I have seen enough vomit to last a lifetime. Unfortunately, a nasty stomach bug hit our family on Christmas Eve and continued through Christmas day. Christmas Eve, the day was going great. My family had come over for an afternoon of appetizers and games before we all headed to church. About 4:30 or so Caroline started vomiting repeatedly. I was afraid she had eaten something with dairy in it because she was so violently sick. She probably go sick 15 times in two hours. Poor baby! Madelyn, Silas and I ended up going to church and Jason stayed home with Caroline. She continued to get sick until about midnight. At 12:30 am, Madelyn woke up sick and was up all night vomiting. At 6:00 am, Jason and I both started getting sick, but from the other end. What a fun family, right??? As I think back, I think Silas must have had a mild form of the virus earlier in the week. His appetite was gone and he had lots of nasty diapers.
I was semi-functional for some of the day, but was just really weak. Jason was sicker than I was and after we managed to open gifts at home he spent the rest of the day in bed. The girls recovered fairly quickly and were super excited that Santa had left gifts. We had to skip going to my parents for breakfast and presents, we were so sick we didn't even care too much. We watched the girls new "Tinkerbell" movie and rested. After a long nap, my mom and dad bravely came over and gave everyone a bath and my dad made my sweet potato casserole I was taking for Christmas dinner at my grandparents. Mom drove the kids and I over to my grandparents and I laid on the couch for most of the festivities. Jason was still home in bed. :(
After 11 hours of sleep last night, we are feeling much better today. I was actually able to look at my gifts and be excited! Jason got me so many great things - he definitely spoils me. The most awesome gift was a new camera! A Nikon D60!!!!! I was able to watch the DVD trainer today and have taken lots of pictures already! I'll post pictures soon. Late this morning we headed over to my parents house for Christmas. Even though the actual day was miserable, we are making up for it!
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Eeeewww! Yuck! We had a Christmas like that one year when the older kids were little. I remember crawling down the stairs with a bucket to watch them open their gifts. Not fun! Glad you are feeling better and sorry it was so gross!
Ugh! Not a way to spend the holiday - or any day! Sorry you all were so sick. I got hit a week or so ago and know it's not pleasant. I hope the rest of your holiday weekend goes much better!
oh goodness! I'm so sorry. Hope everyone is their "normal" selves soon!
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