2.14.2011

Ruby is Sick (Warning: this post contains TMI)

Poor little Ruby has caught the stomach bug that has been going around. It started Friday with some loose stools, then yesterday (Sunday) she woke up in the morning with puke in her bed.

She puked again before lunch, ate barely anything, then went for a nap around 1:00 pm. I finally went in to wake her up at 6:00 pm! Unfortunately when I got to her room, I noticed that she and her bed were covered in diarrhea.

Into the tub!

Later that day she started small fever. She went to bed early and woke up today clean and dry (whew!). She still had a fever, so I gave her more Tylenol and she basically just sat around all afternoon. She had one scrambled egg for breakfast and didn't want lunch, but nibbled on some crackers. Sadly, she woke up from her nap covered in poo AGAIN. This time it was also in her hair. DON'T ask.

Back into the tub!

We watched Toy Story 2 and sat around some more. I thought we had made it through the day without throwing up, but then she started back up around 6:00 pm.

Please keep her in your prayers, and also pray that nobody else catches it. It really is heartbreaking to see Ruby this miserable and sad. I don't want the other girls to get it, and JP and I simply cannot afford to get sick right now.


6 comments:

Sarah D said...

Praying for Ruby and that the rest of you wont get sick.

Sarah D said...

Praying for Ruby and that the rest of you wont get sick.

Sarah D said...

Praying for Ruby and that the rest of you wont get sick.

Molly said...

ugh, Sam has the same thing! wont even eat fruit snacks!

Anonymous said...

Get her going on some Pedialyte, a little by little until she keeps that down. Then go for the BRAT diet - banana, rice, applesauce, tea. Hope she gets well soon!

The Petersons said...

Praying too! Poor Ruby...poor Mommy too! Hang in there!