Fever Update II

I have never quite seen Sophie cry like that, not even during her injections or when I had to nebulize her. Today, she cried her heart out whenever she saw the syringe with liquid painkillers (either paracetamol or buprofen), begging me not to feed her the medication. I could understand her body language and her eyes... full of fear and reluctance. I must admit, my heart broke. I cried along with her... explaining, coaxing and even begging her to take the medicine. Sophie also understood me. With her firmly held in my arms, she moaned and whined as I injected it into her partially open mouth. She cried for a while more, then fell asleep in my arms from all the fighting (including with me). I rocked her like how I used to carry her in my arms when she was colicky and in pain (0 to 2 months old) and when she was breathless and wheezing (4 to 6 months old). I held her until I, too, gave in to my own exhaustion and fell asleep... like how I used to when she was sleeping in my arms....