On Wednesday Annie had a fever and was congested. We poured Tylenol down her throat and hoped for the best.
On Wednesday night Mike threw up. He chalked it up to eating too many Christmas cookies.
On Thursday night the lingering cold I’d had since our anniversary came roaring back with its friend, chest congestion. It put me in bed, where I have stayed for the last four days. Except for when…
Annabel started barfing at exactly 11pm on New Year’s Eve. And then she started having diaper blow-out…after diaper blow-out…after diaper blow-out.
Then I got the stomach bug on top of the respiratory infection.
2012 has been just SUPER AWESOME around here!
Mike has been such a trooper, cleaning up after his girls. And thank goodness my mom and dad live close and were able to give Mike a break.
Except, a certain person only wants her daddy.
I don’t mind sharing.
katrina @ They All Call Me Mom says:
Well I read it anyway…even though I don’t have my “shots” – if you are referring to the flu shot, that is. Or do you mean the childhood immunizations? because I have all of those. Just not the flu shot!
Anyway, sorry to hear you are all so sick! Such a bummer way to start out the New Year! But hopefully you are just getting it all done and over with now, and the REST of the year will be complete health for all of you!
Michele says:
Poor baby hope shes fine now..Thanks for sharing with us your photo..Even she don’t feel good shes is adorable in her photo..
Jenn says:
AAAhhhh – Poor little lamb!!! She looks so tired, drawn out & sick. Poor Baby!!! I hope you all feel better!!! Thinking of you guys!!!
LIbby says:
Poor babe! Feel better soon. I am currently up rocking my little guy with a 102 fever. I’ve also had to work on NYE and NYD so 2012 is off to a slow start here too.
Fiona says:
Oh no! I hope you all feel better soon.
We’ve also all been ill since 22nd December…..not fun.
Get well soon!
Fiona x
Ali says:
Oh, ick.. so sorry!! I read it, and I don’t have my “shots” either (flu shot, routine vaccines, boosters). Neither do my children, but I felt safe in reading your post.
Anyway, I really hope everyone begins feeling better.
nona says:
Yeah, I thought 2012 was going to start off better. I’m under the weather, as well, and suffering from a broken heart.
Here’s hoping everyone is back up to par soon.
Meghan says:
Ugh…so sorry. We have the bug here too…just waiting for it to hit all three kids. Hang in there!
Shawna says:
Oh my goodness, I totally feel your pain!!! We had that exact same bug I swear–only it went through our house right before Christmas and now my girls keep passing the remains back and forth amongst each other and we can’t get rid of it! ….I”m thinking I need to take them to a McDonald’s playland or something and let them lick everything. Maybe we’ll finally pass it on and out of *our* house! LOL Good luck and feel better!
Sara says:
……is that shirt purple with Batman?
Audra says:
So sorry. It’s the pits when the whole family is ill. Trying to be positive here, my experience has been that at our house the more volatile illnesses are often more short-lived. Throw up sick lasts for 12-36 while ear infections keep returning for encores.
Shan says:
Ick..hope you guys are on the mend!
mccgood says:
I had the bug Christmas. I stopped throwing up early Christmas afternoon and then a couple days after Christmas my husband passed me his cold. We are back to normal and cleaning the house like mad right now. It’s too cold here (38) to open the windows but I think that would help!
Lynn from For Love or Funny says:
Oops. That kinda sounds like the flu. I hope all of you are feeling better very very soon!
Jenny says:
Get well soon, Spohrs! Miss Belle can never fake sick. When she really is sick you can read it all over her little face. What a sad little cub she is!
Elaine says:
I laughed out loud when I read your last two sentences. There is an advantage to Annie being a daddy’s girl after all.
But sorry you are all sick and hope by the time you are reading this everyone is feeling better. I was ok to read it, I did have my shots.
Crysi says:
2 of my 3 got sick after Christmas too & my oldest is running a high fever right now. I actually thought I was going to have to run her to the ER. She had an awful headache & neck pain. All I could think of was meningitis. Now she just has a fever & tummy ache. Will more puke be in my future? Most likely.
Michelle says:
Poor baby! I hope you’re all better soon. Also, where did you get Annie’s shirt? My daughter is obsessed with Batman right now.
Lisa Winterstein says:
I remember one year all six of us being sick at the same time…. throwing up….diahreah….diaper explosions. Thank goodness the two youngest were still in diapers, seeing as we lived in a ONE bathroom house. Hang in there and feel better soon.
Kim says:
I soooo feel your pain. I’m going on a month with this cold, and in the middle of it with my head full of snot, I spent a night making a spectacle of myself in the bathroom. I’m a fully grown woman and yet my mommy was up with me in the middle of the night handing me buckets and cleaning up after me. She even went to the store at 6 am to get me grape popsicles only to chop them up when she came home so I could suck on them.
Hope you all feel better soon! it is sooooooo not fun!
Momma Lioness Michele says:
Ugh…so sorry to read this! Annie has that “sick” look in her eyes, but she is still super-adorable in this pic. Hey, it is now her birthday month, 2012 will only get better from here! Hope you all are feeling much better soon!
Mandi says:
Feeling your pain here too. My SIL and nephew came back from their vacation w/ that stomach bug and I ended up with it shortly after, along w/ my brother, and 1 of my kids (out of 4). It’s horrible! Nephew’s pediatrician said it’s running rampant through communities and is the worst they’ve seen in a long time.
After the puking/diarrhea bug made the rounds, pink eye and ear infections and throat infections came to visit. It’s been super fun around here!!
Hope you and yours are on the mend.
AmazingGreis says:
Awww…hope you are all feeling better soon!! XOXO
Jeanie says:
Oh, bless Annie’s little heart. And yours, too, heather. Hope you both feel better very soon. Thank God for Mike and your parents. I had a flu shot in early November, but I’ve been around at least six people who have had the respiratory problem. Knock on wood!
Rebecca says:
I gotta share with you the miracle (for me anyway) that is probiotics. I tend to get bronchitis anywhere from three to four times a year. It starts out the same……heavy chest feeling for three days then coughing starts and I practically cough up both lungs for a week, then I go to the doctor where I’m told it’s bronchitis and I’m given some narcotics for my cough and antibiotics for the infection. So last time I got that heavy chest feeling I took some probiotics and they worked. I didn’t get sick and it was fabulous because three days later I was back to normal. They make probiotics for kids too. I wouldn’t take them daily like the package suggests, only when you think you’re coming down with something or as soon as you know you’re sick.
Lanie says:
Feel better soon! Take care.
Jen R. says:
Oh so sad! We have had the stomach bug making it’s way through our family, too- all through the holidays, from right before Christmas and through New Year’s. I feel your pain. Ick. Feel better!
Leslie says:
We are all sick, too! Except we have the cough, sore throat, runny nose… Austin got sick Christmas night and then we all got it. I hope both our families get better soon. Love you guys.
Heather says:
YES! We ALL need to get better because Annie misses “Austy” and I need some baby snuggles.