First illness

My dearest Ella,

I am so sorry to say that you are sick. You have had a fever for a week now and a very upset tummy. We went to the doctor and the good news is that you don't have anything too serious, but the bad news is that we just have to wait it out.

You are very unhappy. All you want to do is cuddle with mommy and sleep on her. We have both only gotten a few hours of sleep at a time. It breaks my heart. A mommy wants to always make her baby feel better, and when you can't it is the worst feeling in the world.

I know this is the first of probably many bugs you will get in your life, and hopefully they will all be as "minor" as this one seems to be. I'm not sure you will always want to cuddle with mommy when you are sick, but I just want you to know that your mommy will always be here for you. Sometimes I can fix it, sometimes I can't. Regardless, I'll be here.

All my loves,
Mommy