was so head-achy and congested. I barely made it home without having a nervous breakdown because of the endless dripping of my nose and the ache in my entire body. Why do I get it 10 times worse than the children that gave it to me? It's just wrong.

But, all in all, that's why there is Sudafed and Advil. Illness is just a hazard of the job. I'm just thankful that the baby isn't nearly as miserable as I am. She's just happy and running around. And I have to catch her every 10 minutes to wipe her snot.