Avery and I are taking a sick day. Our "boy with the beautiful eyes" (a nickname given by Belen, isn't that sweet?!?) has been ill with a stomach virus. It was a rough weekend. He was up all night on Friday vomiting, and has had diarrhea. It's the first time he's been sick like this, and it's so sad! And also gross -- I seem to have caught the virus from him (though definitely not as bad and I am already feeling better), so Carolyn has been a trooper, doing loads of laundry since EVERYTHING in our apartment is disgusting.
We thought he was all better yesterday, so we went ahead and participated in our Out of the Darkness walk for suicide prevention. Avery slept in his stroller for most of the walk and did great! But once we got home (actually in the car, just as we were pulling into our garage), he threw up again.
Despite being sick, Avery has been in pretty good spirits (but this is the kid who, when suffering from a croupy cough, smiled at every single person in the ER despite struggling to breathe). We have been reading stories (he LOVES "Where's Spot?" right now and also "Are there Hippos on the Farm" (he shakes his head "No" when we ask the questions 'are there hippos on the farm?' 'are there gorillas on the farm?' etc.)), watching Sesame Street, and taking it easy.
Avery's new Bob the Builder sleeping bag that Carolyn purchased at a consignment sale -- Avery slept on the living room floor on Friday night when he was sick:
2 comments:
Oh, I'm so sorry you are sick!! Good handwashing technique and wash faucets, door knobs, etc. with a solution of 1/3 cup bleach to a gallon of water to kill most viruses. Hope it's over soon!
Thanks for the books mom! We got them today, and since Avery LOVES just sitting and snuggling and reading books now that he is not feeling good, it was perfect timing!
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