Stomach Virus

I have been so sick. I started feeling a little nauseous late Monday afternoon. I didn't think much of it - thought I was just over tired. I woke up around 11:30 pm after having slept for about 15 minutes and had to run to the bathroom, barely making it to the sink before throwing up. And I couldn't stop. I threw up about every 30 minutes until 4 am. And if I wasn't throwing up, I was in the bathroom. I finally slept for about an hour but was up at 5 am throwing up again. It was awful.

To make it all worse, Brian was out of town.

So Carter was up at 6:30 am and I had to take care of him on my own. If I stood up for more than 30 seconds, I threw up. That makes simple things like changing a diaper a lot of fun. Thank goodness Carter seemed to sense that I couldn't do much and he was an angel. Watching lots of cartoons and getting to have a paci didn't hurt either.

I finally got my body under control around 9 am (I think that's because there wasn't anything left in me). I called my OB's office then and they wanted me to come in to make sure I wasn't dehydrated. Somehow I dragged myself there with Carter in tow. It was miserable waiting to see someone. It took about and hour and a half, but I finally got a Zofran shot to help with the nausea and advice as to when to go to the ER to get an IV if I still couldn't keep anything down since I wasn't too dehydrated yet.

I left with a prescription for Zofran tablets. I got that filled and stopped by Tropical Smoothie to get a smoothie (I had been able to keep about half a bottle of water down finally and figured I needed a little energy to be able to take care of Carter). Luckily that stayed down!

Carter fell asleep on the way home and I was able to move him to his crib. I took a nap too for about an hour which gave me a tiny bit of energy.

Carter did really well yesterday afternoon. I laid on the family room floor while he either watched cartoons or played on his own. This was the best he's ever played on his own - he usually wants constant attention. It was a really long afternoon waiting until Carter's bedtime, but I made it. I was able to eat a few crackers for dinner.

I got to sleep around 8:30 pm and Carter slept in to 7 am so I got lots of sleep (though I still need more). I'm feeling okay today. I checked my weight this morning and I was down 3-4 pounds. I'm still really nauseous and low on energy since I'm not eating much but at least I'm not throwing up anymore! I'm trying to take it easy and not do much. Hopefully I'll be better soon and Carter doesn't get this!