Yuck!

Well, another milestone [unfortunately] hit - Gabrielle's first stomach bug.  And boy was it a doozy.  The craziness started last week when I had to work Friday, and Gabi's daycare called the night before because her daughter was sick.  Well, luckily Grandma Billie was available and willing to take G the next day.  Whew!

Monday was my only day off the next week, so I wanted to do something special with Gabrielle and took her to the new play place in EL....I'm pretty sure that's where the sickness came from.  That night my sitter called again and said her other child was now having symptoms of illness, so I called my friend Danielle and she was available and willing to take G the next day.  Whew again. 

While I was a work the next day, though, Danielle texted me in the afternoon and said Gabi had thrown up.  Darn.  But she seemed to be in good spirits and eating again.  Nick picked her up at regular time and she seemed to be energetic and normal the whole evening.  At about 10:30pm we heard Gabi coughing and getting sick all over her crib; all over everything. 

I had to work the next day and really can't just not show up, so Nick stayed up with her that night and the next day while I was at work.  Gabi and Nick slept together on the bathroom floor and he took care of her - he really deserves the dad of the year award for what he dealt with!  She seemed to be doing a bit better the next day so Nick took her to Meijer to get some stuff for dinner.  Bad idea - Gabi threw up all over Nick at Meijer.  Being the great dad he is - he could tell she was about to get sick so he just picked her up and let her puke all over him.  Now that says love.

She didn't eat much that evening except for a bite or two of cracker which didn't stay down long.  She went to bed and got sick all of over her bed again and then some.  I had talked to my work and they were able to get someone  to take my day the next day so I stayed up with Gabs that night and slept in the bathroom with her.  That was the last time Gabi got sick.....thanks goodness!!

Well, then I heard Nick start getting sick about 11pm and that lasted all night.  By about 10am the next day he felt better and just relaxed/slept the rest of the day.  Gabrielle was a sleepy little lump the whole day.  She just laid on my lap and snacked on a few things throughout the day.  I think we are definitely better now, and somehow it seems that I didn't get it.  Nick did deal with the vast majority of the puke so maybe that really did him in.  Poor guy.