Virus by Numbers

 

 

 

 

 

 7 ~ The number of days straight, at least one person in our house has been vomiting
{also the number of days since I've been able to escape the house}

4 ~ the number of people in our house who have come down with the stomach bug . . . so far

2 ~ The number of people who have yet to come down with it :(

4,392 ~ The number of pumps of Hand Sanitizer we've used in the last 7 days

2 ~ The number of 2-liter bottles of 7 Up we've consumed

1,076 ~ The number of items on my grocery list {if I can ever manage to make it to the store}

5 ~ The number of plans/appointments/activities that have had to be cancelled or rescheduled


It's not lookin' too pretty around here.

But thankfully, some of us are on the mend!

Hope y'all are staying away from the germs!!

 

 

 

 

 

The No Good, Very Bad Week

So . . . this week . . . not the greatest. Remember the {ew!} stomach flu? The stomach flu that was supposed to last 24 hours {that's what everyone kept telling me}. 24 hours, my foot! After throwing up pretty much every 15 minutes all day Saturday, Sunday was a little better. And by Monday I was feeling quite a bit better. I even did a quick clean of the new house, and went on a {tiny} nature walk with the girls. I had kept water down, chicken noodle soup, and even some crackers. Oh yeah, I was feeling pretty confident.

So I made some dinner for my family. Twice baked potatoes {I have a serious love of potatoes}, steaks, salad, and rolls. I was very careful. I ate slowly. I did not over-eat. I didn't even have but a bite of steak. But shortly after dinner I just wasn't feeling right. I knew I should've stuck with the dang chicken noodle!

I went to bed thinking that if I just got some sleep, I'd feel better in the morning. Instead, I was up all night, rekindling my relationship with the toilet. By Tuesday morning I was just miserable, and {sorry if this continues to be WAY too much information}, I just didn't have anything left to throw up.

So . . . any guesses as to where I spent a little time on Tuesday?

This was my view. Pretty, isn't it?

No? Need more clues?

I wound up on IVs for 7 hours. When they told me I'd be there that long I almost spun right around and left. Usually I'm not a baby, but when it comes to pregnancy, I didn't want to take any chances. The extra fluid turned out to be just what I needed, and I am now feeling much better!

But I have to say, all the stomach bug business has put quite a damper on my week!

How about y'all? Please tell me you are having a better week.

Ew, Stomach Flu

It's been a miserable couple of days at the Fraijo house. I caught my second stomach bug in two months, blech! I'm kind of wondering where my immune system has gone ;) When I was a teen I was always sick battling strep throat, tonsillitis, pneumonia, or some sort of virus, but since becoming a mama it seems my immune system kicked into high gear. Apparently, no longer. Anyway.

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These photos were taken before I developed the close, personal relationship with the toilet.

I love moments like these. Kenners and Kam struggle to get along sometimes. So when they're snuggled together, it just melts my heart.

Is this the cutest little project you've ever seen? Sierra made this "paw cloth" {to wipe dirty paws before furry friends come into the house} ~ almost entirely by herself. We don't have any indoor animals at the moment, so she wants to give it to Jeremy's good friend who has many dogs, for his birthday.

And this little pumpkin . . . she turns 2 this week! Oh my my, where does the time go? So hard to believe that at this time two years ago I was {im}patiently awaiting her {EARLY} arrival from my hospital room.