Seriously...Sick, AGAIN!!

Like I said a little while ago, this warm weather is not killing the germs!! Ella has been complaining about a stomach ache for about a week. She hasn't been very interested in eating much, but other than that, she has been fine. However, yesterday she was really complaining about her stomach after dance class. I felt her tummy and it felt a little hard and was sticking out a bit. I thought about taking her to the doctor, but she was so tired that I decided to give her a nap instead. When she woke up, she did not want dinner. I didn't really push it, but I did try to give her some juice (in hopes that it would help her go to the bathroom). Around 7:30pm, she asked for some "hexagon crackers" (gorgonzola crackers from trader joes that are shaped like hexagons). We had a normal bed and bath routine, and I tucked her into bed. At 12:45am, I hear her crying. I open my door and find her in the bathroom....covered in throw-up! YUCK!! Poor thing was so upset! I calmed her down and told her everything was going to be ok. I stripped her down and hopped in the shower with her (she had it all in her hair). She wasn't too happy about getting a shower in the middle of the night, but I didn't know what else to do. After cleaning her off, I put her in our bed with Jason to watch a little TV. He got her some water and grapes to get rid of the yucky taste in her mouth. She thought this was a lot of fun! Then the moment I dreaded came....I had to assess the damage in her bed. It was nasty! She had basically thrown up in her sleep so it was all in her sheets, covers, pillow, and stuffed animals. I spent the next hour stripping everything from her bed and starting the wash (let me tell you, "hexagon crackers" don't smell that great regularly...digested ones were making me gag over and over again).

Once we were sure that Ella was feeling better, Ella and I slept in our bed for the night. Jason went to the basement guestroom because he had to wake up early for work and didn't want to get Ella up.Right before we went to sleep, Ella said, "Mommy, I am sorry I forgotted not to throw up in my bed." What a sweetheart! Since this was only the second time she has thrown up (and the first one was in the car), I haven't told her about not throwing up in her bed. I thought it was so sweet that she came up with that herself. She is so precious! Luckily, we didn't have anymore issues the rest of the night. And she woke up hungry this morning, eating 2 applesauce pancakes. Let's keep our fingers crossed that nothing comes up tonight (from either kid for that matter)!

Poor sick Ella

I thought I would add these pictures to this post. Colin was playing with his peg game today. He was working so hard at putting the pegs in the holes and pushing them out. I am so proud of his fine-motor skills!!