their side, Aidan at one point woke up choking as he threw up, luckily we were there to sit him up. Now lets make it clear here for those of you who have never experienced a toddler let alone 2 with the flu. They do not know how to warn you, they do not know how to aim in a bucket let alone try, they just puke, right where they are...on you, on the floor, on the couch, in the cribs, on blankets, whatever is the closest surface...the worst was poor Eeyore, it was only a matter of time for him being Layla's best friend. So he got his first bath....finally after almost a year of love, loss of stuffing, ripping, food spillage, drug in the dirt, leaves, you know i really don't really want to know where else he has been. But the good news...Layla still loves him!!! On a more serious note though, this horrible flu really took it out of the two, there was a moment when i was ready to take Layla to the ER, her face was so grey not even pale anymore, her eyes were half shut, she was limp, and couldn't even hold her head up to throw-up. Yes people say "give them something to drink feed them" nope it didn't work, they would not drink refused, they would not eat, i got to the point where i grabbed a syringe to force feed petialite into them, regardless they threw it up 5 minutes later but it brought color and life back. Yes, one crazy, long, sick, sick, sick night for sure!
Friday, November 16, 2007
Eeyore Gets a Bath
Well, to start off this blog entry i would like to make a comment: Never EVER again if i can help it will i get my kids, or suggest to anybody to get a flu shot, despite HOW much the Dr. pushes. And with that here is the reason why: 12 hours, 20 vomits, 20 baths, 8 loads of laundry, 6 clothing changes for Kendall and I, 1 failed psych exam test from no time to study, and 4 hours of interrupted sleep later...that is what happened with the kids' flu shots. They got them on Wednesday right? Well, yesterday afternoon Aidan threw up chunks ALL over Kendall, it was all downhill from there. Layla was so upset with us cleaning up Aidan, crying, screaming, and throwing herself on the floor, not understanding what was going on. If only we knew 3 hours later she too would start and catch up to Aidan's puking record pretty dang quick. We ended up putting the pack in play in our room for Layla, and kept Aidan in his crib. So we had to watch them sleep, they do not know to stay on
their side, Aidan at one point woke up choking as he threw up, luckily we were there to sit him up. Now lets make it clear here for those of you who have never experienced a toddler let alone 2 with the flu. They do not know how to warn you, they do not know how to aim in a bucket let alone try, they just puke, right where they are...on you, on the floor, on the couch, in the cribs, on blankets, whatever is the closest surface...the worst was poor Eeyore, it was only a matter of time for him being Layla's best friend. So he got his first bath....finally after almost a year of love, loss of stuffing, ripping, food spillage, drug in the dirt, leaves, you know i really don't really want to know where else he has been. But the good news...Layla still loves him!!! On a more serious note though, this horrible flu really took it out of the two, there was a moment when i was ready to take Layla to the ER, her face was so grey not even pale anymore, her eyes were half shut, she was limp, and couldn't even hold her head up to throw-up. Yes people say "give them something to drink feed them" nope it didn't work, they would not drink refused, they would not eat, i got to the point where i grabbed a syringe to force feed petialite into them, regardless they threw it up 5 minutes later but it brought color and life back. Yes, one crazy, long, sick, sick, sick night for sure!
their side, Aidan at one point woke up choking as he threw up, luckily we were there to sit him up. Now lets make it clear here for those of you who have never experienced a toddler let alone 2 with the flu. They do not know how to warn you, they do not know how to aim in a bucket let alone try, they just puke, right where they are...on you, on the floor, on the couch, in the cribs, on blankets, whatever is the closest surface...the worst was poor Eeyore, it was only a matter of time for him being Layla's best friend. So he got his first bath....finally after almost a year of love, loss of stuffing, ripping, food spillage, drug in the dirt, leaves, you know i really don't really want to know where else he has been. But the good news...Layla still loves him!!! On a more serious note though, this horrible flu really took it out of the two, there was a moment when i was ready to take Layla to the ER, her face was so grey not even pale anymore, her eyes were half shut, she was limp, and couldn't even hold her head up to throw-up. Yes people say "give them something to drink feed them" nope it didn't work, they would not drink refused, they would not eat, i got to the point where i grabbed a syringe to force feed petialite into them, regardless they threw it up 5 minutes later but it brought color and life back. Yes, one crazy, long, sick, sick, sick night for sure!
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2 comments:
oh man! what a night...I am glad they are feeling better today...poor babies..and poor mommy and daddy!
oh I so sorry your sick now too :(
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