finally!

I feel like our entire house has been sick for 2 weeks.  that is an exaggeration, but that is how it feels.  David has not gotten sick yet--yay, David!  All of the rest of us have been a mess.

Last Thursday evening my stomach started to hurt, and i felt nauseous.  couple hrs later, the puking began.  And continued all of that night.  Felt awful and weak for a few days, but was feeling pretty good by Christmas.  Christmas morning (middle of the night), my stomach flu attacked Dave.  He was sick all through Christmas and wasn't doing so hot for the next couple of days.

A few days later Noah caught--well, i'm not sure what it is.  Maybe the flu (not the stomach kind), maybe a sinus infection, nose and throat infection??  I'm just not sure.  But he was doing awful for 5-6 days.  his temp hovered around 101-103 for 3 or 4 days.  we took him to the dr. the day after his temp hit 102.5.  he started antibiotics the next day.  3 days later his temp is finally staying down, hovering around 99, sometimes hitting 100.   It has been a rough week with him.  Woke up 2-3 times a night for 4-5 days administering tylenol and ibuprofen.  I hate how much medication we've been giving him, but apparently it was needed to keep his temp from skyrocketing.  one night i checked his temp and it was 104.  i pulled that poor, tired little boy out of bed, took him downstairs, stripped him down, and turned on Bubble Guppies.  spent an hour rubbing him with lukewarm wash clothes, reminding him to drink his ice water, and layering the tylenol and ibuprofen (no--we never went above the dose or times).  He cried at times when i put the wash cloth on his back.  I was very sad, but for the most part he thought the whole thing was pretty fun.  watching his favorite show in the middle of the night with mom?  sounds good to a 2 yr old!  Regardless, he is finally "on the mend."

I started having stomach pains/ nausea yesterday.  Freaked out that i was having a flu relapse, but nothing ever came of it.  The nausea has gone away, but the pain come and goes.  Had a fever last night.  I don't know what's going on.  Hopefully it just goes away just like everything else.  Hoping i didn't tear up my stomach too bad when i had the flu.  I do know that my stomach was bleeding, but it quit soon after.  hope it didn't open back up or something.

eh, whatever.  we're all getting better.

Dave tore up the living room carpet and pad yesterday.  Our friend gave us wood flooring for FREE that someone gave him, so hopefully by next weekend the floor will be done.