Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Uh...So I am not "super immune woman" like I suspected. Neither is Gabe. Spencer is still the anomaly, he must just be the carrier of all things illness related. So I started to feel a little "not right" on Sunday night. I took a Dramamine because there is nothing worse in the world to me than being nauseous and throwing up. Well if I was gonna puke I'd rather not be dizzy doing it. I was still optimistic as I fell into a cautious sleep. I had been out for about 45 mins when the phone rang. I answered thinking that it must be important for someone to call me at 10:39 (I looked at the clock) I was thinking maybe it was my husband. It was my grandmother-in-law. Calling to tell me that she had a hard time finding my phone number and that she wasn't going to send me the canning stuff, we'd have to drive to Idaho and pick it up, and then she started razzing the rest of the family like she does in every conversation. I typically "uh-huh" quite well, but this night all I wanted to do was get back to my non-puking sleep. I told her right at the beginning of the conversation that I had been cleaning up after the stomach flu for three days and that I wasn't feeling very well myself. She finally caught the clue when a half hour later I said "I need to go to the bathroom." I said it in part to just get off the phone and in part because I had an interesting feeling that I really needed to go. Little did I know that for the next several hours, on the hour, I would be in the bathroom *stomach fluing* my guts out. Stupid germs. When Monday 7am rolled around. The thought "There is no way, in anybodies world, that I am going to get any of these kids out the door to school...ain't gonna happen." Good thing too. Gabe started being sick a couple hours later. So they all watched movies and made messes. Lot's of messes. Spencer helped pretty well. I still had to change the diapers, but I was allowed to stay in bed/bathroom most of the day. And since most of everybody was still pretty queasy, the topic of food didn't come up that often.
So...we're all maintaining what goes in now. That is good. I do have to say that I would have preferred to lose the last 5 pounds in a different way, but whatever works. Only 10-15 more to hit my *before I had any kids* weight. I think I'll exercise for the rest though.

Good day to ya.

5 comments:

Christin said...

Oh sista I feel for ya. I only have a bad cold and I'd take it over puking my guts out any day.

Christin

Erica Huff said...

I honestly don't know how you do it! You are such an example to me with all of your small children. I hope you are all feeling better soon.

brooke said...

I'll pray for you. I couldn't handle that. Its hard enough if only you are sick , or 1 kid is sick, but for everyone to be down and out... YUCK!
Sorry.

Melissa said...

Oh how I HATE the stomach flu for this reason! It cannot be happy just getting one or even two from a family...no the entire clan has to get it before it is ready to leave. I hope everything stays down for good now. At least kids are usually really well behaved when they don't feel good (lay around, no energy) I hope you get your energy back before they do!

Tiffani said...

The adventures of a mom of 7! Don't you know you're not allowed to get sick the world doesn't run right if we are. Glad your feeling better.

Wow almost at pre-baby weight good Job!!!