My stomach bug got worse. I still have diarrhea and my diapers kept leaking so I had to change my clothes a lot today. I was feeling good and happy, but I kept having surprise poops that got everywhere. When my tummy settled a bit Daddy and I decided to go grocery shopping. The parking lot was full so after a few laps we gave up and headed to a different supermarket.
On the way I coughed a bit and Daddy asked me if I was okay. He could see part of my head in the rearview mirror nod. I had been very talkative up until that point but then I got really quiet. Daddy asked me if I pooped. He saw me shake my head no. When we got to the supermarket, he opened the car door to see that I had thrown up on myself. It is very rare for me. I threw up maybe only once before in my life when I had a very bad fever. I was fine, but just surprised. Daddy started cleaning me up but I started to sense that he was worried so I started to cry and ask for Mommy. This made things difficult because after cleaning me up he had to get me back in my carseat but I was not having it because I wanted to see Mommy. But to see Mommy I had to get in my car seat. Daddy finally got me to calm down and into my carseat. Then we were headed back home without stepping foot in a store on our grocery shopping outing.
I was talkative again on the ride home and was back in a good mood when I saw Mommy. We told her what happened. She was worried about me but I appeared to be okay, so I was given dinner. I ate quite well, since I had had an empty stomach. Just as I was finishing dinner I had a threw up again, but luckily most of it was caught in my bib. Still, I was done with dinner, a bit messed from throwing up, so I headed straight to the bath. I had a nice fun and clean bath and came out feeling refreshed. But soon after I had my pajamas on I threw up again. Again, I did not cry or panic or anything. It was weird to see food coming out of my mouth instead of going in, but I felt a little better so I didn’t mind too much. I was stripped of my pajamas and cleaned up a bit. Once had my diapers on, I threw up again. I didn’t mess up any clothes, but it went all over my chest and tummy, and even my feet. This stomach bug was really wreaking havoc on my system. I was whisked back to the bath for a quick wash. I came out feeling clean and much better. My the time I was dressed I was smiling again, no longer looking woozy. I went through my bedtime routine and was put to be without trouble. Mommy and Daddy kept a close I on me through the baby monitor, but I went to sleep quite quickly, worn out form all the pooping and vomiting during the day. I had a nice long sleep with no more pooping or vomiting for the day.
It was a long day, but despite all the messy excretions, I still had a lot of smiles, laughs, and fun! Daddy was a trooper, not feeling so hot himself (probably with a milder case of the bug that Mommy and I had), but still taking care of me, playing with me, keeping my spirits high, and washing who knows how many poop and vomit covered clothes and seat covers. Mommy had a good rest and is likely to be back on her feet tomorrow. And even though I would like to be done with my stomach bug, chances are that this isn’t over yet. But I’ll still do my best to be good boy and make the best out of a bad situation.
I woke up in the middle of the night and Mommy and Daddy brought me into their bed. There I finished my good long night’s sleep and thanked Daddy for all his loving care by sleeping with my foot in his face. It was out of love. I just wanted the connection.
