I just have to laugh. That is all you can do, right? Friday comes, everyone is excited because Brian has the whole week off and my favorite Aunt is coming not to mention Christmas and no one is going to be sick, right? Because everyone was horribly sick last Christmas and Brian's flu-or-covid lingered for about 5 weeks and even turned into pneumonia. That won't happen again, right?
Brian came home Friday with severe gastrointestinal symptoms that we think is from the stomach bug. He put himself to bed right when he got home and he's basically been in bed since! He had a fever, thats gone. He now has a sore throat and his stomach is a bit better. I have been brining him water and food and it's just like last Christmas. I hope he gets better soon. He really is miserable and a few times I asked him if he needed to go to the ER, but he won't. Men.
Becky spent the night throwing up with the stomach bug. At first it was every 45 minutes. Then it was every 2-3 hours. She had trouble getting it into the bucket/toilet and we will leave it at that. She's six, poor thing! She woke up at 7am bright and chipper and she's been fine since, just a little bit of stomach pain which is understandable.
I am exhausted. Esther rose woke up 3 times to ask for milk on top of all the Becky and Brian sickness wakings. I did SO much laundry today (stomach bug laundry) and so much EO diffusing (because of the stomach bug smell) and a little bit of complaining in my heart (which I now feel quite guilty about). I mean, people get sick! No one is doing it on purpose. But it is also hard to take care of everyone and everything. We watched too much tv and the well kid--Reuben this time--played too much video games, but that's life too? Mom guilt is the worst.
My Aunt says she will still come Monday if we can pull it together tomorrow and be well, but I don't know if that is going to happen! I just feel so defeated and down. I wanted a happy family Christmas not another sick one! I know, we are a happy family and we will have a great Christmas regardless of who or what happens. I just had one idea in my mind and am struggling to adjust!
God is good, and I am looking for reminders of his love and mercy and digging deep into my bible for strength. I need to straighten the living room, that always helps. And put on some praise music.
Yesterday, this is what I texted my good friend (who we had just seen in nature group on Thursday). For context. And because...life.
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