Recovering
Nothing like the stomach flu to bring you back to earth. Things seemed just too good lately. Then Ben got this evil evil evil evil (I'd add more but you get the point) stomach flu. As quickly as it arrived it left. Within 24 hours he was fine, as if nothing happened. Then we had a week of calm.
Then Josh got it. The next day, I got it. 24 hours of keeping nothing down or in. Ice chips wouldn't stay put. The fever didn't set in until hour 18 or so, and the aches brought on by sleeplessness set in about then as well. At hour 24, it was gone, but for the fear of eating anything more adventurous than toast. We all seem to be well at the moment.
Thus far, Charlie has avoided it, thank goodness. Perhaps it's because when Ben, Josh, and I got the evil stomach flu, the well parent got Charlie the hell out of the house while the other parent was sick. It spared him sickness, and spared the sick parent the barrage of 4 year old questions.
Poor kid. He was so worried.
My favorite 4 year old question: "Is Mommy going to be sick forever?"
Then Josh got it. The next day, I got it. 24 hours of keeping nothing down or in. Ice chips wouldn't stay put. The fever didn't set in until hour 18 or so, and the aches brought on by sleeplessness set in about then as well. At hour 24, it was gone, but for the fear of eating anything more adventurous than toast. We all seem to be well at the moment.
Thus far, Charlie has avoided it, thank goodness. Perhaps it's because when Ben, Josh, and I got the evil stomach flu, the well parent got Charlie the hell out of the house while the other parent was sick. It spared him sickness, and spared the sick parent the barrage of 4 year old questions.
Poor kid. He was so worried.
My favorite 4 year old question: "Is Mommy going to be sick forever?"