The kids and I went to my middle school play last night, Pippi Longstocking, and they really enjoyed it. We went with Lisa and her girls. It was super long for 5 young kids to sit through, but we tried to get them to leave at intermission, but they begged to stay. We didn't get home until almost 10:00, and all 3 kids were tired. Brooks had been complaining that he was hot towards the end of the play, but it was stifling hot in the auditorium, so I didn't think anything of it. He felt fine once we went out into the cool air.
This morning Ryan called me once I got to work and said that he didn't know if he should send Brooks to school. He said his throat hurt. Brooks' throat hurts a lot b/c he coughs quite a bit due to his asthma, so Ryan had to make the judgement call since I wasn't home. He gave him some Tylenol and sent him on to school. I emailed his teacher and told her to let me know if he seemed sick. She emailed back and said he was fine. So I chalked it up to him staying up so late last night and just being tired. (She is a WONDERFUL teacher- taking care of my baby for me!)
Then his school called around 11:10 and said he didn't feel well. I ran and got Sadie and Ellery from preschool, then headed over to get Maya and Brooks from school. By the time I got there, he had already started throwing up. The secretary said he was asleep in a chair and started throwing up out of nowhere. Nice! I felt horrible for the secretary. He was in a compeletely different set of clothes, and she had washed out all of his clothes and put them in a bag. Yuck! He whimpered the whole way home and went straight to bed. He has just gotten up for the first time and has a fever. Poor little guy!
Cobe came home from school with a flyer about the Norovirus. 26 third graders were out sick today with the virus and 7 went home during the day. Only 3 were from his class, but still, it is going around something fierce! So I am guessing that is what Brooks has, and I guess we are all in the path of getting it this weekend. Ironically, we have NO plans this weekend except for Cobe's soccer game tomorrow. That doesn't happen much around this household- we usually have packed days, so at least we have the "time" to be sick if we have to get it. The flyer sent home from Cobe's school said that people are contagious for up to 3 days after contracting the virus. No wonder that thing is spreading like wildflower in Holland!
Sooooo, I am feeling pretty nauseous myself, but I don't know if I am getting ready to be sick, or if the thought of the virus being around us is making me feel sick. KWIM?
Hopefully I can post tomorrow saying all is well and Brooks is on the mend. Until then...
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Oh that poor sweet boy! I hope he is on the mend and that the rest of you manage to avoid it! Give him a hug for me!
OH no, I hope he is feeling better soon. Lucia and Isabel have been sick this whole week too with the coughing and gagging thing too (no barfing luckily) hopefully the rest of you can stay healthy!
It is definately something fierce! Praying you all stay healthy!
Praying for Brooks too!
Ugh, somehow I didn't hear about this until today AFTER I went to school (which means I missed this post of yours and the note that was sent home). They have already sent kids home this morning (that was at 9:30 when I was at school). Lovely!!!! Praying your all better today!
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