stomach flu.

Is there anything worse than the stomach flu? I thought it was the worst thing ever when I was a kid. As an adult, its not any less awful. And as a mom, well, its horrible all over again. I hate seeing my little ones cry and moan and run to the bathroom. I hate seeing them kneeling in front of the toilet, just remembering how bad it hurts your stomach.

Last night Mitchel and Ashley came down with it. Mitchel first just before Josh and I went to bed. Ashley in the wee hours of the morning. They spent all night and a good part of today throwing up. The rest of the day was spent feeling achey all over. Whenever Ashley would move she said it hurt. One time she said "I feel like an old woman when I move". I had to smile at that! Ashley would just lay in her room and cry and hold her stomach. Finally I decided she needed to be closer to me. don't you remember that? how somehow being closer to your mom, like in the same room just seemed to help your aches a little bit? I was glad that when I moved her in, she was able to catch a few winks. I knew she had to be exhausted.

Once we discovered she preferred my room and was going to spend the entire day and evening here, we upgraded her floor bed to make it more comfy, but I didn't take any pictures.... you'll just have to believe me that it was one nice and soft floor bed!

Mitchel spent most of the day in the living room green chair. The sun came in the window and made it quite cozy. He watched movies and more importantly, got in some good naps.

I hope tonight is a better night for both of them. (and me!!) And I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the rest of us are able to escape this nasty bug.....