Kaitlyn has come down with some kind of virus. She's on her second day of running a high fever (above 102 degrees) and vomiting. It's scary. No matter how many kids we have, it's scary every single time. There's no getting used to a usually happy, bouncy kid suddenly just laying there, burning up. I am so grateful for my friends on Facebook. I've been updating on my Wall and getting lots of supportive and helpful comments. Kaitlyn was throwing up sips of water, so on the advice of another Mom, I switched to feeding her apple juice from a teaspoon, waiting 10 seconds or so between sips, and so far, it's staying down. You'd think I'd be an expert after three kids, but every kid is different. When Ryan was little, he would get sick and still be bouncing around the house. Kaitlyn wants a folded cold washcloth on her forehead with a few ice chips in the fold. She wants a sheet over her and she wants a big plastic bowl within reach just in case she throws up. And she wants … [Read more...]
Another Sick Day and Alice in Wonderland on Blu-Ray
It started with Kaitlyn and a runny nose last Friday. By Sunday, Ryan had a heavy cough and I had a completely stuffed up nose. I kept Ryan home from school yesterday, and then again today when I heard him still coughing. I hate being sick. I hate having to constantly blow my nose. I can't find any hand sanitizer and I don't have the car to go get some, so I wash my hands about 20 times a day which is making my hands dry. Waaaahhh, poor me. I'm up to 36 comments on my 44th birthday post! If you haven't left a comment there yet, won't you please do so? I'd really love to see 44 comments :) So, there's the blizzard coming. The news said to expect 40 mile an hour winds and 10 to 18 inches of snow. I had planned to go to the grocery store today to stock up in case we're snowed in tomorrow, and then Chris' coworker who drives carpool called in sick, so Chris had to take the car. I checked the pantry - there's a couple of big cans of soup, some diced tomatoes, and corn … [Read more...]
At least I’m not throwing up
Last Saturday night we went to the Ringling Bros. Circus at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. We had a great time. Sunday morning, my husband felt sick, with a stuffed up nose and a bad headache, and he was extremely tired. He slept most of the day. Sunday night, Nathan felt sick, throwing up several times. He stayed home from school Monday and spent most of it on the couch in the back room sleeping. When Nathan needs to sleep all day, he is really sick. By Tuesday morning he was fine. Tuesday evening I started to feel a bad headache coming on and I was really tired. I got into bed at 8:00 pm and didn't get up until yesterday morning. Yesterday afternoon, Kaitlyn woke up from her nap burning hot. I put her on the couch in the living room with a cup of water and a straw for sipping, and a DVD to watch. She got up, walked a few steps, and threw up. Three times. I cleaned it up, put her back on the couch, more water to sip. She threw up again. Three more times. Clean up, tiny sip of … [Read more...]
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