We have the flu.
Yep. Have it. We didn't go get any Influenza A screen, but I don't neet one. There are no ifs, ands, or butts about it today. This is the flu. Not sure where we got it. Or why the 4 of us who GOT vaccinated have it, while un-vaxed, college bound daddy thus far has gotten of scott free? And I guess it really doesn't matter because at the end of the day, it still sucks. Surviving the flu with 15 month old triplets, while being sick yourself... check! Ok well we haven't all survived yet. What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger, right?
First my pity party:
Because I feel awful & need to vent somewhere....I have been saying for days that I feel awful. I called in sick to work on Tuesday for Wednesday night. I felt bad Tuesday already. Thinking I'd get some sleep & be better by Friday's shift... not going to happen. At this point I'm just hoping I'm better for next week! I can't remember the last time I felt this crappy. Really I can't. I'll feel ok for a few hours in the afternoon, & the severity of it comes & goes, but overall, I still feel horrible. For the most part now my throat just hurts when I wake up & my ears are starting to feel better. My ears earlier this week hurt so bad my whole jaw hurt. But now the bulk of it has settled into my chest. I can't quit coughing & my chest is so heavy. I feel like someone is standing on my chest. And my head hurts. And I'm exhausted. But I can't sleep. If its not the coughing keeping me up, its the peeing from all the water I drink to soothe my cough & throat. At least no GI symptoms for me (knock on wood). My stomach feels a little iffy at times, so I've been eating bland just incase. But I think thats more mental & you'll understand why as this post goes on.
As for the kids:
Wednesday before taking the kids in to the doctor, Logan had diarrhea. Didn't think much of it then. Fever, one icky poop, no biggie. We left the doctor with nothing more than 1 ear infection & truthfully I was a little bummed. Not because I want my kids to be sick, but because I just KNEW there was something more going on. My kids were not right. I wanted a reason. I'm not the run into the ped with every cough & fever kind, but I knew something was up.
Fast forward to Wednesday night. I went to check on the kids one last time before crawling into bed & discovered Hayden asleep in a bed full of puke. What a nightmare waking a sleeping baby for a 1am bath & load of laundry. He has had a little cough & he has a history of coughing so hard he pukes. So I assumed that is what happened but was baffled by the fact that I didn't hear him coughing hard or that he didn't cry after puking. Then came Thursday morning. No one ate breakfast. Just drank milk, which if I would have known what was coming I would have never given them to drink, because Hayden proceded to puke up every drop of curdled milk all over me, himself & the carpet. (Sorry, not holding much back. Don't read on if you don't want details.) So I can only assume the night before he just puked in his sleep. Poor baby. So another bath. A carpet cleaning. Clean clothes for the both of us. A traumitized brother & sister crying in the background. We had the windows open & the heat turned up because it smelled so bad in our house we needed a major dose of fresh air. Just got all the tears wiped & everyone settled......fifteen minutes later, Livi puked. And though thats pretty much been it for the puking..... with all 3 of them today we've had quite the pleasure of the same stuff out the other end, if you know what I mean. Yeah the snow was falling & we had our windows open. And yeah, snow again. Talk about add insult to injury. Me & Hayden were singing "Since there's no place to go. Let it snow. Let it snow. Let it snow." Because truth is we aren't going anywhere for quite some time. We are loaded up with 300 diapers & a bunch of pedialyte so hopefully thats enough to get us through. Put a call to the pediatrician who basically said just what I expected. Clear fluids, bland diet, count your wet diapers & get back to us if this, this or this happens. Ah... the flu. First run at it from the mommy side. Think I've called my mom half a dozen times. This sucks.
They are doing a good job of keeping up with the drinking. Pedialyte has always been a huge hit, though they don't so much like the clear-unflavored version. So hopefully we are done with the puking, I don't want orange or purple carpet. Finally this evening I gotten them all to eat something. Club crackers & puffs. Good ole Gerber Puffs.
They have done a LOT of sleeping. Hayden the most, it really seems like it has hit him the hardest. Livi so far the least. Hayden is usually only up for 1.5-2 hours at a time, then sleeps for 2. Though getting him to sleep in his bed is a challenge & being able to put him down while he is awake in order to take care of Liv & Log is also a challenge. True to his personality, he's the most needy. But... oh he gives the biggest, bestest hugs in the whole world. Wraps his arms around so tight. Puts his head on mine & says "Mamamamama." I'm so sorry Hayden. I wish I could fix it too. Sleep & heal babies. While all the sleeping is nice, the only problem is, it doesn't necessarily happen at the same time for them, so napping doesn't necessarily happen for me. Probably why its taking me so long to get better. Jeff was at least home today so I had help & did get in one nap. And so far they have all slept well at night. Hopefully their symptoms can stay more GI & avoid all the respiratory stuff that takes so long to go away & keeps you up at night.
They have all been fairly cheerful when awake, emphasize on fairly. For like an hour after waking up they are pretty good.... then it quickly deteriorates. They are just super sensitive. Simple things they fight over becomes hugely dramatic. Everytime someone wobbles while walking & falls down, its a big drawn out tearful thing. But they are being troopers.
Hopefully this is short lived. And hopefully, by nothing more than a miracle, Jeff & GG avoid this. Not sure how that will be possible.
Our essentials. Clorox wipes, carpet cleaners, scrubbing bubbles, lysol, pedialyte, puffs, crackers, jello, thermometers, motrin, Vick's vapor rub & cough syrup for mom..... plus diapers, wipes, laundry detergent & oxyclean.
Besides being sick we have managed to learn a few new things this past week.
In addition to her belly & foot, Olivia now knows where her head is & knows that is where her hat goes. She got a new hat from GG this week (her head was growing out of her other one) & she is obsessed. Runs around the house with a hat on a lot of the time. I decided we'd just work on bigger body parts & save the little parts like ears & eyes until we are 100% over the pink eye. About the pink eye, everyone's eyes look great... and Jeff & I spent Wednesday night clorox soaking all of our toys. So hopefully we are done with that. Yep, 8 hours before the flu set in we cleaned the kids' stuff top to bottom. Ironic.
Hayden has started saying his version of thank you. Its all about the context & less about correct pronunciation. If you didn't know him or our normal life, you would have no idea thats what he is saying. It sounds more like "Da Da" or sometimes "Da Doe" but thats what he means.
Logan now also points & brings you items & says "dis?" as opposed to "dat?" Though he is still definately the least out spoken. He on occasion repeats the "b" sound when you say some of his favorite things (bath, ball & book) & while he knows what they all are, no specific words from him of those things yet. He is trying to say something new, though I'm not yet sure what it is. He smiles with a big grin on his face & says "Eeeee." Then he usually comes running at me, hugs me, & giggles. Cheese, please, peek? I'm trying to decide if I say "cheese" when I take their pictures??
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