warning: this post contains graphic content.
4:00 am wake up to fritz vomiting. clean up sheets and go back to bed. (amazingly, fritz wasn't a mess. tried to brush his teeth without success as he was already trying to go back to sleep.)
4:30 am hear jake over the monitor. come downstairs and start to tell him how it is too early to wake up (he's been struggling with the time change still) only to see when i come in his room that he is in the middle of vomiting. clean up jake.
4:45 am bathe jake. get him re-dressed. put him in his wheelchair and start giving him pedialyte through his feeding tube pump.
5:00 am lily gets up and has had an accident in her bed. change lily and put mary poppins on for her.
5:15 am take a shower.
5:30 am clean mattress. put bedding with vomit in the washing machine (on sanitary cycle).
5:45 am make gracie's lunch for school and finish dishes from last night.
6:00 am fritz wakes up.
6:15 am fritz starts with diarrhea.
6:30 am bathe a screaming fritz and wake up grace for school.
6:45 am get everyone breakfast
6:55 am watch grace go off to school. call jake's bus company to say he won't be going to school today.
7:00 am write this post while fritz and lily are both in my lap and arguing over who gets to play with jake's new ball that he got for his birthday.
sounds like a promising day, eh? actually on days like this, i always think: "some days are like that, even in australia." if you don't know what that means, then you must read this; (it's one of my faves).
for the record, this is my second morning in a row with a 4 am wake-up call. at least yesterday's wake-up call didn't include any vomit.
post script - 7:10 am jake throws up again. change his shirt and wipe down wheelchair and floor. start wondering if i have enough clean towels to make it through the day.
8 years ago
7 comments:
My sympathies are with you. :(
I agree, days are like that even in australia. just call the day a wash (literally) don't plan on getting anything else done and keep that washing machine going! Just keep those kids hydrated! last year was our year of the stomach bugs, i think it ran it's course through our family 4-5 times in 3-4 months. i've never seen or cleaned up so much puke! ugh! thankfully we've been nice and healthy for this autumn. good luck today, and hopefully you stay healthy!
I hate those kind of mornings. :( Hang in there.
Gotta love being a mom huh? Did you get a nap at any point? Is there any anti-vomit medicine with a sleep suppressant?
Oh dear -what a day I don't know if I would be alive at 4 am. Loved the book comment -that is one of my favorite books I used to read it all the time. I would even read it to my middle school kids they loved it. I am hoping that what sounds like a stomach bug goes away soon. Best of luck.
Wow, April. Just wow. Oh yes, also about Australia -- that's something I've said to my kids their entire lives! Judith Viorst is my hero. I hope your day improved.
I hope both Jake and Evan are feeling better and the rest of your family - STAY HEALTHY!
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