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12/15/2005
Stats and splats
Continuous days of fever: 4
High temperature: 104.2° F.
Current temperature: 103.3° F.
Amount of enjoyment resulting from rectal temperature-taking: -5
Meals ingested in the last 72 hours: 1.00003
Meals kept down in the last 72 hours: 1
Ounces of milk kept down in the last...I don't know, three years: 0
Ounces of Pedialyte cheerfully accepted: 0
Ounces of Pedialyte ingested under main force patient and cheerful parental persistence: Enough...I hope
Times awake last night: ∞
Times vomited today before 8 AM: 2
Parents who got tagged: Both
Parent who got tagged directly in the crotch veiled only by ratty sweatpants: Guess
Hint: Not me
Substance milk-based vomit most resembles: wholesome cottage cheese, curd size dependent on time in stomach
Current local price, one gallon of regular unleaded gasoline: $2.15
Miles to Kansas: Too goddamn many, I'll tell you that right now
Update:
Number of thermometers in this house: 2
Large-print labels thermometers now bear: BUTT / NOT BUTT
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So sorry to hear that the little bugger is so sick. I hope that Charlie feels better soon and that you and Paul keep your sanity through this!
Julie, I'm so sorry. That just sucks. Poor Charlie, and poor you guys.
I'm taking notes of every time Connor is sick...when I'm old and febile I'm getting EVEN...Dressed up to go out to fancy dinner, gonna barf on him. Suit on for big meeting, gonna poop from ceiling to floor.... Oh I have evil vendictive plans!!!!
I'm sorry he's sick, if you find the magic naked chicken bone dance that will make it go away, please share!
Ugh. Nothing worse. My son wouldn't take pedialyte, but he would take the knock-off stuff (purple) from Target and CVS. He's cheap, I guess.
I'm so sorry to her Charlie is sick. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, is worse than seeing your baby sick. My thoughts are with you!
I totally feel your pain right now. Liam has been fevering for 4 days now with no symptoms of ANYTHING until this morning at about 12:45am, when he sat up in bed and promptly puked all over my head. And then the pillows, our jammies, the bed, everything in my room!!! And he hasnt stopped stuff! And we wont even talk about whats coming out the other end!!
This too shall pass, and not always just onto you, Paul, and every heretofore unsullied surface in the house.
I am living the dream these days. My 5-year-old no longer pukes all over himself, the bedding, the furniture, and his parents. He is a world-class wastebasket puker and hits his target (which is sometimes a sink but usually the wastebasket) with over 90% accuracy. I couldn't be more proud.
Ooh! I know! I can write up one of those Christmas-card brag letters to tell everyone.
Do you think he's still suffering a hangover from the Baby Mozart?
I'm sorry, Julie. It sounds awful. I hope Charlie feels better soon and everyone is able to get some much needed rest.
Never could get either of my kids to take the Pedialyte or the faux milk crap (Pediasure?) the doctor suggested. I eventually gave up and tried juice diluted with a little 7-Up, which worked wonders - but it was a quick path to the lunchables from there.
I think the boy needs some preservatives and other stuff--time for some lunchables. Just kidding. :) I am sorry he is sick AGAIN. I hope all is well for you guys soon!
Poor Charlie--I hope he (and you and Paul) are feeling much better soon! Nothing like a sick child to make everyone feel absolutely horrible.
I'm so sorry, for you and poor Charlie. My twins have been sick one after the other for ages now, and I'm just so damn sick of it. I'm so sick of the worrying, the detective work, the maintenance, the lack of sleep, the grossness, the whining, did I mention the worrying? Watching my little guy get a spinal tap and then waiting for the results was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I promised myself then that I didn't care how much he threw up on me or woke me up or whatever, I was just going to be grateful he was ok. But before you think I'm being all virtuous and giving you a hard time, I'll add that my promise lasted a matter of hours. Now I'm just, f*&%ing sick of it, and I want healthy happy babies, and I'm not going to be satisfied until I get them. I hope you get that soon.
Ugh, I am sorry to hear that Charlie is sick again (still?). Nothing is worse than dealing with a feverish, vomiting child. Except for doing so for days on end.
Ugh, not so fun.
Did you try the pedialyte popsicles? Those really work for us...
Ahahahahahahaha!!! at petrol prices. Sorry.
It's just that it's nearly that much per litre (about a quart) in the good ole UK.
*help*
I am so sorry to hear about Charlie. My oldest daughter has what sounds like Charlies sickness, lasted for 7 or 8 days. Her doc said it was a nasty virus. When my younger one got sick, she is 2 days older then Charlie, I got her to drink some pedielite, but what did the trick for us was popsicle's (don't think I spelled that right). Otter pops were her fav...and it got fluid into her body.
Actually, a fever is good. It means his body is killing that nasty virus/bacteria. Too many folks run for the baby tylenol, thinking it's a help.
Just keep that darling boy hydrated--we used to keep a big supply of popsicles-in-a-tube.
I certainly hope you and Paul are also taking care of each other. Having a sick kidling is sooo stressful.
Sending good thoughts your way from Oregon!
Just been through that myself. One thing that really helped to get my daughter to take the pedialyte was to put it in a glass glass (adult glass) with ice cubes, pretend to drink it myself and then offer her some. Then she thought she was getting "mommy's drink" and would totally tank on it. Sneaky, but it worked.
De-lurking to say hang in there. If you're desperate for hydration ideas, try soaking a washcloth in water and letting him hold it. My little guy (about the same age as Charlie) usually likes to suck the water out of it.
Dude! That so totally sucks. HUGS for you... oh, and some laundry soap.
At least you both got tagged. I ALWAYS get it.
I hope he feels better, and that you guys don't get sick, too.
I feel your pain and I'm genuinely sorry for you, Paul and Charlie.
You know, getting tagged on the crotch of old sweat pants doesn't seem too bad to me . . . try getting baby puke out of waist-length hair when you can't immediately take a shower. Eeeeeeuuuuuuwwwww.
Heh. I feel your pain--home with two under two who are sick, and a stir-crazy four-year-old whose mission in life is to make sure that neither of his little brothers get any sleep. At least I'm in good company in having the smell of vomited formula hanging in the air around me...thanks for the laugh!
Poor Charlie, mom and dad. Ugh. Hope you're all puke free soon.
oy vey. i second the pedialyte pop suggester. definitely give those a whirl. my pukey boy was never a fan of the beverage but liked the frozen kind. try serving it slushy with a spoon in the bath. i know it sounds crazy, but it works!
I'm sorry Charlie is sick. I'm also sorry I'm such a bandwagon jumper but I had to tell you and everybody else that Jackson once puked from atop his IKEA loft bed. I'd show you a photo(of the bed, not the vomit)if I could but you get the idea.
Height + force = splatter covering an 8x10 room
First off I blame the Baby Mozart. Secondly, I'm so sorry for all of you. Poor kiddo.
I'm so sorry to hear Charlie is so sick. Even though you are able, as always, to make us chuckle, I know this is difficult for you emotionally and physically. I'm sure it's difficult to imagine an end to this, but I hope he feels better very soon.
awww poor baby!!!! poor sweetie!!!!
and poor Charlie!
hope it ends before spring
I'm so sorry - poor poor Charlie, and poor you and Paul! I do hope he feels much better soon.
Re: the dehydration risk, if he won't take Pedialyte (and our kids mostly won't), try water. I've been advised to offer very small amounts, like a single teaspoon every 15 minutes, increasing to 5 minutes if the child can tolerate it. At least it might help a bit. And we sometimes have success with Pedialyte popsicles, but I never tried them with a 1 year old, only when they were older.
We have also resorted to Gravol suppositories at times. Nasty, but it might help stop the vomiting, if it's been going on for too long.
If you are worried about dehydration, you might have to take him to your clinic to get checked out. Two of our kids got so dehydrated from stomach bugs that they had to be hospitalized for 24 hours of IVs - at different times, fortunately.
I will never forget the day when our 2 year old triplets had constant Toddler Barfing Disease (TBD we call it here), and went off in relays, another splat every 10 minutes. The washer was running non-stop, and we still almost ran out of pyjamas, and out of our 30 receiving blankets! After 2 days, just as they got well and we all nearly got caught up on sleep, I and DH began to get sick. Another 48 hours of hell ensued.
Actually, Baby Einstein videos were about the only thing that kept our kids happy, when they were exhausted and still throwing up every half hour. It wasn't too stimulating for 2 a.m. viewing, but it did help them relax and stop crying, and it kept them in one place, so it was easier to catch the "splats". I was very thankful for the soothing videos.
You would think the kids would hate Marcia Clark and all her toys, but they still like those videos occasionally, even now that they are 5 1/2. (Brain-washed, I tell ya.) And they don't show any extreme cravings for brightly coloured moving toys, puppets, or Baby Einstein products in the stores. They love music, and they are loving kindergarten, and all three can read. So no permanent damage done, I don't think. Of course I watched a lot of those videos along with them, so maybe the subliminal messages got to me too!
Best wishes for Charlie's speedy recovery,
Ugh. Poor Charlie and poor vomit covered crotch. Hang in there you guys!
Poor kiddo. Just read an article in the business section that they came up with a vaccine against redrovirus (sp?)...a bit too late for your case, huh?
Oh jeepers...oh, that sounds miserable. Poor guy!
I hope that all is well soon.
And that your laundry doesn't eat you. Nothing makes me more desperate than more laundry.
We just did that one here. I'm really sorry. The high fever part breaks soon though.
Julie- I dont usually post comments but I think now is the time for you to know there are lots of moms out there sending you good vibes- Hang in there..
Very clever of you to think of labeling the thermometers. I hope Charlie feels better soon...
I'm a little concerned as to what occurred that made you feel the need to label the thermometers...
Urgh, you are bringing back bad memories of my time with my son at this time of the year last year. My guy actually ended up with pneumonia, and we spent new years eve and the subsequent days in the hospital. And, while there, I read someone say that you should expect to spend the rest of the year as you spent the new year. I remember think that had better the hell not be right. Urgh Urgh. And, then, we spent the next few weeks rushing him to the hospital every time he had a fever, because, you know, you it could be pneumonia, and we had clearly shown a complete inability to detect it. It was a frustrating time that I've been able to largely block out of my memory.
bj
"butt/not butt"
guffaw! you made me laugh out loud at work, in my open plan office... good one.
Ha! I have not only a thermometer, but a tiny jar of vaseline labelled "CAT BUTT ONLY!"
My kid seems to always have some sort of cold sort of thing and every few months an ear infection sets in. I'm knocking on wood b/c she has yet to get any of the stomach/throw up stuff. **
Bless your heart. Ear infections are no picnic, but being puked on and having a sick kid at the same time sounds awful. I hope he gets better soon.
**Unless you count last night when she puked up a few of her teddy grahams and decided to put them back in her mouth - I thought only dogs ate their puke - Yuck!
Julie,
I hope by the time I finish writing this that Charlie is feeling better. Poor little guy. :(
Charlie only feels better when we take him to the doctor. His two visits are the only times in the last four days that his temp has been under 100. Go figure.
I think I'm holding up fine, but for some reason Julie keeps telling me that photoshopping a cottage cheese container so it says "made with baby rennet/ no infants were harmed during the collection of this cheese" would be in bad taste.
My son just got over it. Fever for 4 days-highs in the 104 range-lows to 99. Fever broke and then broke out in a rash. Fun..
My son wouldn't take liquid Pedialyte... he'd only take the popsicles. Might be worth a try.
I'm all about the new forehead-scanning thermometer. Can't remember the technical name for them. We got one after we realized that sticking an ear thermometer in the ear of a kid with double infections probably wasn't the best idea. Our Dr's office has them now too- supposedly they're the most accurate out there? I'm for anything that doesn't have to be inserted into a body cavity with Vaseline.
Awww... poor baby, poor family. I can't even imagine what it's like to go through the kind of long-haul baby sickness y'all have endured.
Newly discovered Pedialyte assvice: our wee one will not accept it from a bottle, but is so fascinated by watching the droplets fall into his mouth that I can get a few ounces in via medicine dropper before he's any the wiser.
Port Allen is closer than you think. And earlier this week it was 70. SEVENTY. I'm just sayin'.
You know they make tylenol suppositories. It's only a matter of time before they make Pedialyte in this form. More fun with butts.
I agree with a previous poster - def. leftover Baby Mozart.
Bekah hates Pedialyte but digs Pediasure. She's been sick for about a week now, not eating, coughing, runny nose, bit of a fever. She's turned the corner though and we're seeing improvement. It sure wasn't a fun week, though.
Jenn