Last night David and I were just headed to bed around 10:30 when we were awakened by Haley crying. I figured she had lost her paci so I went in to help her and she was in the process of vomiting all over her face and pillow. Sorry, I realize now that some of you may be eating breakfast, sorry. Anyways, I took her to the bathroom where she finished throwing up and then I stripped her down and she took a shower with Daddy. She had eaten a lot of spaghetti and strawberries for dinner at the Caldwells and cheese for snack before bed. I know this because I saw all of it. While they showered I stripped her bed and started a load of laundry. When she got out of the shower I put her in new pajamas and held her in our bed. Until about five minutes later when she started throwing up again. We had a bucket so I was able to get her over to it with only two drops escaping: one on the floor and on on my pillow. I changed my pillow case and cleaned up the floor while David boiled her paci and cleaned her up.
About ten minutes after that Haley threw up again, all of it made it in the bucket. About fifteen minutes after that she asked to use the potty and then ended up throwing up again, all of it made it in the bucket. She did not throw up near as much the second, third, and fourth time as she had the first time. After the fourth episode she laid with us in our bed while David read Robinson Crusoe. She fell asleep after a little bit and we kept her with us for a good thirty minutes before we thought it would be safe to put her in back in her own bed. That was at 12:20. At 1:30 she woke up again and had thrown up again, just a little bit. We gave her a new pillow and cleaned her up and put her back to bed. At 3:40 she threw up again, hardly anything and we cleaned her up and gave her another new pillow.
After the sixth episode she did not throw up anymore. Emily woke up at 7:45 and I fed her and she slept in until 9:30. Haley slept in until about 9:45. I obviously decided to skip BSF for the day and after looking up her symptoms online, I figured I should skip church too. Everything online said that people who get the stomach bug are highly contagious for at least three days. So from here the day basically turns into one huge yawn. Haley spent most of it watching Dora and What's in the Bible on the couch. Emily went down for a nap around noon which was also when David left for an overnight trip. Emily woke up at 2 and Haley went down for her nap at 2. Haley slept until almost five and Emily went down for a second nap just before five. Emily only slept about forty minutes and then she woke up so I fed her dinner.
Haley ate half of a waffle for breakfast, a couple pieces of cereal for lunch, and a whole waffle for dinner. I know that waffles sound like a weird thing to feed your sick kid but it was the only thing she wanted to eat. I barely put any syrup on it because I just didn't feel like that would sit well. I broke out some grape juice because I've heard that it is a good preventive for the stomach bug (shout out to Aunt Carly). However, upon further online research I found that my Welch's white grape juice would be no good, it had to be the purple stuff. Emily and I still drank a bunch of the white grape juice, better safe than sorry. I don't like purple grape juice at all anyways, I'd almost rather vomit...knock on wood.
After dinner I had to get out of the house, I was going a little bit crazy. I loaded up the girls in the van and we went to the park. I put them in the double stroller so that they wouldn't be touching eachother. We walked around for a while and then I let Haley play for a while. I hope no kids go down the twisty slide at the Boorman Trail park because Haley did that one over and over. It's not like she was licking it though so I feel like it would be okay.
We came straight home from the park and I put the girls in pajamas and we skyped David. Then I read them some books and had them in bed at 8:20. This was only three and a half hours after Haley woke up from her nap but she went right to sleep. I am really praying that no one wakes up throwing up during the night, pray for us if you think about it!
Haleyism:
Haley is a pretty easy sick baby when she's not throwing up. She just likes to cuddle and lay around.
Emilyism:
Emily loves to be outside. It was only a high of 65 or something today but we spent a lot of time walking around the yard during Haley's nap.
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| Will this one be next?! |
I hope nobody else gets sick! Being sick is no fun. Poor Haley.
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