Here it is, quarter to 8 (in the a.m.), and I’ve been up since 2:30. Getting bored so I figured, hey, lets write up a post.
About 2:30 this morning, Nick shows up next to our bed upstairs, says he needs some medicine, stomach doesn’t feel good. Then proceeds to spew on our bed, floor, himself, and everything else around. Becky cleaned up the gunk, I saw to Nick (which involved having him take a shower… blown chunks between the toes is not a good thing). An hour later, Nick crawls back into bed and proceeds to throw up again, getting his bed, his clothes, and his floor, etc. Start all over. I decide to stay up and keep and eye on him this time and provide him with a container to use from now on.
So every half hour, he wakes up, blows chunks, goes back to sleep. My method was pretty much down after the first two. We’ve managed to limit the vomit to just the provided container, which makes cleaning up easier. Throw up into container, wipe mouth, take a sip of water, then I deposit the goods into toilet, rinse and clean out the container, then set it back down next to his head like a teddy bear.
Woot!
So round about 5:30, Ashlee wakes up, hurls on her floor. Mind you, Nick is still in the middle of his cycle, I’ve got about 20 minutes before he goes again. At least Ashlee was on her way to the bathroom, and hers was more chunky and less liquid-y, therefore it was better contained (I’m convinced we’re still going to find evidence of Nick’s first two here and there the next few days). So, I teach her the cycle as a precautionary measure and provide her with her own container. Good thing too, because just about 30 minutes later… she spews for the 2nd time.
At least Ashlee doesn’t have the nasty cramps that make you want to keel over and die. Nick not so lucky. Stomach flu is LAME!
So, I gave up sleep for the rest of the night. And oh, nice… did my stomach just rumble for no reason? Looks like I’m next… :@ Funny, and just earlier today… oops… I mean yesterday, we were all singing along to that wonderful Jonathan Coulton tune, Bacteria.
Oh, there’s Ashlee again… right on schedule…
Poor Ashlee, she just looked up at me, her face all flushed, fighting off the nasty taste in her mouth, and said in her saddest of voices, “It looks like I’m not going to church today.” She says it in a tone that sounds like she saying I’m really sorry, I tried but I just can’t do it. Poor thing.
Hey, what else is there to do but reply to my own posts? The first link is to where you can download the song. The second is a video inspired by the song. Me and the kids love it. Becky thinks we’re strange.
Sorry to hear about the adventures of puke. I like the video, in fact I had to go wash my hands immediately after watching it. Ironically I got to stay home from church with Ella as well. That’s why I was online and saw the post. Our predicament does not call for a federal declaration of natural disasters. We just have pink eye. So good luck A-squared Freemans. Get well soon.
Thats video is hilarious!
Me’z and kidz love World of Warcraft videos put to Jonathan Coulton music. Code Monkey, Skullcrusher Moutain, and their favorites, Creepy Doll and Mr. Fancy Pants. Thanks spiffworld (who incidentally works for Adobe).
Is it awful that I laughed out loud at these posts? Don’t worry, it’s just the writing style, I promise I’m not laughing at your pain. I hope you’ve all sufficiently recovered. Loved the Bacteria video – I’m going to have that song stuck in my head for the rest of the day. Happy Thanksgiving all!