Yucky Pink Eye

I swear it just seems to be one thing after another. Last night my eye started to feel very irritated and I kept thinking something was in it, well after lots of rubbing and some gunk coming out I realized something was wrong. I decided to go up to CareNow since they were open till 10pm to see what it was.Yeah he took one look and said pink eye. It is so gross! My eye is nasty and itches but I can't touch it, and it is swollen so I look weird with my eye halfway open. Doc said not to go to work today since it is contagious, and gave me some antibiotic eye drops. They don't seem to help too much yet. I am hoping that it will look better tomorrow as I return to work. So wash wash wash your hands...that is song I have been singing all day as my hands are dry because of all the soap.

Little mister Drake is the one that gave it to me. His right eye was goopy on Monday but I thought it was just allergies or something. Well then on Tuesday his other eye was goopy so the babysitter was like well maybe tomorrow he will be fine. His eyes were goopy this morning when he woke up but they don't look irritated and swollen like mine so that is good. But I talked to his doctor and he went ahead and gave me some prescription eye drops as well for him. So that was a fun chore to do today....try and hold a 7 month old baby boy still to put 2 or 3 drops in both eyes!!! He actually did okay....I was afraid he would be so mad at me and just continue to cry, but after I finished he was fine.

So we are sickies over here. It has been a somewhat nice relaxing day at home on a Wednesday.... just wish I didn't look like an alien with one big eye! Once the puffiness goes away it shouldn't look so bad. I have tried tea bags, ice....I think tonight I will try cucumber on eye before I go to bed. Who knows. I will let you know how it turns out. Plus I am battling with getting that crud that I get every year after starting working. The past week my throat has been sore in the mornings, and I do have some drainage throughout the day but I am trying to beat it by taking zrytec and vitamin c pills everyday. I just wish I could wear a mask at work. My teacher friend at work replys to work as the "germ bowl". It is funny but so true! I try to spray lysol and have students wipe desks often to help minimize the spread but I guess sometimes it is just inevitable. I will keep you updated on how us sickies are over here. Bo is doing well. He has a sore throat but he usually never gets sick so that is good. Keep us in your thoughts!