On Christmas Eve the boys woke up and happily played with their new playstand that Santa had left for them the night before. Then that evening Joshua started projectile vomiting :( Caleb thought that the sight of his brother retching was the most hilarious thing ever! We never made it to our church's Christmas Eve service, and that night Joshua and I slept on the floor at the foot of the bed, and each time he woke up I would roll him over so that he could aim for the hardwood floor. Then he would sip some water and drift back to a fitful sleep, only to wake up and repeat the process an hour or so later. We finally made it over to Mimi and Papa's in the early afternoon on Christmas Day and enjoyed dinner with Kiki, Sooja Emo, Samchun, and Sungmo while Joshua napped. When he woke up and vomited again, we knew that our visit to Granny and Babo would have to be postponed, and we finally made it there the evening after Christmas. We were fairly certain that Joshua was all better, but he continued to throw up once a day for the next 2 days. But he was happy for the most part and we all enjoyed visiting with Granny, Babo, Uncle Patrick, and Auntie Beth, although our delay sadly prevented us from seeing Aunt Frances. The day after that was a glorious one in which none of us threw up, and I scored an unheard of (at least in Northern Virginia) deal on $0.98/lb Fuji apples at a Wal-Mart somewhere off of I-81 on our way home. But my good fortune was short-lived, as the stomach bug finally decided to pay me a visit the next day, although thankfully only for one day. And even more thankfully, Joe and Caleb survived the Christmas week completely unscathed! Thank God!
So while this past Christmas was certainly a Christmas to remember, it's not one that we ever intend to repeat!
We were so sorry to learn this evening that Granny, Babo, and Uncle Patrick all caught the bug, too! We are truly sorry and didn't mean to be irresponsible by visiting with a sick boy :( We figured since Joshua was the only one at the time who sick that it must not be easily contagious. We are just so thankful that Caleb and Joe, as well as Mimi, Papa, and Uncle Chris have remained well despite spending lots of time with Joshua and me. We hope and pray that everyone who was affected feels better very soon!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that so many of you have been sick. :( We had to deal with Christmas throwing up, too. I guess Santa has been bringing a lot of upset stomachs this year!
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