Dear Owen,

Hi sweetheart. As I write this on my phone I am holding you in my arms because the past week you have been so sick! You have always been a healthy boy, even with all the ear infections you get and with teething you have never acted too sick so when you woke up on Sunday night burning up I was WORRIED. 

Since then you have been sad and want to be held all of the time. Although I absolutely LOVE that you want to be snuggled and held while you nap and while we watch cartoons, I know you are feeling miserable and that makes me sad. But I am soaking up every second of holding you like you are a newborn again. Some days, we barely leave the couch and I remember days like that after you were born. I watched a lot of Grey's Anatomy while you ate and slept. Now I watch a lot of Pretty Little Liars and Everybody Loves Raymond and we watch Arthur when you're awake. I haven't done a whole lot of housework either, I'm sure you'll get used to that as you get older ;) although today I got you to sit in the hiking backpack so I could vacuum. 

It makes me feel so helpless to see you in pain and not know what to do to make you feel better. You've taken lots of baths, because when you start crying inconsolably that's the only thing I know of that comforts you. 

The doctor says it's another ear infection and some molars coming in. You are such a tough boy to put up with all that! He gave us an antibiotic to give you so now we're just waiting for it to start working to make you feel better. 

I love you, honey, and hope you get feeling better real soon. Because I miss my happy, playful, outdoorsy boy!  

Love,

Your momma 

^^you and your two binkys :)

^^ the only thing you'll eat is teddy grahams. 

^^this picture makes me so sad, but it's so cute :)

^^this morning you woke up with this sad rash, it should go away in a couple days.