the stomach flu...a blessing in disguise?

Our house has been a crazy one this past week. A little bug entered and I think it has finally left. Both boys came down with it in the middle of the night Thursday. It lasted all through next day so I called in sick for the weekend. I was thinking that it was only moments before I came down with it myself and I didn't think the boys would want babysitters when they were feeling so now well (plus I want to keep my babysitters and I am not sure that would be likely after a weekend of stomach flu clean-up duty).
I brought out a small tv/vcr and set it up in the livingroom and the boys layed on the couch spending most of Friday watching 5 episodes of 'blue's clues' over and over again while resting on and off. Friday afternoon the sitter called and said that there was a death in the family and she wouldn't be able to work. (which fortunately I had already called into work to have my shift covered so that worked out well). Saturday the illness had slowed down but the energy level in the boys was still low so there was some playing but still lots of resting. I was feeling ok and considering heading back to work as the second sitter hadn't been canceled yet, boy am I glad I didn't .... Saturday evening it hit...hard. It was one of the moments in my life that I wish I had a partner in parenting...because having the stomach flu is much easier without having to look after two boys at the same time. It is also the pits to have no privacy while sick. At one point I was using a bowl and both boys were hovering into my personal space...ug.

Sunday....is a blurr. I had borrowed some VHS movies from the neighbour Friday night and so Sunday I layed on the couch, CO was better and was rotating between playing, resting and enjoying outside with my dad. J, was still not feeling the greatest. So the two of us spent a lot of time on the couch resting. The boys were finally interested in food and spent the day munching on cheerios and applesauce.

By Monday I was feeling better. I ached all over and had a HUGE headache but was much better than Sunday.  By Monday at 11 (new time) both boys were asking to head to bed. Due to the fact they both rested all weekend and slept lots because they weren't feeling well, daylight savings time seems to have gone by without any transition issues...blessing in disguise??? not sure I am willing to cast my vote one way or the other.

Both boys were symptom free all of Monday. J had problems Monday night, but that seemed to be the end of it.
Sunday my mother came down with the flu and Monday my sister. Today...nobody was down and everyone was feeling good...so I think the bug has left the building. Two family members have made it through without catching the bug.






I have taken total advantage of the beautiful weather these last couple of days and opened all the windows to blow the germs away!!