Tim is, right this very minute, stationed in our room, keeping watch over the little redhead as he sleeps. He is kid number 3 to cave to a nice little GI bug that I swear, we just saw in December.
Remember? Aaron came home from his Christmas party sick? He and Melina ended up spending the last few days before Christmas just a wee bit ill. They didn't vomit too many times, but one time really is more than enough.
Well, last Friday (luckily it was a snow day), Talia all of a sudden said she didn't feel well. She vomited once, and spent the rest of the day on the couch. Saturday was uneventful, but yesterday, Zoe caved. The poor kid wanted to outdo her sister, obviously, as she ended up vomiting 8 times! Thank goodness we've all been through this before -- the kids either get to the bathroom, or get it in the bucket. Keeps the spreading of germs and clean-up to a minimum. Zoe didn't go to school today, and essentially spent the day on the couch. After dinner, she looked better.
At about 3 pm today, Aaron looked a little green around the gills. We gave him a bucket in the car, as we drove Talia to piano. We needed to make a quick stop at Kroger, so I made sure that his belly was okay, but we had a back-up plan in place: if he needed to get sick, Zoe would take him outside while I finished picking up and paying for the 3 measly things we needed. Aaron lasted until about 5:30. So far, he has used the bucket twice.
You might ask, why does Tim get the pleasure of spending time with the sick kid? We usually split up the tasks of catching vomit, cleaning up vomit, and doing laundry. We both pitch in wherever is needed. But when it comes to sleeping with the child that is sick to his stomach, that is Tim's bag. He can sleep like no other. He can probably help Aaron get to the bathroom, clean out the bowl, and put him back into bed, and not even realize that he did that. The man can not only sleep through most anything, but he can GO BACK TO SLEEP WITHOUT TRYING. And that, my friend, is the reason he gets the sick kid duty.
Should Melina get this bug, and I am guessing she will, I will have to be on...Melina sick means Melina + Mommy. Hey, he takes care of 75% of the kids during GI bug time. I can't really ask for anything more. Except that maybe these viruses stop invading our house.
Remember? Aaron came home from his Christmas party sick? He and Melina ended up spending the last few days before Christmas just a wee bit ill. They didn't vomit too many times, but one time really is more than enough.
Well, last Friday (luckily it was a snow day), Talia all of a sudden said she didn't feel well. She vomited once, and spent the rest of the day on the couch. Saturday was uneventful, but yesterday, Zoe caved. The poor kid wanted to outdo her sister, obviously, as she ended up vomiting 8 times! Thank goodness we've all been through this before -- the kids either get to the bathroom, or get it in the bucket. Keeps the spreading of germs and clean-up to a minimum. Zoe didn't go to school today, and essentially spent the day on the couch. After dinner, she looked better.
At about 3 pm today, Aaron looked a little green around the gills. We gave him a bucket in the car, as we drove Talia to piano. We needed to make a quick stop at Kroger, so I made sure that his belly was okay, but we had a back-up plan in place: if he needed to get sick, Zoe would take him outside while I finished picking up and paying for the 3 measly things we needed. Aaron lasted until about 5:30. So far, he has used the bucket twice.
You might ask, why does Tim get the pleasure of spending time with the sick kid? We usually split up the tasks of catching vomit, cleaning up vomit, and doing laundry. We both pitch in wherever is needed. But when it comes to sleeping with the child that is sick to his stomach, that is Tim's bag. He can sleep like no other. He can probably help Aaron get to the bathroom, clean out the bowl, and put him back into bed, and not even realize that he did that. The man can not only sleep through most anything, but he can GO BACK TO SLEEP WITHOUT TRYING. And that, my friend, is the reason he gets the sick kid duty.
Should Melina get this bug, and I am guessing she will, I will have to be on...Melina sick means Melina + Mommy. Hey, he takes care of 75% of the kids during GI bug time. I can't really ask for anything more. Except that maybe these viruses stop invading our house.
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As you know Matt cannot do vomit at all - and with good reason I suppose. So Tim is kind of my hero in this respect.
I hope the stomach bug leaves you guys alone soon!