Another Valentine's Day, Another Stomach Bug

We got hit with the dreaded stomach bug the day after Valentine's Day last year, and apparently Valentine's Day is now synonymous with stomach viruses in our house b/c it struck our family again this year! It started last Monday night with Hadley. Poor thing was up every 2 hours that night with more vomit, but thankfully by morning she'd cleared her system out and we just had a lazy day at home letting her recuperate.

The rest of the week, no one else showed any symptoms so I thought we were in the clear! Unfortunately, I got hit on Friday morning. And let me tell you, it is not easy mothering when you have the stomach bug! Thankfully, the girls were troopers all day & Derek was able to get home earlier than normal to relieve me of my duties for the night. Then, early Saturday morning Shelby was next to succumb to the bug.

Thankfully, after nap the worst was over for Shelby & we were able to get out for a wagon ride in the gorgeous weather! It's been sunny with temps in the mid seventies-eighty every day lately. We figured some fresh air would do us all some good!

Derek was our rock (and workhorse!) all week keeping the house running while the rest of us took turns being sick, and then Sunday (Valentine's Day) night was his turn. Thankfully, I was feeling well enough by Monday that I was able to get the girls out of the house so he could rest. The three of us enjoyed the sunshine!!

This weekend was a 3 day weekend for Derek with Presidents Day yesterday, and then he took today (Tuesday) off as well to make it a 4 day weekend. We had so many fun things planned for our four days together, but clearly none of that happened! ;) Thankfully, everyone was feeling back to themselves by today and we were able to enjoy our last day together before we send Derek back to work tomorrow. And I'm thrilled we finally have a break from the never-ending laundry & Lysoling! ;)