After successfully making it through week 1 of daycare, all three of us were excited for a weekend of family time. We ended up making spur of the moment plans with friends three different times and had a great time hanging out with our cuddly toddler. At least until Saturday night.
We went to our friends new apartment for dinner and drinks. Timmy fell asleep while I held him and I transferred him to their guestroom. Around 11:30pm, he woke up and came out to get us, so we decided it was time to leave. Our heads didn't hit the pillow until 1am. Around 3:30am, I heard Timmy crying, but didn't go into his room when he calmed himself down to a whimper. But screaming ensued at 5am, so I went to check on him. The wave of vomit hit me before I even saw him. It was everywhere, in his hair, on his PJs, on every lovey and stuffed animal he owns. Maybe throwing up isn't a big deal to most parents, but he's never done it before, so it seemed just awful. I slapped on my rubber yellow gloves and managed to clean it all up while PJO gave him a bath. Then all three of us snuggled together. He acted completely fine once we woke up, so I assumed we had just given him too much junk food that day.
But today, PJO and I both caught this bug. Of course, it happened on a day where Timmy and I drove down with PJO to work, so we were stuck there all day. Luckily, I was able to make it to my mom's house, and she watched Timmy while I moaned and groaned on the couch. PJO left work early, and we decided I should drive since he had thrown up more recently than I. Somehow we made the 48 mile drive without throwing up or falling asleep.
We couldn't have asked for better behavior from Timmy. He ate his dinner while we shivered and complained about our achey bodies on the couch. He watched 2 hours of Nick Jr today because I physically couldn't sit up and entertain him. I was cursing daycare for passing on this stomach bug because I never get the flu...I'm strictly a cold and sinus infection kind of gal. But then I realized, this was the whole point of starting him in daycare early. We are giving him almost 6 weeks before I start working so he can adjust and so we can hopefully get through some of the initial daycare-germ onslaught before PJO or I will have to leave work early to pick up a sick Timmy.
So even things are happening exactly as I predicted, it still sucks. I can't even imagine how much worse it will be when I get sick and have to work. Or when all three of us are sick at the same exact time. The one thing that has surprised me is how well Timmy is adjusting to daycare. I got glowing reviews yesterday at pick-up, and then had to wake him up from his nap (at 3:15pm!!). He has never taken a nap longer than 2 hours for me, so this is sweet, sweet victory.
5 comments:
We were so sick the first month or two of daycare. The good news is that once the initial wave hits, it's only when new kids are added in or your kid moves up a class that there are problems. (Or so it seemed to me.) I have to say that we caught a nasty stomach bug the first month, too, and I was just SO glad P wasn't crawling yet, or I would have been SOL.
The best part of doing the SAHM thing has been the not getting sick! But you really will build up an immunity quickly, I promise! :)
oh man... that sucks, but you're right. Its part and parcel of the daycare experience.
That sounds terrible. I know when I'm sick I don't have the energy for anything. I can't imagine having to take care of a toddler on top of that. Good thinking on starting him early and building up the immune system.
Feel better!!! and yes, work + sick = suck. It's true, once working you feel like you don't get to stay home just b/c YOU are sick b/c you've either (1) just missed work b/c the kid was sick first OR (2) you are worried kid is going to be sick next . . . so mama just trucks on through sickness . . . unless of course, you get colitus and end up in the hospital ;o)
Feel better soon! And stock up on Saltines, ginger ale and sorbet.
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