Sick

I’ve been sicker.

For example, I was actually able to get Baguette to day care on my own. Not bad, if I do say so myself. Why?

On Friday, Baguette came home with a stomach virus. After several bouts of vomiting, she was done–and the next morning, she was fine. (We skipped swimming and a Halloween party in the interests of Calm, but she clearly was back to her regular pizza-loving self.)

And all seemed well. But then, last night, it turned out that I had the same stomach virus. And between trips to the bathroom and just feeling lousy, I think I got maybe two and a half hours of sleep.

As the night progressed, I also started to feel very achy. And my feet got cold–so cold I dug out the ancient cashmere socks that I bought I-don’t-know-how-long-ago.

We didn’t sleep in much after Mr. Sandwich left for work, and I got Baguette to day care about 30 minutes later than usual. Then I went back to bed and slept until about 10. When I woke up, I was still achy, and my feet were cold again. And eventually, the aches turned into an actual fever. So not only did I have some kind of stomach bug, but I got to top it off with the flu! Huzzah!

I spent most of the day on the sofa bed trying to keep warm. I felt so bad that it was too hard to get up, walk 15 feet to the hall thermostat, and turn on the heater. It was going to be a warm day–surely the house would heat up on its own. But it didn’t, and the socks and a fleece throw could only do so much, so eventually I succumbed to the lure of the heater.

I tried a little water, and then a little weak tea, and eventually some Gatorade. And with the exception of one piece of toast, which clearly was a bad idea, that was all I had until Mr. Sandwich got home from work. (Dinner: broth and a little rice).

I’m feeling better now, as indicated by the thermometer above, although I’m not sure how much of that is due to the Tylenol I was finally able to take. And it’s definitely not as bad as the time three and a half years ago that we got swine flu.

But it was still miserable, and I hope Mr. Sandwich doesn’t get it.

7 thoughts on “Sick

  1. Oh dear, you poor thing! There is nothing worse than being sick and still having to be Mum. Kids are so much more resilient than us.

  2. Oh no! I hope you’re better soon. And good think B was in day-care. It’s so hard to take care of them when you’re sick.

    1. I’m feeling much better today–I even went back to work! Thankfully it was a short-lived unpleasant bug.

  3. This is exactly what happened to me and my 7-year-old two weeks ago! I’m still recovering.

    Glad you are doing better. It’s nice to find your blog…I too live in LA!

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