Ooh, it's April Fool's Day - let's make the Nugents all sick. What a great way to celebrate the day!
Yes, we were all sick today. Dorothy got something from daycare that struck late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning (finding your daughter's bed covered in vomit and maybe a bit of poop when she wakes you up in the morning is NOT fun). She was mostly OK after the initial bout, but she developed a fever and some near-diarrhea at daycare on Wednesday, and it hasn't gone away yet, so they wouldn't let her back in daycare today. Yesterday (Thursday) was my day to watch her, and it went relatively well, especially since she napped for over 3 hours straight. I took advantage of her napping to sleep myself, and wound up sleeping for over 2 hours. Hmmm, maybe that should have been a sign. I was feeling worse as the afternoon wore on, and miserable by evening. But I never got past the "ooh, I think I might get nauseous or something in a few hours" stage. Elizabeth didn't bother with the slow descent into misery - she just woke up sick in the middle of the night, and kept at it all night long. Neither of us slept much at all last night.
Today found all three of us feeling miserable and tired. Since I was the less-sick adult, I got to take care of Dorothy most of the day. She was a little out of sorts, but nothing horrible. She did nap more than usual, and ate less than normal. There were times when she wanted to play with Daddy and I wasn't up to it, which made me feel bad. But at least I didn't toss her in the crib and let her fend for herself for 12 hours straight...
Here's to hoping we can shake it all off ASAP. BIDS, you can kiss my ass!
Posted by Tom Nugent at April 1, 2005 11:03 PM