Kids of EB

[NJmike PE]

So whatever it was the puking ended at 0730. By days end #2 was is old normal self.

 

[MA_PE]

^ that's great to hear NJ. I hope that does it for your household.

 

[NJmike PE]

Seriously, thanks. So far so good. Everyone else has been good. I could use an uneventful night after last night.

 

[Lumber Jim]

My 11 week old can now get poop on the outside of his size 2 huggies! I don't remember my first two youngsters producing loads like that...

He's now back to that fresh baby smell after his bath.

Wow!

 

[Sapper PE LS]

So puking began for Mrs. Sapper at about 8 PM this evening, tantruming began for #2 at around 7 PM, tantruming began for the 9 year old at about 10 (yes, tantruming, he's autistic, deal with it), fussiness began for the infant at around 9:30. Sapper is now the only person awake, and only had 2.5 hours of sleep last night. Sapper has downed three beers and is wondering why he ever gave up tobacco... but nah, sapper's not going back to that.

Sapper likes his Jeep avatar that he doodled on MS Paint while he should have been working today. Sapper just don't care no more until he gets some damn sleep.

Why is Sapper talking in the third person? Sapper has not the foggiest of ideas. Sapper wonders if extreme exhaustion posts should be moved to the drunk tank in the AM.

 

[Road Guy]

RG would just enjoy the quiet if RG was in said situation....

 

[YMZ PE]

YMZ is proud of Sapper for giving up tobacco!

 

[NJmike PE]

I remember NYE, 2012. Just two kids then. The the entire house had the stomach flu, one by one. First, it was the one yr old getting sick the day before. He got it the worst and was sick the longest, actually for days and ended up becoming dehydrated and needed to be brought to the hospital for fluids, but that's a different story. Then Mrs NJ got it midday and shortly after the second kid got it. That left me. Alone in the house with two kids and my wife incapacitated and violently puking. I set up a triage center in the living room on the floor. I felt like a field medic running between of my downed soldiers. Although they weren't soldiers. They were whining, puking kids and my really sick wife. By 7 PM I had had it. I was still healthy and counting the minutes until the last of them went to bed. Finally it happened and was able to get some peace and quiet and maybe eat something. Bad idea. Because I hadn't eaten really at all that day, I overindulged on leftovers and Christmas cookies. Shortly thereafter I began to not feel so great and by 0200 on 2013-01-01 I was slumped over the toilet, having succumbed to the same fate as the rest of my family. However there was no help for me, as I lay there alone on the cold bathroom floor. It was me taking care of me. Luckily by daybreak I was feeling better, having gotten it last I was also the first to feel better. Then Mrs NJ and one of the two kids. Stomach bugs are horrible, even worse with kids and by far the worst in the winter.

Not sure if this belongs in the Infirmary thread, there are cross over topics for both.

 

[Krakosky]

I was just thinking this past weekend when I was feeling like crap and having Mr. Krak take care of me how hard it would be with kids. I commend all of you guys for taking care of sick kids, especially when you're sick. I can't say that I'd be brave enough to catch vomit with my bare hands.

 

[NJmike PE]

I was just thinking this past weekend when I was feeling like crap and having Mr. Krak take care of me how hard it would be with kids. I commend all of you guys for taking care of sick kids, especially when you're sick. I can't say that I'd be brave enough to catch vomit with my bare hands.

LOL. It's not something that I would normally consider myself, but it's just a reflex more than anything. You'd be surprised what you would do in the heat of the moment without thinking.

 

[matt267 PE]

I was just thinking this past weekend when I was feeling like crap and having Mr. Krak take care of me how hard it would be with kids. I commend all of you guys for taking care of sick kids, especially when you're sick. I can't say that I'd be brave enough to catch vomit with my bare hands.

LOL. It's not something that I would normally consider myself, but it's just a reflex more than anything. You'd be surprised what you would do in the heat of the moment without thinking.

Screw that. I jump out of the way to escape the splash zone. My wife tries to catch it, which causes her to almost puke too. My goal is to keep the vomit located to one area. Keeping it on the bed is best, you can just wrap it up in the sheets and bring it to the washing machine.

 

[MetsFan]

^^ Except when you take the sheets out of the washer, there are still chunks stuck to them. I just had to deal with this just a couple of weeks ago. I had to rinse them in the tub before throwing them in the washer.

 

[matt267 PE]

^ you didn't just pick the chucks out of the washing machine after washing?

 

[MetsFan]

^^Haha, no, they were still stuck to the sheets when I took them out to put them in the dryer.

 

[matt267 PE]

^ Nice

 

[YMZ PE]

NJ, Baby YMZ and I had the same stomach bug but on Christmas Eve 2012. Mr and Mini managed to avoid contracting it but we had people over for Christmas dinner. Six caught it, two ended up in the hospital. To this day they insist it was due to the prime rib Mr cooked even though I tell them it was my norovirus.

 

[Master slacker]

I can't say that I'd be brave enough to catch vomit with my bare hands.

My wife, on several occasions, has caught much, much worse with her bare hands...

 

[snickerd3]

I was just thinking this past weekend when I was feeling like crap and having Mr. Krak take care of me how hard it would be with kids. I commend all of you guys for taking care of sick kids, especially when you're sick. I can't say that I'd be brave enough to catch vomit with my bare hands.

LOL. It's not something that I would normally consider myself, but it's just a reflex more than anything. You'd be surprised what you would do in the heat of the moment without thinking.

This!!! There is a lot you never thought you would be able to do that you without even thinking about it.

 

[NJmike PE]

this is where Kfox says that kids are a lot of work.

 

[snickerd3]

ok lets change the subject away from puke...it is making me nauseous.