Sick

The Stomach Bug Returns

April 3, 2009 By Becca Leave a Comment

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As I was saying last week I hate stomach bugs. I had thought that I had escaped its bite but I spoke too soon. Abigail spent all night Tuesday sick, Emma and I woke up sick and Rob is the only one not infected. So I will not tell you about this horrible experience. Yeah right you know that I will!

Abigail did not get sick in 5 places before making it into the bedroom.
I was not the one who did the laundry that she created.
I did not sit there and help her while she was throwing up.
Emma did not wake up the next morning covered in stomach flu remnants.
I did not throw up all day that morning.
I did not call my sister in law to take the baby because I could not take care of her.
I did not sleep all day.
I did not ignore my older kids all day who were also sick
I did not wish I would rather be dead!

All in all I hope that this stomach Flu or bug as I like to call it has worked its way through my family. I hope that it never comes back. I am not sure when you spend a week cleaning it all up that the bug will not bite you. I took the bleach idea and washed my hands obsessively and yet the bug still bit me. I am amazed by its sneaky ability! I cannot wait for warmer weather when the mosquitoes are the only bugs biting!

Becca

Update: Rob was bitten last night! Now we have all had it… Hopefuilly it will GO AWAY!!

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Stomach Bug

March 26, 2009 By Becca 12 Comments

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Let me start out by saying that I completely do not understand why it is called a stomach bug. Is it because it bugs you? Is it because it comes and flies away quickly? Is it because someone thought bugs were gross and disgusting and therefore so was a stomach “bug”? just do not understand how it could have gotten such a name! Either way I hate it!

Last night (some would call 1am morning) as I was finally off to bed I went in to check on Emma and Analiese before I was to head down the hall to check on Abigail. When I opened the door Analiese sprang up out of bed as if I scared her. I laid her back down sang a song and was ready to move on down the hall. All of a sudden, as I was kissing Emma, Analiese sounded like she was choking. It was then that I realized what was happening. I called for Rob who actually came right away. She was l throwing up now and all I could do was tell her it was alright. All of this as it hit the floor, her crib sheet her blanket and the stuffed toys on the floor waiting to be put away.

She then started again and thought that it was a great idea to catch it in her hands. As I was pulling her hand out of the way I was slimmed! I have to say that I hate throw up. Did I forget to mention that part. I am not sure that I have ever met anyone who likes it but let it be known that I HATE it! I asked Rob to start the bath and he was confused. He did not think that she needed a bath? It was everywhere why would I not give her a bath? Either way he was nice enough to finish cleaning up her bed, the floor and all of the animals. I was so happy to be the one giving the bath although that was no picnic either.

So now I am sitting here thinking if I get sick I will be so mad. Every time I get a stomach “bug” as we call it I flash back. Not to my fun college years but to my many pregnant years. Throwing up was what I did. With the first two girls I had to go into the hospital and be re hydrated. The flash back of the memories is sometimes just too much. I am not quite over it.

So now I am just praying that I do not catch this bug. I want to squash it. I want to fight it and win. I so do not want to be sick. As a side note I would like to thank my sister in law for bring the stomach bug into our house. If I find the bug I am going to pack it up and send it right back to your house!

Becca

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My Emma is Sick!!

March 15, 2009 By Becca 8 Comments

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So after all of the flu hype around here recently, Emma is sick. I just cannot believe it. She developed a fever last night. I am just so worried about it! I know in my head that I am being silly but really I am worried. I wanted to sit in bed with her all night and make sure that she was OK. I wanted to tell her I loved her 1000000000 times just in case something terrible happened.

Emma has had a flu shot and I am sure that it is something else like an ear infection. All I know is when her temperature read 102.4 I was worried. I was scared. I prayed. Yes I know that it seems silly but I guess that I am still shaken a little by the entire thing! I just want my baby to be alright. When ever Emma gets sick she does it right. She gets a high fever and cannot function. I think that in part this is due to the cerbral palsy. Her muscles just do not seem to be able to do anything.

I still pray that my baby Emma will be alright with this whole thing. I cannot bring her to the doctor because it is Sunday. Poor Emma is missing her first Saint Patrick’s Day parade today. She was suposed to march in honor of the young girl who died. Some Girl Scouts have chosen to march in memory of her but I guess we will miss it and stay home sick!

Becca

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Death of a Child

March 9, 2009 By Becca 32 Comments

This weekend something quite heart wrenching happened to someone I know. It has shaken me to the core of my sole. I am a Girl Scout Leader and the worst thing has happened to another leader’s daughter. She died two nights ago. My thoughts and prayers are with them. I just cannot imagine if it were me. For the past 48 hours that is all I have done. I cannot stop imagining.

I have not spoken to the mother herself but from what I understand their daughter was feeling a little sick on Friday. By Saturday morning she had a fever and her mother took her to the doctor. The doctor assured her that her daughter was fine and sent them home. The rest of the day her daughter rested. Then, as the mother was going to bed, the mother went to check in on her daughter. She found her daughter in distress. I guess at this point she called 911 but it is too late.

I am crying while typing. This woman has a heart of gold. She is about the nicest woman you ever wat to meet. Her daughter was only 12 years old. Her life ended much too quickly. As of now they do not know what caused her death. Her parents sat around waiting to hear from the medical examiner all day yesterday.

I guess my point in posting this is to remind all of us of a few things:

Even though your kids annoy you smile and let it go. They are just kids.
Kiss them and hold them every chance you get. You never know when it will be the last time.
Always say I love you before they leave.

I know this all seems so obvious and simple but think about it. I am sure that there are days that you are in a rush and forget to kiss them. I am sure that there are days when you just wish they would leave you alone! I am sure that there are days when I love you does not leave your mouth. I just know I would not want that day to be my daughters last!

Becca

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Spring Fever

March 6, 2009 By Becca 7 Comments

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I took my temperature this morning and I have it… SPRING FEVER. I have tried to keep it at bay. I tried to fight it off but still I am sick with it. I am yearning for spring. Perhaps it is all of the spring dresses in the stores, perhaps it is the posts that others are making online. All I know is that this morning I was totally sick with it! I was thinking about why I love Spring so much and here are the top 5 reasons that I have Spring fever.

Spring is a new begining. All winter I struggle not to get caught up too much in the winter blues. Each year I fail! I look at Spring as a new begining. Baby birds start coming to life, flowers start popping out of the ground, and the buds are on the trees. It is a fresh start for everything including me!
Spring is warm. It is not hot! It is warm. You still need a sweater but the sun feel warm on your face as it smiles down on you. The windows can be open each day to let some fresh air in and the family can take a family hike or its first family letterboxing trip.
Spring has flowers. Not only does Spring offer flowers but it offers my favorite flowers. Tulips are the flower I love the most. They are just as delicate as a rose in features but last and last. I just love them!
Spring is a time to play. This means that the kids want to go out more and more. They are feeling this fever too and it is all they can do not to be house ridden with this fever! Spring means that they can run and have some fun without FREEZING!
Spring brings the sun. As I mentioned the sun gets warmer in the spring but there is something else that the spring sun does! The spring sun makes the days longer. There is nothing more depressing then it being dark out by 4pm. Now the sun shines longer and longer. I have noticed this in the past week or so. Perhaps that is why I have this fever.

I would love to hear your favorite things about Spring! I know that we all have at least 5! Be careful though, do not come too close. I do not want you to catch the fever also!

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You Want Me to Put that Where?

March 4, 2009 By Becca 44 Comments

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OK I know… it is not what you are thinking. It is so much cleaner and better then what you are thinking. This is a G rated site you know.

About a month ago my mother in law had advised me to put Vicks Vapor rub on little Analiese’s feet. I had though that she was nuts! Why would I put Vick’s on my babies feet? So the next day my mother in law emails me an article on how putting vicks on a babies feet is actually better for the baby then putting it on their chest. I laughed and forwarded it all of my friends. I was thinking that they would also find the whole thing quite funny!

A few days later a saw one of the friends that I had emailed the article to in the Mall. She was so happy and excited. She had told me that her daughter had been sick with a cough for about a week. She had said that the poor baby had not even been able to sleep laying down so my friend had been holding he all night long! Then she went on to tell me something quite shocking. She tried the Vick’s on the feet solution out of sheer desperation and IT WORKED! She was thanking me profusely. I had to come clean and let her know that it was my mother in law who had figured it all out!

I have not had a sick child since my mother in law mentioned the Vicks on the feet trick. I am anxious to try it on someone… Darn that flu shot! I would love to hear who out there has tried it.

Becca

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What Are Schools Really Teaching????

February 21, 2009 By Becca 11 Comments

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I had an odd conversation with Abigail the other day which made me wonder what are schools teaching my child. Abigail, who is now 8, and I were driving in the car and she said the oddest thing to me. This is how our conversation went…

A. “Mommy, I hate that Daddy smokes”

Me. “I know I do too but he only smokes once in a while and never around us.”

At this point I figured that the conversation would end but with Abigail the conversation never seems to end.

A. “Well why do people smoke?”

Me. “I think that people start because they think that they look cool and then it is hard to stop.”

A. “Well Daddy must be stupid then.”

Me. “No Abigail a lot of people used to smoke. They did not know a long time ago that it was bad for you. Even your grandma smoked right up until mommy was in college. It was just something that was not thought of as a bad thing for your health like it is today.”

A. “Oh wow mommy, did grandma do drugs the whole time you were growing up?”

OK this is where I am questioning what my kids are learning in school. Since when is smoking considered being a drug addiction? From this point I quickly tried to explain that people who are called drug addicts do drugs that are not legal. Cigarettes and alcohol are legal but you have to be an adult to buy them. So by the end of this conversation I was wondering if she raised her hand in the middle of class and told them all that her dad is a drug addict? You never know with that one. I am walking on eggshells just waiting for the school to call about my drug addict husband.

Perhaps this makes it clear that 3rd graders are confusing the messages that they are getting. Perhaps their young minds are just not ready to tell a difference between a smoker, a drug addict and an alcoholic. My concern comes in that no one is clearing all of this up for them! They walk around thinking that their father is a druggie because he smokes a cigarette every few days. Oh and to top it off Emma, my 5 year old, hates Obama because he smokes. She has learned in school that this means we should not respect our president. Oh the things that they are learning are astonishing to me. I would settle for some good old reading skills. I think that this is an important lesson in assuring that your children get the messages being pushed on them. You do not want to be a druggie in their eyes like my husband apparently is!

Becca

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February 10, 2009 By Becca 7 Comments

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I think that my favorite kids poems ever is “Sick” by Shell Silverstein. I used to love this poem more then anything and I cannot tell you the number of times I have read it in my life. I sit here thinking about this poem for a few reasons:

Abigail keeps faking being sick. This is what the poem is all about. It is about a girl who has everything wrong with her until she finds out that it is Saturday. She is then by some miracle better. This is now Abigail starring in the role of the faking little girl. She has gotten one over on me a few times in the past few weeks but now I am on to her. I do not know why she is avoiding going to school. It used to be something that she loved! All I know is that no more children will be staying home with mommy unless they have a fever and cannot move off of the couch. I do not want to entertain all day. I want to see Abigail and Emma off to school and play with the baby. I want to work when the baby is sleeping not entertain an imitation sick child.
The baby is sick: Yes it is true I think that we have an ear infection on our hands. This would be the first for baby Analiese which is impressive being that we are moving closer to two with each passing day. I hate when babies are sick. They cannot tell you what hurts. They cannot tell you when their fever is creeping back up. It makes it all so hard to have to watch them hurt and be sad. It just breaks my heart how Analiese still wants to be a trooper and has not learned better yet. She still wants to play even though I know that it hurts for her to hold her head up. She still wants to come to dinner even though she does not want to eat. I just find it all so heartbreaking.
I want it to be Saturday: Yes I know that the week just started but in the poem it is all better because it is Saturday. I sit here wishing for one of these magical Saturdays!

** oh and to top it off I just picked Emma up from school. She had one hive and this was apparently a reason to come home urggg**

I hope that you are having a better time this February with your sick little ones! I am just looking for Saturday!

Becca

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