well this isn’t Christmasy at all!

Posted by Dea' on December 5, 2011 · 8 Comments 

This morning I woke up without a sore throat, without swollen glands, without weeping ears and eyes, and with only a bit of a cough. Amazing. After more than a month this virus thing seemed to be lifting. The boys and I loaded our sled, trekked through the snow to church, disrupted the entire service with their cabin-fevered behavior, and hauled back home again.

I felt weird in the tummy, but chalked it up to forgetting morning food.
Felt some irregular contractions, but figured it was due to being too streneous in the snow.
Couldn’t stomach the thought of lunch.

Then dove face-first into the all-new stomach flu.

Seriously?

This bug has hit my Mom’s Group and at this minute, every single child within that gang has been sick. Except mine.

It’s totally coming.

So, in the spirit of the flu season and how helpful I found these tips just now, I’ll share some “preparing for pukey kids in the night” tactics as shared by my dear neighbour (who was also dear enough to walk over with Gravol and Ginger Ale!!!)

– Give the kiddos some children’s Gravol. It’ll slow the nausea (won’t stop the vomiting if they need to), and will let everyone have a bit of a rest before it all comes forth in the morning light.
– Line the beds with towels. What a GREAT idea. Never thought of that before. I pulled K’s sheepskin (nope, not gonna pick chunks out of that), spread towels on their pillows and bottom sheets, put some extra in their room.
– Don’t dig for clothes in the dark. I have some extra pj’s and tomorrow’s clothes laid out and ready. Also extra undies.
– Set buckets by their beds.

And a few of my own….
– Prep’ a bit for being out. The vomiting and other belly actions have started some irregular contractions. In the off-chance that I need to step out to the clinic, I’m going to be sure Jer’s number is in plain view, rags and a mop are out, and that the toilets and most surfaces have been sani’d. Just in case. (but this was done while puking so…not sure how effective?)
– Get your feet up. Pump in some fluids. Find those crackers you forgot to throw away last month.

Alright. Well. Good luck out there. I’m not sure who’s next in this house. Jeremiah was kind enough to feed Knightley a puck of watercolor paint and a clove of garlic before bed, so whatever action we see is sure to be…interesting 😉

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