October is over and it’s been a rough month en mi casa. I used to take pride in my health – I ran about 20-25 miles a week, ate very healthy and rarely, if ever, got sick. Yep, this was pre-kids. I never understood why people in our newsroom were constantly getting sick. Now I am one of “those people”! I count my blessings when we make it through a weekend without someone coming down with something.

I was warned. Everyone told me once Summer started school, she would start coming down with every illness out there. We are very lucky in that we didn’t have to send Summer to daycare. She either spent the days with her dad, grandmas or our very dear family friend, Mary.

In Summer’s first four years, I think we took her to the pediatrician twice (besides her well exams.) So far this school year, we’ve battled head colds, chronic night-time coughs and a very nasty 24-hour stomach virus (twice!). The bright spot? At least we won’t have to go through this again with Saylor.