Our last 2 weeks or so, we've had a bit of sickness going around our house (hmmm....that's probably an understatement!!!) It started with a 12 hour stomach bug that Emma had (nausea and vomiting). Then a couple days later, Luke got the stomach bug, but his lasted for 48 hours and he had diarrhea with his. Then we had about a 6 day break where everyone was well. PTL!
Then, this last Friday, Luke apparently caught the stomach bug AGAIN!! He had been doing great all day. Around 3 pm, the kids and I loaded up in the car to go somewhere, and he threw up in his car seat. I thought maybe his lunch just didn't sit well or something, but oh no....within the hour, it was clear that he was sick--VERY sick!
As I was tending to Luke and cleaning up vomit, Emma fell asleep on her bed (mid-day, not normal). When she woke up from her nap, she too was sick--AGAIN! This time, she had a fever, sore throat, headache, etc. So the remainder of Friday and all day Saturday, Brett and I took care of our sick kiddos.
Sunday morning, Mother's Day, we decided to call our doctor because we were concerned about Luke. After telling our doctor that Luke had been unable to keep ANYTHING down for the last couple days, he said it was time to go to the ER because he was likely dehydrated. Yes, so Luke and I hung out in the ER for over 3 hours on Mother's Day. The remainder of Sunday was vomit-less for Luke, but he was still not himself.
Then Monday morning, 3 a.m. Brett wakes up with, you guessed it....the stomach bug! Poor Brett, he had it BAD!! Ugh!! Then around 2 p.m. it was my turn!! IT WAS HORRIBLE!! Brett and I were both throwing up, on the pot, nauseous, weak, and desperately needing sleep....PLUS trying to take care of the kids! It was rough!!
By this point in time, Emma was feeling GREAT again, and now had TONS of pinned up energy. Overall, Emma was very patient as the rest of us were sick. She entertained herself really well and got to watch lots of movies! My stomach bug ran it's course in about 12 hours (as Emma's bug had done a couple weeks prior). It was terrible while I had it, but thankfully it was short-lived! Brett & Luke, on the other hand, definitely had the worst of all of this!!
So here it is, Tuesday night and we are, for the most part, all doing better. Luke's appetite is still low, which is concerning. However, his diaper output and overall disposition tell us that he IS getting better...slowly, but surely! Brett is still a bit nauseous but has been able to keep things down today, so we are grateful for that!
So that's us lately....sick! sick! and more sick! Definitely not the most interesting post we've ever had.....I've probably lost most of you already. But if you're still reading, I thought it'd be funny to share one more thing. A little sympathy here now, please!! :)
Ready? Here goes...
In the last 2 weeks, we have:
- disassembled and washed Luke's car seat--TWICE!! (this is such a PAIN!!)
- hosed down (outside) and washed (in the washing machine) Luke's highchair cover--TWICE! (again, this is such a hassle!!)
- changed Luke's crib sheets--5 TIMES!!
- untied his crib bumper TWICE and washed it once!
- hosed down the saucer--once
- AVERAGED 2 baths a day (for Luke)
- and done COUNTLESS loads of laundry (mainly from Luke's vomiting and explosive blowout diapers)!!
Sure glad there's a light at the end of this tunnel!! :) I guess I hadn't realized how much I take our health for granted sometimes. Then when we have times like this, it makes me so very grateful that we are (for the most part) a very healthy family!
