Wowee I am glad that is over! I don't know what the kids had but it was some awful stuff! Vomiting and diarrhea for DAYS! First Audrey had it for about five days, then we had a day or so break and then Easton got it. He actually went to the ER late one night because he couldn't keep any liquids down and I was afraid he was getting dehydrated. That virus was awful! After it was over I was so worn out I just honestly did not have anything nice to say for a while. It was bad! But now I'm back and hope to be blogging more over the next few days. I'm planning a trip to OK for a month to help out at my Grandma's house for a while. We probably will be there from the 1st part of July until some time in August. Hope to see you while we're there!

Took A to the pediatrician because she'd been running a fever so long. By the time we got there she was no longer running a fever. (YAY!) The doc listened to her chest, looked in her mouth and ears and said she has..........a cold. So glad it turned out to be nothing! But now I look like one of thoes hypochondriac moms who take their kids to the dr for even the slightest sniffle. Oh well. Better to be safe than sorry I guess. If she had an ear infection or something and I didn't get it treated I would have felt terrible. Took A to the dr on Tuesday and she seems to be feeling better today.

In other news, we got 4-5 inches of snow last weekend and are suppposed to get a really big storm this weekend. YUCK! First of all, why does it always snow on the weekend?! And secondly, I HATE SNOW!!! I once went about 10 days straight in the house with both little ones 24/7 and I just about lost my mind. Warmer spring weather can't get here soon enough!

Audrey is sick. I HATE when little ones are sick! She's been running a fever off and on since yesterday evening. Tonight it got up to 102. Not a fun time around here. She was supposed to go in today for flu shot number 2 but we had to reschedule til next week. She has no symptoms other than a fever but if she's not feeling better by tomorrow morning I'm going to call the pediatrician. She's been eating ok. A little less than usual but not dramatically so. She's had quite a few bottles today but will drink for a little while and then turn away like she's not interested. She doesn't have any congestion as far as I can tell. I wonder if her ears hurt? She hasn't been pulling on them but if my ears hurt I sure wouldn't want to be drinking much. OUCH! Poor baby! I think I'll set my alarm tonight and get up and check on her to make sure she's OK.

Well, we didn't get to go for our walk today. Easton's teething and was running a low fever so I gave him some Motrin before naptime and he slept for almost 5 hours! And he still went to bed at his normal time. He's working on getting 4 new teeth, all at the same time. I think I'd be cranky and need more sleep too. Poor guy! He's drooling like crazy and chewing on everything. I'll be glad when they're through the gums and hopefully not hurting him as much.

Everything is gorgeous and blooming here and I love it but it sure does make my allergies flare up. I spent part of last night propped up in the corner of our super-uncomfortable couch just trying to breathe. YUCK! No fun! Now I've got an awful cough and each time I cough, Easton gets this worried look on his face and kinda looks all freaked out. I'll be glad when summer gets here...for more than one reason!

The post in which I talk entirely too much about throwing up...don't say you weren't warned!

Well, it looks like some of us are on the mend. It was a l-o-n-g weekend though! Saturday night, I threw up and threw up and threw up some more until I couldn't even walk by myself from the bathroom back to bed. Once I finally realized it was a bug and not morning sickness, I just kinda resolved to wait it out and see what happened. Thankfully Jason was home and took care of our sweet little man while I was so sick. He's amazing. He kept up with the dishes, laundry, taking care of Easton AND taking care of me. And the taking care of Easton part wasn't easy at all because by Sunday, Easton came down with the bug too. Thankfully, his version was just diarrhea and no throwing up but it was a long rough day for all of us.

By Monday, Easton was better and I thought I was slightly feeling better too, so Jason went off to work. But by 1 pm, I still couldn't keep any food down, so I called my dr and she told me to go to the emergency room. Again. So I called Jason, he came home from work and by the time I mustered up enough energy to finally leave the house, Jason was starting to not feel good at all. I decided he should stay home and get some rest and it's a good thing he did. By the time I got home from the E.R, he was bundled up like an Eskimo on the couch, shivering and shaking. Poor guy! I think in the whole time I've known him he's only been sick like that a hand full of times, so it's tough to see him feeling so crappy!

By the way, the E.R. visit was pretty uneventful. I hauled my crappy-feeling self in there, got checked in, got blood drawn, and waited about 2 1/2 hours to be seen. Then the dr hooked me up to an I.V, gave me a shot of Zofran and I hung out and watched t.v for about an hour or so. Then they said to follow up with my ob/gyn and sent me on my way. Pretty much a repeat of last time only (thankfully) without the 7 1/2 hour wait time. Thank goodness! By the time I was released it was raining and starting to snow. By the time I was half way home, it was snowing so hard I had to slow down to 35 on the interstate just to see where I was going. I made it home just as the snow quit falling. It sure made for an interesting day!

When I got home, Easton was already in bed for the night. I checked on him, gave Jason some Tylenol and we shared a can of beef broth for dinner. Then he went to bed and I got right to work on my paper that was due by midnight last night. I really didn't mean to wait until the last minute on this one. I just kept waiting to work on it when I felt better but that time never happened. I'm sure it wasn't the best paper I've ever done, but by golly somehow I got it done. I couldn't have done it at all without Jason though. He did 2 whole pages of it for me while I was in the E.R. Normally I frown on that kind of stuff big time but trust me, this was an emergency to be sure! Thanks, honey for doing great work and getting me started. You're a lifesaver!

So I got the paper in on time. Thankfully I remembered that the paper was due at 12:00pm Pacific time and not Eastern time. I earned myself a little breathing room with 3 extra hours to work on my paper and I sure did need it! I submitted my paper at 9:46pm Pacific time (which is 12:46 my time) and that extra little bit sure saved me! At this point, I'm just proud to have pulled it off and not so much worried about the grade. This whole 5 1/2 week long class has been a struggle from day one and I am so glad it is over! 2 E.R visits, technical problems, a vacation, Easton's 1 year birthday, and morning sickness every single day and I still managed to do it. WHEW! That was tough! No rest for me though. My next class starts...TODAY! Thankfully it starts out easy 'cause I sure could use a little EASY right now!

Know what else I could use? A nice, big, fat, juicy cheeseburger. Oh, man that sounds wonderful! Never mind the fact that it's only 9:30am. When the last real meal you've been able to eat (and not throw up) was 3 days ago, you don't care what the clock says. When you want a cheeseburger, you want a cheeseburger. Too bad I'll still be living on applesauce, beef broth and Jello for the next day or so til the queasies go away. But thankfully, I'm not throwing up today. HALLELUJAH!

Poor Jason still feels really crappy but he's in bed today and probably will be all day. Hopefully it's over quickly. At least I'm feeling well enough to take care of us while he's out of comission. Get well soon, honey! I love you!

There's some kind of stomach bug going around and it's running rampant at our house. As if the debilitating morning-sickness wasn't enough, now we've got this too. Gross!

All of this and I have a 6-8 pg paper due tomorrow that I am just now starting. This stinks! Guess that's what I get for not doing it earlier. Bleh!

I made it through my first week of online classes with no problem. Man, it is hard to get back in the swing of things with homework! I could not concentrate at all on my assignment as I was reading it. I'm struggling with a difficult decision I have to make. My grandpa is really sick and I'm trying to decide if I should make a trip out to OK to see him. On one hand, I feel I need to see him to be able to tell him myself just how much he means to us and how much we love him. On the other hand, we really cannot afford a plane ticket and I am totally dreading travelling with Easton. Not so much the flight part but the being away from home and off his routine. These days, even just running errands in town messes his schedule up for at least a day or two. But if I don't go, will I be able to not feel guilty? So you can see why concentrating on theories of adult development might have been a little tough. I just keep praying and waiting to see how he's doing. But I'm afraid if I wait too long, I'll miss my chance. I love you, PawPaw!

Home sick...AGAIN! I am so tired of being sick! At this rate I'm going to slowly use up all my vacation days by being sick and not be able to come home in July for my birthday. :( I'm pretty sure I have strep throat. My tonsils are huge and nasty looking. Man, I just can't catch a break. But I am sure catching a lot of other fun stuff at work! I think if they tell you up front that in your first year of teaching that you will be sick more than you have ever been in your life, then they should give you double the sick/vacation time to compensate for it. Somehow I don't think my boss would like that idea too much but it sounds fabulous to me! Dr's appt in about an hour and a half to have that lovely strep culture done. Gross! I hate that part! Pregnant women feel like throwing up far too much as it is to have someone sticking that swab in there too! YUCK!

Update: Well, it's not strep. Just viral tonsillitis. I asked my family dr if I was being overly cautious by calling in sick and going to see him today and he said no. He said if he would have bet money after looking in my mouth on whether or not I had strep, he would have bet I had strep and he would have been wrong. Good to hear he doesn't think I'm being a hypochondriac. :)

Well, my favorite snotty-nosed little monsters have struck again and I'm home sick. No big deal really, just a cold and a low-grade fever. But I thought I'd better not return the favor and share it with my co-workers and the rest of the kids in my class. Here's hoping the baby gets Jason's good immune system. :)

Sick again. I have a lovely stomach bug. Oh, the joys of working at a daycare. Wasn't I just sick 2 weeks ago? Yes. :(