Stomach Flu At Our House...

The stomach flu has been going around our house for about 10 days now, in fact, Gub and I both caught it the day before we left for Mexico. Tyler ended up packing most of our stuff since I was so sick, and the plane ride there was miserable. I was so worried about being sick on the plane, but I made it. I spent the first day in Mexico sleeping. Yes, that is right, sleeping. But, by day two I was feeling significantly better as long as I didn't eat anything. Lucky for me, the bug seemed to leave, at least for a few days, but I got sick again Sunday night. I was sick again on the way home. It was no fun! Hauling luggage and a baby on taxis, through security, shuttle buses, etc. is rough when you are sick.

To top that off, Olivia has also been not-so-well lately. Her ear infection seems to be much better, but she is teething, again. And she doesn't cope with that very well. Nights in Mexico were brutal. Tylenol and teething tablets helped, but since I didn't want her waking up our hotel neighbors every hour I ended up putting her in bed with us. Bad habit to start, I know. So, Monday night, our first night home, was another nightmare. She slept horribly. And I was so sick that holding her made my stomach hurt even more. She woke up numerous times, and was awake for a solid hour and a half between 2:00 and 3:30am. Not fun for a mother sick with the stomach flu!

She was crabby all day Tuesday, partially from not getting enough sleep, but I think she is also sick. She threw up once and just fussed the rest of the day. Maddie was here to help take care of her, but soon Maddie wasn't feeling well either.

Although I didn't feel 100% better, I had this bright idea of making all of Tyler's favorite foods for his birthday, which is today. I am not a morning person, so those of you that know me will understand what a sacrifice I was making by preparing to get up, before he left for work, to make him a yummy breakfast (especially because I am a baby when I am sick and an even bigger baby when I don't get enough sleep). So, last night I made french toast (one of Tyler's favorites). It's a recipe that had to be made the night before, with pecans and a maple-brown sugar syrup. I planned on making a fruit salad to go with it. I was all ready, with time to spare, for Tyler's birthday. I just hoped that I would be well enough to enjoy it with him.

Forget about me feeling well. I woke up this morning to Tyler puking. Yep, you heard it right. Tyler's come down with the flu, too. What a rotten way to spend your birthday, huh? He claimed to have felt better after throwing up and he insisted that I put the french toast in the oven. He tried to eat it, but couldn't stomach it. Bless his heart for trying, I know he didn't want to disappoint me, but please... I'd rather him not eat it than throw up more.

His birthday dinner is cooking, too... French Dip Sandwiches. They're his favorite. Luckily, it freezes well so if he can't eat it we'll just save it for another day. I found out that Maddie spent all last night puking, too. Poor thing!! I hope everyone feels better soon and that no one else catches it! It is no fun!