Worst.Week.Ever.

notguilty

I am ready to throw in the towel.  I shouldn't be on here because it's taking me away from work, but I just need somebody to tell me it's going to be okay.

My baby contracted rotavirus even though she's had the vaccinations for it.  She was pooping 6 to 8 times a day everywhere....on the floor, up the back of her clothes, on her crib bedding.  She had a 103 degree temp on Saturday and it wouldn't go away.  We took her to Children's Urgent Care on Sunday.  They diagnosed it as viral and sent us home with some Nystatin for her horrible diaper rash.  She then has a 104.5 degree temperature on Sunday night.  We called the pediatrician and were directly admitted to Children's.  She was on an IV for dehydration and we were sent home Monday morning. 

DH took off Monday to take care of her because I had four (!) hearings that I could not get out of.  I bawled my eyes out all day (well, between hearings anyway) because I just wanted to be home with her. 

Yesterday my in-laws came up from Lexington to take care of her because DH HAD to be at work and I had two more hearings.  I almost passed out on my desk I was so tired at that point.  I lied to my co-workers and told them I had a meeting in another county so that I could go home early.  I felt so guilty about it that I kept myself up all night worrying about work and worrying about my baby.  She is thankfully doing much better, but still not quite herself. 

I drove to work today and was crossing the 471 bridge.  The traffic stopped abruptly and I bumped into the car in front of me.  Thank God the baby wasn't in the car.  I stress the word "bumped" because the cars had NO DAMAGE.  I got out to check on the woman in the other car.  She indicated she was fine, but had called 911!!!!  I asked her if she would mind if we moved our cars since we were causing a traffic jam on the bridge.  She said she wouldn't move the car until the cops show up.  Newport police show up and they were literally laughing while they were speaking to me.  One of the officers said, "I don't really see any damage.  Who called 911?"  So completely ridiculous.  I'm sure she'll claim that she has soft tissue damage or some such thing.  God bless the lawyers, right?!

I then have a potential client meeting that blew up for a variety of reasons I can't share on the interwebs, but let's just say it involved allegations of a impropriety on the part of someone I know.  Vague, I know, but I can't give anymore details.  It's put me in a horrible position because I can't share the information with this person.

I just want to go home to be with my baby.  Oh, and maybe sleep at some point.  Sorry for the woe-is-me post.  I just needed to get this all out.

jerseygirl81

Holy cow, it certainly sounds like a rough patch. I hope she's feeling better SOON and that you can get some sleep. Take care of yourself!

Jscaggs

Crappy week! And don't feel bad about lying about the meeting in the other county, I'm self-employed but still feel the need to make excuses to the secretary staff downstairs about where I'm going and why I'm leaving early.  Although some days I just say I'm bored with nothing to do and leaving, bye.  It's hard to balance work and baby when the baby is sick and your mommy instinct is telling you to stay home and cuddle with them.  She's being taken care of though so that should add some relief.  I've been known to go home and cuddle with O even after she is asleep to make up for the missed time when I'm at work.  Hopefully things will slow down at work and your L.O. will be all better by the weekend and you can shower her in attention and get your mommy-fix.

Lyons_in_2007

Oh no.  That just blows...all of it.  As far as you being on here to vent, that's exactly the POINT - it takes you away from work for a moment; and it sounds like you need just that.  Moreover, it sounds like you need to get away from it all...even if just for a moment.   

I certainly hope C is feeling better.  I know it's the worst feeling in the world not to be able to just hold your baby and make it all better; but it sounds like she was in the loving arms of family while she was feeling her worst.  Try not to guilt yourself over that.  Also, don't feel badly about *lying* to your co-workers.  Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like they would've understood (as they should) had you told them the truth.  Sometimes you just "gotta do what you gotta do."

If the lady from the accident needs a referral for an ambulance chaser, I might have a name for her... HA!  (Laugh...that is supposed to be funny.)

If your client is accusing ME of impropriety, just blink once.  I've been accused of much worse in my day. 

PLEASE take a personal day, soon, and just veg and cuddle with C!!!

chrissyrph

Ugh, that sounds like a really sh!tty week overall.  Try not to feel guilty, but I know it's hard.  It sucks having to be at work when you really want to be at home with them when they are sick.  I wouldn't even think twice about 'bending the truth' about your meeting- sometimes things are just more important than work, period.  I hope your little one is feeling better and you get some well needed rest, hang in there!

allobosc

That stinks!  No one can tell me that balancing a career and motherhood isn't hard work. 

KristenBtobe

Wow. That's a week that would bring anyone to their knees..

I hope things get better very soon. Go easy on yourself about fibbing at work. You are in such a tough profession to be a parent of a young child. I admire you.

klee411

Wow - you win for worst week of all time! I'm so sorry to hear this and yes - definitely feel free to vent away on here. We're always here to listen, give a shoulder to cry on, make you laugh, etc. I agree with PP - take a personal day and hang out with your DD. Hope things get better soon!!

Meg41208

hugs.  I hope your DD is feeling better.  That sounds terrible. 

I'm sorry about the bumper bumper - I hope the lady doesn't cause you any more stress.  She sounds like a real winner.

I'm sorry about the work stress.  There's a lot of that going around right now.  

notguilty

Lyons_in_2007:

 

If your client is accusing ME of impropriety, just blink once.  I've been accused of much worse in my day. 

 

Lyons_in_2007

notguilty:

Lyons_in_2007:

 

If your client is accusing ME of impropriety, just blink once.  I've been accused of much worse in my day. 

 

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!  Tell him/her to suck a big fat one, from me...with love (in the most professional/appropriate way possible, of course).  kthxbai!

sistrkate

Good gravy, that sounds horrifying.  Your poor DD, you poor sleep-deprived mama.  It just sounds like so much for a person to bear, and all in one week!

I hope your sweet girl is feeling some better by now and that your weekend comes soon.  I know everybody lives for Fridays, but boy do you deserve some "me" time -- or at least, "me and baby" time.

kel716

Oh you deserve time with your sweet baby girl, sleep, and several adult beverages somewhere in there.  This is when I say to myself, this too shall pass.  It has to.  And it has to get better! 

 Sending you some big hugs. 

l.m.k.

Ugh, I am so sorry. What a crappy week. I give you so much credit for holding up so well with a sick baby and all those hearings at work. I don't blame you for cutting out early, and you shouldn't feel bad about it for a second. You have to take care of yourself and your family first. Nothing at work is as important as that. I hope you get a chance to catch your breath soon. You deserve a break!

hav2run

So sorry you are having a rough week.  Maybe someone will let you sleep extra long this weekend, and you can go out for some fun for an hour or two to rejuvenate yourself.  Hope the rest of the week is better for you.

alisonada

Aww, that just sucks - I'm so sorry you've had such an awful week.  You know I'm not an attorney, but I am in the legal field and I've seen (many times) firsthand just how demanding being an attorney is on anyone, let alone someone with a young kid(s).

Now I'm normally never someone to encourage moms to leave their full-time careers, because (having done it all - SAH, work PT, work FT) I completely reconize how sometimes a FT career is just what's best, for personal, financial, even sanity reasons   But...IMO I think you really would be happier if you somehow changed your work situation.  I don't know if that means finding a new position, scaling back on your hours, or what. But I think it's to the point where your job is really hindering your enjoyment of your DD.  Now, I don't know details of your financial situation, so maybe this isn't an option - but if there's any way you can change things, just knowing what little I do about your current situation - I'd go for it.

To add in my own experience - I didn't have near the amount of pressure on me at work as you do, but after working FT for the first 2 years of being a mom, I started to get those miserable feelings.  Long story short, I ended up working PT/SAH for about a year and a half, and it was soooo wonderful to have that time with the girls.  For many reasons I recently started back FT, but now that my girls are older it's not near as hard, and having done the other option for a while, I kind of feel like I "got it out of my system" and I just don't have any of those guilty, "I'm missing out" feelings that I did before.

Hang in there. No matter what you do, your DD will be just fine and she's lucky to have such a smart, caring, successful mom as she does.