• Apr. 6, 2007
Tummy Troubles
I guess it has to happen every year. We're in the middle of a tummy bug right now. It started Tuesday night with my 10yo. She told us she had a tummy ache when we were at an event for dh. Dh took her for Baskin Robbins (um, sure, that sounds like the logical cure for a tummy ache dear!). She wouldn't eat her milkshake so we new it was for real. She ended up throwing up that night around 11pm and kept at it until around 4am. The next day (Wed) she was weak, sore and running a fever of 102. Then she woke up Thursday feeling a lot better.
Then came the snowball.......Thursday at 3pm, the 7mo old started throwing up, then at 11pm the 12yo got sick, then both my 7yo and dh threw up around 3am this morning (Fri). Soooo, as of now, my 3yo and me are the only 2 in the family not sick. Oh, did I mention I'm supposed to host Easter dinner on Sunday for 17 people? Egads!
Not sure if the dinner will happen. Well, let me say, dinner will happen, but I'm not sure if we'll have company.
One thing is for sure, I'm going to be doing laundry from now until Easter! 4 sick kids and 1 sick dh leads to lots of laundry. And I also get to figure out how to get the red Gatorade stain out of my carpet (ala 3yo, who isn't even one of the sickies but had to have Gatorade like her sisters!).
I'm really worried about my 7mo old. It's been 24 hours and she's only kept down 2 feedings. I called the dr. today and was told to stop nursing until she could keep down just water for a few hours. I'm really hoping I don't need to take her to the hospital to be put on an IV. We had to do that with my now 3yo when she was this age. She got really dehydrated with the flu (over the course of about 3 days). It was horrible. They couldn't get the line in, and well, you know how that goes. Not something I want to go thru again (or have my kid go thru obviously).
We're supposed to do an egg hunt tomorrow too. I really really hope the girls are better. We missed all our egg hunts last year.
School has been on hold. We did Iowa testing at the beginning of the week. It's the first time I've "tested" since we began homeschooling 3 years ago. I'm really nervous to get the results back. Of course, I'm playing it cool for the kids 
. I'm not sure how much stock to put in the test. We just did the language and math portions. I mailed them off yesterday, so I'm hoping to get the results back in a month or too. Anyone else out there use these tests?
On an up note, I received our new science books. We're going to use Chemistry 1 and Pre-Level 1 in "Real Science 4 Kids". I love the books! My 7yo decided she wanted to get a head start and read the first chapter on her own. Then she came in telling me about atoms. Pretty cool :).
WOW! I didn't realized I had so much to say! That's what happens when I'm lax on the blogging. I'm new, so it's not a habit yet. I guess I'm off to read some other blogs and get out of my own little world for a while!
Happy Easter!
Comments
• Apr. 6, 2007
Yikes!
Posted by jenn4him
Oh no! You poor dear! I hate throw up sickness. You can never catch up on the laundry and like you said the red in the carpet, no matter who did it, will be hard to get rid of. When we first moved to this house, my oldest threw up red kool-aide on the new carpet. My youngest got his chance with a gash over his eye and blood everywhere on the same carpet. Why did I not get black or red carpet I now wonder? I used Hot Shot and Oxy and the stains are much improved, by the way! You hardly notice them.
I hope you avoid the sickness. Thank you for offering to watch my boys. A good neighbor has already volunteered. And I look forward to seeing you Tuesday if you are able to peek in Preschool! Take care.
Jenn
• Apr. 6, 2007
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Posted by 2peter318
Sorry to hear about all the sicknesses. That is always hard. I'll keep your baby in prayer, that she'll be able to keep fluids down. I pray you are all resting. :)
JoAnn
