It is a nice feeling to know that he still looks to you for comfort and I would consider that a small sign that he is not ready to end things with you.
My H acts like a big baby when he is sick too. He will stay home for days over a cold. I on the other hand have to still go to work, take care of D, do all the normal things when I am sick. In fact the day that H moved back home in Sept (see he never asked to move back, he just came back & didnt leave) he was sick. He showed up at 7 in the morning while I was getting ready for work telling me he was sick...I tucked him into bed and that is where he stayed all day. Too bad H doesnt remember all the good feelings he has with me, just remembers the bad ones so he can justify his R with OW...But that is another story for another post.
Keep doing what you have been doing, it appears that progress is being made, you just cant see it because you are too close. I understand your concern over his telephone behavior the other day, as if he took up talking to OW again, but you dont know for sure, so instead of stressing over it go out and do something for you.
