Sick House

It's a crappy week in the Mealey household. John started getting sick Sunday night. He was up all night with stuff coming out both ends. Mom also threw up several times. John ended up coming home early from work on Monday and calling in sick on Tuesday. Mom had a very bad night Monday with not being able to leave the bathroom for very long. We've all been waiting until it was mine and Benjamin's turn. Unfortunately he decided to go first. He started throwing up first thing yesterday morning and couldn't keep anything down all day. We were really surprised that he made it through all of last night without a peep. Today he was able to keep some liquids down and even munched on some crackers for lunch. Unfortunately he woke up prematurely from his nap and proceeded to throw up a bucket-full (well, it sure seemed like it to me). He's had a couple runny diapers, but so far the worst of that's probably still ahead of us. He managed to clear out his stomach and the poor guy was throwing up stomach acid or just dry heaving. He finally crashed and is sleeping in the middle of my bed with Mom and me watching over him. I hope he escapes the next phase or I'm in for some lovely diaper changes (and a lot of them). If I do get sick, it should be a fun Mother's Day! Anyway, keep your prayers with all of us--especially that little boy.