The Virus That Never Ends!
Wow, it is now Sunday night. I am finally well enough to hold my head up to type! All I can say is Thanks Be To God for the weekend! I don't know what we would have done if Zach had not been home. Honestly, I think I would have begged the pediatrician to admit us to the hospital. It was just that bad! I now have an even greater respect for those who have to go through Chemo b/c this virus was horrible, but I'm sure it can't touch that. How do they do it? I am just amazed at the strength and courage it must take!
Day 5:
Friday morning Charlie was up for the day at 5AM with a leaky diarrhea diaper. Good morning to me! He'd been up off and on during the night as well. By 9:30 John Christian had thrown up all over the kitchen floor b/c he drank too much water. The poor kid was just so thirsty, but refused to drink anything, but water. He wouldn't even go for a popsicle. As I cleaned the floor & the boys I decided we were getting out of the house. Nuts, I know, but I was going insane! I prayed the fresh air would do us some good.
In January I scheduled the boys to have their photo taken with a live bunny rabbit. The studio makes you prepay when you schedule b/c there is such demand & it's only a week long promotion. Originally they were supposed to go on Monday, but that was the day the VIRUS hit! B/c this was going to be their first "official" photo shoot together I stressed for weeks over what they would wear,& finally found something that satisfied me. I was determined to have their photo taken. Even if they threw up all over everything at least it would capture the moment of this time in their lives. Being inside your house for 5 days with sick children makes you do crazy things!
I got them to the studio & got them dressed. They were perfect angels. I could not believe it. They smiled and were so happy. The photos are great. I'll scan them and post as soon as I am able to pick them up. I thought maybe this was a sign that they were better! I was so wrong!
In the middle of all this I had called my doctor's office to beg him to give me something for my sinus infection without seeing me in the office. Thankfully, he has an 18 month old little boy & he understood. Yeah! I would be able to take something to get me through the boy's illness or so I thought!
While we waited for my prescriptions to get filled I called Cameron to check on my family. As it turns out my grandfather was put in the hospital sometime on Thursday. No one has really been able to tell me what's going on. I know is he is in the Critical Care Unit & they think he has fluid around his heart. My good friend Debbie's dad is his cardiologist & I take comfort in knowing that he will give him the best care possible!
After our little excursion out of the house Charlie went down for a nap, John Christian played in his room. I was able to sit on the couch in peace. That is until I decided to check on John Christian who was mighty quiet. He was in his room playing, but he had a diarrhea & yes, it leaked onto the floor! I helped him up and took him to hose him down in the bathroom. He was devastated. What another mess!
Finally, the boys went to bed around 7 - 8. They are totally off their routine at this point, & I am just happy for any moments that they sleep. Zach & I sat on the couch to watch some programs we'd Tivo'd. I started to feel nauseous & by 9PM the virus officially hit me. So much for keeping any sinus infection medicine down. At least partial dehydration helped clear up my sinuses! What a nightmare! I'm going to spare you all the details! I will just say that it made me feel really bad for my children. If the adult version is milder than the one children get my little guys have been beaten down b/c this was the worst I've ever felt in my entire life!
Day 7:
Today is Sunday. John Christian is pretty much back to his old self! Hooray!!
Charlie is still having ocasional vomiting & consistent diarrhea in addition to his cold, cough, & wheezing. Me, well, I'm still here. I've still got a yucky cough & need hydration, but I'll live. I don't have much of a choice b/c Zach goes back to work tomorrow. I just pray that Charlie will shake this virus & get back to the happy little guy I've grown to know & love. As a parent there's not much worse than seeing your children suffer & not to be able to fix it with a simple kiss. I'm sure there will be many more times I'll feel like this in the future!
Day 5:
In January I scheduled the boys to have their photo taken with a live bunny rabbit. The studio makes you prepay when you schedule b/c there is such demand & it's only a week long promotion. Originally they were supposed to go on Monday, but that was the day the VIRUS hit! B/c this was going to be their first "official" photo shoot together I stressed for weeks over what they would wear,& finally found something that satisfied me. I was determined to have their photo taken. Even if they threw up all over everything at least it would capture the moment of this time in their lives. Being inside your house for 5 days with sick children makes you do crazy things!
I got them to the studio & got them dressed. They were perfect angels. I could not believe it. They smiled and were so happy. The photos are great. I'll scan them and post as soon as I am able to pick them up. I thought maybe this was a sign that they were better! I was so wrong!
In the middle of all this I had called my doctor's office to beg him to give me something for my sinus infection without seeing me in the office. Thankfully, he has an 18 month old little boy & he understood. Yeah! I would be able to take something to get me through the boy's illness or so I thought!
While we waited for my prescriptions to get filled I called Cameron to check on my family. As it turns out my grandfather was put in the hospital sometime on Thursday. No one has really been able to tell me what's going on. I know is he is in the Critical Care Unit & they think he has fluid around his heart. My good friend Debbie's dad is his cardiologist & I take comfort in knowing that he will give him the best care possible!
After our little excursion out of the house Charlie went down for a nap, John Christian played in his room. I was able to sit on the couch in peace. That is until I decided to check on John Christian who was mighty quiet. He was in his room playing, but he had a diarrhea & yes, it leaked onto the floor! I helped him up and took him to hose him down in the bathroom. He was devastated. What another mess!
Finally, the boys went to bed around 7 - 8. They are totally off their routine at this point, & I am just happy for any moments that they sleep. Zach & I sat on the couch to watch some programs we'd Tivo'd. I started to feel nauseous & by 9PM the virus officially hit me. So much for keeping any sinus infection medicine down. At least partial dehydration helped clear up my sinuses! What a nightmare! I'm going to spare you all the details! I will just say that it made me feel really bad for my children. If the adult version is milder than the one children get my little guys have been beaten down b/c this was the worst I've ever felt in my entire life!
Day 7:
Today is Sunday. John Christian is pretty much back to his old self! Hooray!!
Charlie is still having ocasional vomiting & consistent diarrhea in addition to his cold, cough, & wheezing. Me, well, I'm still here. I've still got a yucky cough & need hydration, but I'll live. I don't have much of a choice b/c Zach goes back to work tomorrow. I just pray that Charlie will shake this virus & get back to the happy little guy I've grown to know & love. As a parent there's not much worse than seeing your children suffer & not to be able to fix it with a simple kiss. I'm sure there will be many more times I'll feel like this in the future!
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