SICK
We have had our fair share of sickness this year. I knew it would happen since Kayla is in preschool now in addition to nursery at church, my Bible study childcare, the Y childcare, plus seeing friends on play dates. Kayla has been pretty healthy most of her life, only having an occasional runny nose and ear infection. But right before Christmas both she and I got a stomach bug that lasted about 24 hours. Then in February, Kayla and I again got sick (the flu). We both had fevers, chills, head colds, runny noses, coughs. It was miserable and it lasted nearly 2 weeks. Then Kayla's turned into fluid in her ears, an ear infection, and impetigo (a rash) on her chin. After 1 round of antibiotics those symptoms were gone. Funny enough, at preschool they did a hearing test during the time when she had fluid in her ears and she failed the test! She had passed a previous one they gave a month before, so there was no cause for concern, but it let me know that there really was a problem!!
Then, just this past week, she got another virus. She was puking and pathetic for 4 days. She couldn't keep anything down, hardly even water. It was horrible to watch. She would beg for food or for something to drink when she would only puke it minutes later, and was so lethargic it was all she could do to sit up. Sometimes she wanted me to read her a book, but was too tired to look at the pages! Poor girl. She was really good at making it in the puke bucket and calling us in the middle of the night to help. Only 1 time did she call and we didn't make it on time and it resulted in a bedding and outfit change in the middle of the night. She was a trooper, but it sure was hard to watch.
Isaac has remained healthier than the rest of us. He had a bad cough during Christmas which lasted nearly a month. And he's had his fair share of runny noses this winter. And I can tell he's been "off" here and there, because he'll act clingy, his forehead is burning hot, and he refuses to eat almost all solids. Some of that might be teething pains, since he just busted through his molars, which I know is painful. But thankfully he hasn't gotten the vomiting thing Kayla has been dealing with.
We are looking forward to spring and less sick germs around here!!
