I can’t take credit for these precious moments thanks to Juniper Lane Photography, my best friend… as my super unlucky self ended up horribly sick with a nasty cold (swore it was strep/flu/covid/SOMETHING but negative) the same day my client texted to say they had their son and were ready whenever I was for the Fresh 48 😩
Backstory: I started feeling horrible the night before. Woke up wanting to die. Had to take my kids to school because that’s momming for ya…then of ALL days, my 15 year old has a follow-up with her surgeon in LIMA that’s post-surgery related. It’s mandatory. And I feel like DEATH. So I’m already waking up to a terrible day.
I trudge through, because again- mom doesn’t have a choice. Leave at 7:20am and head Northeast to take the other kids to school. Drop off, then head 1 hour + 15 min (YES) Southwest to take Madalyn to her appointment. Sit and wait, do appointment, finally leave. 1 hour + 15 min Northeast back to the school to drop her off. She goes in at 11:45am. 15 minutes home, I collapse into bed wanting to just sob.
I pass out. 45 minutes go by and I’m woken up by a call from the school. Irelyn came to the office bc her tummy hurt and she has a “fever”. They dont say the temp. I’m too in a bad way to ask. I just tell them I’m sick and beg them to keep her in the nurse office and let her sleep till I get the others at 2:45. They insist they can’t. Against policy. I breakdown in tears and tell them to pull EVERYONE because I’m not coming back.
Drive 15 min back to the school, and on the way, Alyssa messages me to let me know they had the baby. My mind Is immediately in panic because I know I can’t go today. I’m HORRIBLY sick. And how am I going to go tomorrow? Even if I feel human…Irelyn isn’t allowed back to school for minimum 24 hours after a fever 🙄 I can’t leave a 7 year old home alone and have nobody to watch her.
I sign everyone out early at 1:10 (not gonna lie I laid in bed at least 10 min before getting up. I was mad at life. We come back home, kids unpack their stuff and go play games, I go back to bed. Before that, I message Alyssa letting her know the deal and telling her I’m going to reach out to Jenni to see if she can bail me out so I dont either let them down or contaminate them even wearing a mask. Jenni comes in clutch, and saved the day. I was still sick the next day so it is a thank goodness situation because I couldn’t have done this session. Thank you again, Juniper Lane for saving my ass, and loving me in a way only a sister can. I love you to the moon and back, best friend. I know this blog wasn’t about the actual session, but I wasn’t there 😂
Welcome, baby Grady ❤️ I already blogged his newborn session right before this so go take a peek!
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