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[rivka]

Alex seemed much better as the day wore on yesterday. She ate a fair serving of crackers for lunch and just in general had more energy and animation. At dinnertime I offered her white rice, jello, and a few slices of Colin's banana. She seemed well enough that I mentally rehearsed my arguments for why she couldn't have any of our steak, but instead she just picked at the rice and left most of her food on her plate. Her lack of appetite worried me, but I still thought she might be well enough to go to school today. After all the morning session is just three hours long.

Around 7:45 I gave her a ten-minutes-to-bedtime warning. "How about now?" she asked. Uh oh.

At 11pm she cried out. I went in and she was thrashing wildly, crying and saying things that didn't make any sense. She threw up on her pillow - but mercifully not her hair or nightgown - whimpered "I don't feel good," and went back to sleep.

So, back to square one. This morning she seems perky again, but I've got her back on clear liquids only. I hope she's well enough for the Halloween festivities tomorrow and Saturday.

Comments

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Poor l'il girl. And poor you, for having to be Dr. Mom all this week. I'd order up a troup of dancing bears to entertain you, if I had any idea where to find one.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure that if you try harder you can come up with an idea that's even less appealing to me than a troupe of dancing bears.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

How about dancing weasles in little sequined tailcoats? With chainsaws?

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Have I ever found this kind of thing funny?

[wcg.livejournal.com]

I recall you being amused by tropical yaks.

[eeyorerin]

I think your whole week deserves a do-over, especially if Alex has to miss Halloween fun due to being sick.

[bosssio.livejournal.com]

it is official - it is a bad week.

[wild-irises.livejournal.com]

Poor Alex, and poor you.

[journeywoman.livejournal.com]

Poor kid. My kiddo is sick too (flu? strep?), though thankfully not throwing up. He's been looking forward to Halloween for, oh, about a year, so I'm really hoping he's better by Sat.

Last year I had a friend whose daughter was sick on Halloween. A couple of weeks later, they arranged for her to go to some neighbors' houses and do some belated trick-or-treating, so she got to have a little taste of Halloween after the fact.

[sioneva.livejournal.com]

Poor kid!!!

Stomach bugs are so nasty - we've been lucky because Ciaran seems to have the immune system of a demigod, but I catch them from him and they linger. Hoping Alex feels better soon!!!

[ailbhe]

Oh, gawd. I hope it's over soon...