Being Sick

There has been a lot of barf in the last few days, most of it wasn't even mine. Cora and I arrived in Oklahoma on Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, I was grossly sick. I think it was something I ate. Then last night,

oh last night...

I was lying in bed with Cora next to me. We're talking to Jake on the phone. I hear some gagging coming from the little body next to me. She started throwing up. When I got the light on, I saw it all over her and the pillows and coming out her nose. I ran out to the living room, really, I just opened the door, and said "Help!" Vaughn and Tracey went to work on the bed, and I went to work on Cora. Poor little Cora, covered in throw up and crying. She never, I repeat, never throws up. Twice in her whole life.

We took a shower (I was covered in throw up too...my face and hair anyway), and things looked promising. She wanted some milk, and after a little while I agreed. About 10 minutes later the milk came up all over the rug and floor in the living room. Thank heaven for hardwoods. And my mother-in-law for scraping remnant clementine oranges out of the wonderfully shaggy rug.

She fell asleep at 11:30, and the throw up continued, getting smaller in quantity until 3:30. I slept at the foot of the bed from 1:00 until 3:30 because I wanted to be as close to the pack-n-play as possible. And sleep is an overstatement because I was so afraid I wouldn't be able to hear her in she needed me (which is silly because I think I could easily win "World's Lightest Sleeper"), and because there were two more throw ups in there somewhere. She was more awake at the last upheaval. I put her back in the pack-n-play after I got rid of the soiled linens. I pulled my pillow and quilt down to the floor and slept* next to her for the rest of the night.

She drank almost 4 sippy cups of water when she got up around 9. She is a much happier girl. It was so sad to see her just lay down on the the tile floor of the bathroom, completely defeated after her 11:30 and 1:00 purges. I hope nights like that are few and far between in my lifetime.

2 comments:

  1. Oh, that's awful! Why we need to puke I will never understand. There must be a better, moer delightful way of ridding our body of bacteria and 'yuckies'. hope you guys are feeling better and enjoying your trip.

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  2. Wow. That sounds terrible for you and for Cora. I'm hope she's feeling better now!

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