Nate woke up from his nap on Monday afternoon very whiny and crying. While he his moods have gotten a lot better after waking up, there are still some days that are not so great. Monday was one of them. So when he woke up in this state I didn't think much of it, in fact, tried to hush him so he wouldn't wake the baby. However, within minutes he was throwing up all over the floor. We made it to the bathroom but most of the damage was done. He continued to throw up the rest of the evening and had become so weak that by bedtime I decided I was going to sleep with him, scared he'd choke on his own puke.
{Nate has never gotten the flu or stomach bug before so this is my first time dealing with this. I feel fortunate that he is 3 years old and just getting it for the first time, but man, did it break my heart to see him like this. He just laid on the couch all afternoon and would cry everytime he'd get sick. It was terrible.}
By 1am, Nate and I were sharing the bucket in his room. Yep, the bug got me too. Not long after that Maddie woke up crying. Nooooo! I went to check on her and sure enough, she had gotten sick in her bed and it was all over her head. So I had to strip down her sheet and wash her in the tub. I was feeling miserable and praying that Michael would not get it so he could take care of us the next day. But while I was getting Maddie into new clothes he woke up, sick too. So he spent the rest of the night with Nate and I spent the rest of the night on the floor with Maddie, all of us completely miserable.
By morning Mads was feeling better. Nate was no longer throwing up but was still sickly and laid around all day. Michael and I just tried to survive, lying on the couches, sharing the bucket, feeling like dying. It. Was. Terrible. The longest day ever. I'm glad the kids were not puking all day too, but it took everything in us to take care of them while feeling that bad. I never expected the bug to hit us all at the same time and I hope it never happens again.
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A couple years ago, Mark and I both got hit with that same stomach flu bug. It came on so fast and ferocious, neither one of us could make it to the bathroom. It was horrible! It was the first time we had puked in like 30 years. Luckily, it went away as fast as it came. I'm sorry you had to go through all that misery, but happy you guys all recovered!
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