Chapter 10 Sick
In the middle of the night
Kendall and Jo we're fast asleep in their peaceful apartment. But it's not so peaceful because there's a cry.
Kendall POV
I hear a little cry, well it's more like a wail. I get up to see what's wrong. I check to see if it's Mason and it's not he's sound asleep. I know it's Makenzie so I rush to her room. She's sitting in her crib crying. I picked her up to see what's going on.
"What's wrong Bumblebee?" I asked Kenzie, her skin singed me.
Makenzie is warm. I walked out of her room and got the baby thermometer. Her temperature is 101.4. I grab some baby medicine to see if she'll cool down. Once I gave Makenzie the medicine she starts crying even more. I gave her a drink to wash it down. She's whimpering at this point. I go to her room and sat in her rocking chair rocking her til she's fall asleep. She's not falling asleep, but laying their coughing. Makenzie's nose is running so I wiped it with my shirt. Maybe I should sing to her. Singing and lullaby's always makes a baby fall asleep.
I sang "We Are" to Makenzie. By the end of the song she's asleep so I gently put her in her crib and hopefully she feels better soon or when she wakes up.
In the Morning
I woke up with a sweet smell, it's coming from the kitchen. Jo is making breakfast.
"What are you cooking?" I asked Jo as I wrapped my arms around her, kissing her cheeks.
"Pancakes." Jo said. "Can you check on the twins?"
"Sure." I said.
I checked Mason and he's awake, he's eating his blanket. I picked him up then I checked Makenzie and she's still asleep. She's red with snot on her face. I came back and put Mason in his bouncer.
"Hey, buddy." Jo said to Mason.
"Where's Kenzie?" Jo asked.
"Please don't freak out, but Kenzie has a cold but she's still asleep." I said.
"What? She's sick?" Jo said, freaking out.
"Jo, I said not to freak out." I said.
"Look- I can't calm down what if it gets worse, or it's not a cold?" Jo said.
"Jo, baby, look- it will get better, just go with the flow." I said.
"Okay see this is why I need you, you always make me feel safe and calm me down." Jo said.
We kissed then ate breakfast, which were the best pancakes ever.
We cleaned the dishes and put them away. Jo started making a bottle for Mason and I'm going to make one for Makenzie.
Jo gives her bottle to Mason.
I went to check Makenzie- she's waking up.
"Hi." I said to Makenzie.
I changed her diaper. I went downstairs and gave Makenzie her bottle.
"How's she doing?" Jo asked.
"She feels cooler then before but she may have a small fever.
Makenzie has snot coming down her nose. She has to break while she drinks her bottle so she can breathe.
After Makenzie finished her bottle, Jo got the thermometer to check her temperature.
"100.5" I said.
"Poor baby." Jo said.
Makenzie sneezed and snot went everywhere. I grabbed her snot blanket and wiped her nose with it.
Mason fell asleep in his bouncer. Mason always falls asleep after he eats.
Makenzie is coughing and coughing. She spits up all over me. The price of being parents. I changed Makenzie because some got on her. I also gave her some medicine and a drink. Makenzie fell asleep in my arms.
"Your such a good father." Jo said.
"Thanks- you're a good mother too." I said.
We kissed and cuddled on the couch watching TV. Taking care of a sick baby can sure tire you out.
2 Hours Later
Mason woke up while Makenzie is still asleep. Mason was crying, so Jo decided to get up to see what's up. Jo went to his room because he need his diaper change. Makenzie is having a hard time breathing. Makenzie usually snores but with her cold her snoring is a lot louder than usual but she not breathing properly. Jo came back with a happy baby in her arms. He had a pacifier in his mouth and his blankie.
Makenzie started to wake up and she's not happy. Who could blame her being sick? Its not fun. I feel bad for her- it's a first for both of us.
"Jo she needs her medicine can you hold her down?" I asked Jo.
"Sure." Jo said putting Mason in his walker and blocking the kitchen. (He's in the kitchen and can't get out so they can keep an eye on him.)
Jo and I went to the bathroom. I put Makenzie on the counter and got her medicine. While Jo held on to her so she won't squirm as much.
"Open wide." I said to Makenzie.
She's crying she hates the medicine. She's screaming trying to get away but me and Jo aren't letting her. We finally got it in her mouth. Jo left to get her drink ready. Makenzie is crying now, but it helps her. Jo gave Kenzie her drink and she drank all of it down.
"Good job Bumblebee." I said to Makenzie.
Makenzie is finally smiling.
For the rest of the day Makenzie was sleeping, spitting up, snot coming out of her nose and red. Yeah it doesn't look like she's showing improvement. Jo and I tried to keep Mason away from Makenzie as much as possible so he wouldn't get what Makenzie has.
Night Time
"Do you think Makenzie will get better?" Jo asked as we got in our bed.
"I think she will, but it could be a couple of days." I said.
I turned off our light and we went to sleep.
2:00am
Makenzie started crying and screaming. I waited a couple of minutes to she if she falls asleep. She didn't. Jo was completely out she couldn't hear her. I rushed to Makenzie's room to see what's going on.
"What's wrong?" I asked Makenzie.
I picked her up- she didn't look good. She's hot, sweating, red, runny/stuffy nose. Something's wrong it's a lot worse than yesterday. I woke up Jo.
"Jo wake up." I said shaking her.
"What?" Jo grumbled.
"We need to go to a hospital to check Makenzie out. She's a lot worse." I said.
"OH MY GOD." Jo hissed, getting up.
She woke up Mason and we went to the hospital. We drove quickly and ran inside.
"Miss, something's wrong with my daughter she's sick and hasn't got any better." I said.
Someone took MacKenzie and Jo, Mason and I waited to hear some results, Mason sleeping soundly most of the time.
20 minutes later.
A doctor came up with Makenzie.
"Your daughter is fine just has a cold. She just needed some different medicine than what you usually give her. I gave her a prescription. She'll get better in no time." The doctor said.
Thank goodness Makenzie is okay, is all I could think. She was sleeping soundly in Jo's arms now, Jo looking relieved as we left. Parent challenge number two: nurse Kenzie back to health. Challenge number one, obviously, being make it through Daddy being gone for six months.
It's okay. Jo and I will make it happen- I'm not worried about it.
By the next night, Makenzie is playing again, with just a bit of a cough. I feel quite accomplished now. Hey- at least she survived, right?
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