My sweet darling boys woke up on Saturday morning almost back to their old selves. They didn't eat too much, but were not longer getting sick and felt just fine enough to play and play and play with all their new toys and games. Awesome!
And, since they are so sweet and darling, they were kind enough to share their sickness with me. I knew around lunchtime that I was going to be in for it later. I finally caved and crawled into bed around 2:00 or so. The vomiting started at 3:30 and lasted about 12 hours, just like the boys. I puked like clockwork every 2 hours. And it wasn't pleasant in between the puking either. I felt so sick I was doing almost anything to make myself get sick - like chug water and Sprite. It did eventually work, but generally only moved the timeframe up by about 30 minutes or so.
I did feel well enough on Sunday morning to nurse Lexi around 6:30 since I hadn't vomited since about 3:00 and figured I was past the every 2 hour milestone and was feeling slightly better. After cleaning the bathroom and a nice hot shower I was still feeling pretty drained, but at least no longer sick.
I just hope that Luis and Lexi are able to sidestep this one - it ain't no fun.
On a happier note, Lou's parents stopped over on Sunday afternoon to exchange gifts. The boys were psyched to get the Bat Cave, which they had been talking about for weeks and were slightly disappointed since they didn't think they were going to get it. Lexi was quite interested in the flushing potty noise of the Little People Happy Home and I got a beautiful baby blue cashmere sweater. Luis got a nice merino wool sweater which he kidded his mother about saying it was the 5th year in a row that he had received one of those sweaters, all in the same color (and it is mostly true LOL).
By the time dinnertime rolled around I was even able to eat some food - yippee! Maybe I'll use this to kickstart my diet.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Not Exactly the Christmas I Dreamed of
In my head there was laughter, fun, toys, smiles and lots of playing.
In reality, it started with with Jackson puking in his bed at 6:15 in the morning. Then again as we opened stocking gifts. Then again as we opened gifts from Lou's sister's family. Then again....well, you get the picture.
As if that wasn't joyful enough, around 10:00am Nicolas joined in the fun. Of course, the benefit of having a sick child who is a little older is that he usually makes it to the bathroom/toilet before actually puking, which is different from a 3 year old who just pukes on the floor wherever he happens to be standing.
So both boys walked around with "puke pails" (sand buckets that Luis washed out for them) all day. There was limited playing and as the day wore on both boys got more and more wiped out. Jackson stopped vomiting shortly after lunch and took a nice long nap. Nicolas also took a nice long nap, but continued throwing up all day.
My parents did come down to celebrate with us (Christmas, not the puking) and felt so bad for the boys (as we all did). But we did have a nice Christmas lunch/dinner (at least the adults did) and some time to visit (in between the million loads of laundry I was doing).
Poor Nicolas got sick one final time after going to bed - and he was so worn out that he didn't even wake up or realize he had vomited in his bed. I went in to check on him and discovered the vomit covered bed and pjs. Luckily that was the last time he got sick and he seemed to sleep through the night pretty well.
On a happier note, the boys did get a lot of really great things and seemed to be very excited by everything. Lexi was more interested in playing with the boys' toys than anything she got, with maybe the exception of her new pink plasma car. I got a sticker maker that I really wanted for scrapbooking and my parents also gave us a gift card for a nice restaurant that we love here in town, as well as the latest Harry Potter DVD. Score!
In reality, it started with with Jackson puking in his bed at 6:15 in the morning. Then again as we opened stocking gifts. Then again as we opened gifts from Lou's sister's family. Then again....well, you get the picture.
As if that wasn't joyful enough, around 10:00am Nicolas joined in the fun. Of course, the benefit of having a sick child who is a little older is that he usually makes it to the bathroom/toilet before actually puking, which is different from a 3 year old who just pukes on the floor wherever he happens to be standing.
So both boys walked around with "puke pails" (sand buckets that Luis washed out for them) all day. There was limited playing and as the day wore on both boys got more and more wiped out. Jackson stopped vomiting shortly after lunch and took a nice long nap. Nicolas also took a nice long nap, but continued throwing up all day.
My parents did come down to celebrate with us (Christmas, not the puking) and felt so bad for the boys (as we all did). But we did have a nice Christmas lunch/dinner (at least the adults did) and some time to visit (in between the million loads of laundry I was doing).
Poor Nicolas got sick one final time after going to bed - and he was so worn out that he didn't even wake up or realize he had vomited in his bed. I went in to check on him and discovered the vomit covered bed and pjs. Luckily that was the last time he got sick and he seemed to sleep through the night pretty well.
On a happier note, the boys did get a lot of really great things and seemed to be very excited by everything. Lexi was more interested in playing with the boys' toys than anything she got, with maybe the exception of her new pink plasma car. I got a sticker maker that I really wanted for scrapbooking and my parents also gave us a gift card for a nice restaurant that we love here in town, as well as the latest Harry Potter DVD. Score!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Finally, a well visit
Jackson had his 3 year checkup this morning. It was nice to go to the doctor's office for something other than a sick visit! He is doing great. Weighs 30 pounds (25%) and is 37 3/4" tall (50%). Ears look great, which is good. He has been so congested for the past week, I wouldn't have been surprised if he did have an ear infection. He got his second dose of the H1N1 shot as well, just to be on the safe side.
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