Mamahood.org » sick http://www.mamahood.org Everything mom related Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:21:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The trifecta of sickness http://www.mamahood.org/2011/03/09/the-trifecta-of-sickness/ http://www.mamahood.org/2011/03/09/the-trifecta-of-sickness/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:41:57 +0000 Jenn http://www.mamahood.org/?p=2629 Ryan very rarely gets sick. He last had a stomach virus when he was eight months old. He’s had a few very minor colds here and there, but overall he is one very healthy kid. Until now. I guess my bragging about my kids’ awesome immune systems have come back to bite me in the ass, because Ryan not only has a stomach virus, but a double ear infection and strep throat. Seriously?! Who gets all of those at once?!

Anyway, we saw the doctor this afternoon, and since we got home at 5:00pm Ryan has been passed out on the sofa. I gave him an initial dose of childrens’ Motrin, Amoxicillin, and an anti-nausea/anti-vomiting suppository (the doctor wanted it in that form to make sure it stayed in his system long enough to take effect), along with a few sips of Gatorade, and he’s been sleeping ever since. He’s due for his next dose of childrens’ Motrin now, the Amoxicillin tomorrow morning, and the anti-nausea/anti-vomiting suppository around 12:00am. Since I assuming he’ll wake up at some point in the night, getting another dose of everything into his system shouldn’t be too difficult.

I hope my little guy gets better soon. I hate to see him feeling so poorly. :(

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Run its course. Easy for him to say. I have done almost thirty loads of laundry since last Monday morning, with most of it being bed sheets, crib bedding, blankets, cloth diapers and towels.

So, how has your week been?

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DSC_7774 (by Jenn ♥)

DSC_7782 (by Jenn ♥)

Needless to say, she got a hold of a permanent marker this morning and was inspired after watching an episode of Maggie and the Ferocious Beast. The markers are now being moved out of sight!

The stomach bug is still hanging around. I was sick all of yesterday, and Alyssa and Ryan are still vomiting on alternating mornings. Doctor says to let it run its course. Oy.

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