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Monday, December 29, 2008

Love is Quarantined

It all started on a bright sunny 82 degree day in December right after Christmas. I awake to Love telling me her head hurts and she needs to take a shower. It's 9am and I was still sleeping so I bribe her with a little Noggin on tv and she lays by me. Ten minutes later she awakes me to tell me she has to take a shower; I reply with "ok in a couple minutes". So we finally make it into the shower; I blow dry her hair and she looks in the mirror as she always does and says "oh my hair is gorgeous" and we go about our day.

We proceed to venture out for lunch as hubby is going a little stir crazy and says the 4 walls are caving in on him; I don't understand that part as we live in a 2 story home so if the walls downstairs are caving in on him, upstairs would be a change of pace or 4 new walls...right?

We go to about 5 restaurants. The first being our diner and the parking lot is empty; it wasn't a good sign since it's normally packed; granted we haven't been in a long time but then hubby recaps by saying "I just read a bad review posted earlier this year"...ok on to the next stop. We stumble upon a German restaurant that is also a gaming place equipped with a bowling alley and arcade. Hubby has a great idea to bowl and have lunch snack bar style but none of us have socks on (don't laugh everyone who is bombarded with snow; I said it was 82 degrees so we all had flip flops or Crocs on...and for the record I don't wear Crocs...Love does) so we decided to come back later that night. We got to the 3rd restaurant which was a quick stop Italian place; you know for a slice or sub and Love wants a cheeseburger...or chicken nuggets neither which they have so we leave.

We finally arrive at Five Guys Burger and Fries. We have seen this place before but have never gone in; it was quite crowded and the sign said "best value or affordable dining yada yada yada" so $32 later for burger and fries we ate; and Love didn't even eat her lunch. By this time she has chills and hubby had to get his leather jacket out of the car to cover her up.

We leave and head home and I look back and my spunky girl doesn't seem herself. I know she is definitely tired as it's 3pm and she hasn't had her nap; this girl has to have a daily nap. We arrive and I put her to bed and she sleeps almost til 6pm; I didn't want to wake her up. When she did awake she was running a fever saying her head hurt...so I am thinking "ok it must be an ear infection right". So I filled her antibiotic that her doctor had me promise I wouldn't fill unless she had a fever over 101...which she did so I filled it (doctor was going to be away and did this for a just in case).

After trying to coerce my 3 year old going on 15 year old that it would make her feel better she wasn't having any of it. She proceeded to gag when I tried to break up the chewable pills and told her it was just like her allergy medicine (which is a chewable but she just likes to swallow with water...go figure); she wasn't having any of it. So I crush it in a pill crusher and put in pudding; she found each little granule and decided to throw it up...it's always fun trying to give this girl medicine.

Sooooo I told her she had to take Motrin; it's Grape flavor and all kids love it but her hands go immediately to her mouth to shield it from the little medicine cup I am about to give her and says "I don't wike it". So after pleading that it will help her fever it takes her a half hour sipping 2 tsp of Motrin while alternating with water.

Her fever comes down and she is resting.

Sunday morning we awake and Love is throwing up, high fever again and complaining her head hurts. This goes on all day and after giving her the Motrin she throws up. So like any Mom I worry that she just threw up the medicine but I don't want to give her more so I wait until later and it's high again and she finally takes it...again a half hour later and a lot of bribing about buying a Sleeping Beauty dress once she feels better...and she eats for the first time...a half of grilled cheese sandwich. She devoured that thing like it was the last piece of food on this earth.

I watch her for a while to ensure it stays down while getting her to sip water and alternating with apple juice...and she falls asleep. I wouldn't let her leave the guest bedroom at all only to take her potty so I could hear that she was actually going because I worry of dehydration...especially with all the vomiting.

So today Monday; I have to go to work as it's the end of the month/year for home closings and hubby has to cancel a breakfast meeting so he can stay with her.

He informs me that her fever is down but still throwing up. About an hour later he texts me to tell me her fever has gone up again to 102.7...so now I worry is it an ear infection or the flu? I haven't been giving her the antibiotic because it's unlike her to throw up with an ear infection; my hubby recollected it was possibly the flu...but we got the flu shot? He replies "it could be a different strain" so I call the doctor.

I felt so much better after doing so; even though she was out of town and visiting her sick father she assured me it was a bad stomach flu going around and the vomiting last 3-4 days, fever 3 days and diareah 5-7 days. She informed me that her fever was high because the white blood cells were fighting it off to continue to give her the Motrin so she felt comfortable...and then she said it "Rachel it's highly contagious...make sure you keep washing your hands; it's been my experience the mother gets it next" WHAT???? So then I say to myself "well my hands feel like sandpaper from all the hand washing so I should be good right? But what if I forgot once or twice???

It is safe to say that she will be in that room until she is much better and I think I need to pick up a can of Lysol. Oh my poor Love...I think tomorrow will be day 3 so we are on the road to recovery.

24 comments:

Gwen said...

Poor sweet Love. I hope she starts to feel better fast.

What did you think of Five Guys? We've eaten there once. I though their menu was misleading and they were over priced.

carissa... brown eyed fox said...

there is nothing worse! seeing your little one sick!
oh... i sure hope she gets to feeling better... and my word... i pray no one else gets it!
hang in there Rachel... i can imagine it has been tough!

xo

Shorty said...

I wish you all the best as Love gets better and you guys try to keep from getting sick. We had a milder version hit my house on Friday night...my sister began vomiting and having severe diarrhea, too. She found out the next day that some of the people she visited on Christmas Eve were all sick now, too. My hands sound like they are in the same shape as yours. Here's to us (and the rest of our families) staying well!

4 Lettre Words said...

Oh, I hope you don't get it, and that Love is feeling better really soon!

Wash those hands!!

The Wife O Riley said...

Oh the poor little thing! I hope she feels better soon and everyone else is spared.

Anonymous said...

Hope your little one is feeling better and will pray that you or the rest of the family will not get sick!

missy said...

oh my gosh....we had that at our house!!!!! all of us!!!! no fun at ALL!!!!! hope she is feeling better very soon...and i would go buy a case of lysol if i were you!!

and yes...that is crazy..flipflops?
it was about 60 here today and most of the snow melted...heatwave!

Maki said...

Aw poor Love. I know it's soo hard on her and on you, too, Rachel!!!

Make sure to not catch the bug - the girls got flu last year winter in NJ and they gave me first - then to JT. It was horrible experience which gave us sinus infection in the end; couldn't taste or smell for two weeks!!!

I hope your little one feels better soon!

ps. Okay, since you said "yes" to the get together, we really need to plan it. I am getting soooooo excited!

Lindsey said...

Awww poor sweet Love! I hope she feels better soon!

Angela said...

oh poor baby. hope she feels better soon. my niece was down a couple weeks ago with stomach and she just looked so sick. cheers!

Beki - TheRustedChain said...

Oh bleh!!

I hope you're all back to 100% soon.

(I'm a no sock wearer too. Sometimes even in the snow.)

Anonymous said...

Awww I hope she's feeling better soon. It's no fun being sick!

Be safe! I hope you don't get sick :(

Happy New Year!

A Belle and her Beau said...

Bless her sweet heart and I hope that you stay well! Send her our "LOVE" :)

Btw I love 5 guys!

Tiffany said...

poor little Love!! being that sick is just awful. hope you stay healthy!

happy new years to you and your family!

Live.Love.Eat said...

I sure hope she feels better. Having a fever and throwing up is hard on anyone.

I'm not a big burger gal but I did enjoy the Five Guys the one time we went.

Happy New Year my friend!!! Keep us posted on Love.

Alison Purple said...

poor lil Love. I hope you stay sick free!!! That sucks!

Danyele Easterhaus said...

boooo...we are all so not ready for another bout of this. as i type i'm not feeling good at all, but i'm refusing to accept it. it must be something else. get well at ur house!

Linda@ Lime in the Coconut said...

Lot's of junk going around. Hope it clears your house soon. Put your cozy sick sweater on and just nest with our family!

Unknown said...

oh poor thing :( being sick is not fun at all. i hope she feels better soon and that you stay healthy! happy new year!

merc3069 said...

:( Poor thing. I hope she feels better soon!

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Angie Seaman said...

Oh goodness...I'm sending get well prayers your way as I type. Keep washing your hands too girl. I hope everyone else stays well and that little Love is on the mend. Hang in there and Happy New Year.
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Mrs. Realife said...

UGH! Poor thing! Clearly I'm a little late on the draw... hope she's feeling better and y'all are able to enjoy New Years!

amy (metz) walker said...

Sorry to hear sweet Love is sick! Hope she starts to feel better soon.

Five Guys isn't my favorite but they've got some great fries!