Ups and Downs

I've been fighting a bad chest cold all week, probably brought on by all that sleep deprivation. Just as Eva's begun to sleep better, I've started waking her up with my coughing. Dave has ended up taking her after she nurses so he can get her back to sleep and put her in her crib. He's taken to sleeping on the couch because my cough keeps him up. I finally took some Nyquil, even though I'm breastfeeding, and it doesn't seem to have affected her. I just have to be careful about antihistamines for my runny nose, because they can dry up my milk supply. Luckily Eva hasn't gotten my cold, but I hear that babies get your immunity through your breast milk whenever you're fighting an illness. Dave stayed home with me on Friday. Since the screen was going out my ViewSonic Pocket PC, he took it to Fry's for warranty service. They ended up exchanging it for a refurbished HP iPaq Pocket PC in mint condition! That's definite trade up! My original was only $99, and this new one is worth over $285, but it was the only comparable thing they had since both were refurbished. What a blessing! Now I can carry electronic pictures of Eva with me along with the address book and other features.