THE REAL {AND OFTEN TERRIFYING} SIDE OF PARENTING, AS TOLD BY THREE-TIME POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SURVIVOR, MAMA SAIGH: FORMER TV REPORTER + PRODUCER, TURNED FULL-TIME MOM, WIFE, BLOGGER + CONTRIBUTOR FOR THE JASON SHOW. WE WERE MINNESOTA EXPATS LIVING IN SINGAPORE FROM 2012-2015, AND ARE NOW BACK IN MN AS A FAMILY OF FIVE {2 PARENTS + 3 KIDS}. FOLLOW THE EVERYDAY REALITY SHOW THAT IS OUR LIFE, ON INSTAGRAM (@MELISSASAIGH). IS IT WINE O'CLOCK YET?!
This week has been a "rough" one in the Saigh household, as both Linna came down with a really nasty cold, and then passed it onto Mama Saigh. Papa Saigh slept in the guest bedroom all week so he could be well-rested for work, while Mama Saigh and Linna tried to contain their germs to one room in the house. Trying to keep a sick, coughing, runny-nosed, congested, and achy 2.5-year-old busy and happy all day long for a week straight (she's on school holiday this month), while I'm coming down with whatever she has as well, sure isn't easy... especially when I don't have her school "break" in my day to do the cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, cooking, etc. Papa Saigh had to work a few longer days at work this week, which was an extra bit of a challenge for me, but it was nothing a bottle of Fat Bird couldn't fix;) Here's a few highlights from our week in the "germ pit"...
Lovely green snot.
But no amount of green snot can keep this 2.5-year-old from
singing her favorite songs from her favorite shows!
"Friends help each other, yes they do, it's true!" - Daniel Tiger
We got our first delivery from iHerb this week (life changing), and with some paint, scissoring, and a little creativity, we turned our iHerb shipment box into a homemade airplane.
Don't you just love the sickness in our voices?!
Linna started writing her name... kind of. The photo on the left is how Linna wrote her name, as I showed her how to do it letter by letter. The photo on the right is how Linna wrote her name all by herself.
Both Linna and I are on the mend (I hope), so here's to a healthy week ahead!
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