Oh the joy of childhood stomach bugs. Caleb was sick for a week straight. I've cleaned up more vomit and diarrhea in the past few days than any person should be subjected to. (Although in the interest of fairness, Josh has done his share of clean-up duty.) It didn't help that somewhere in the middle of all this I came down sick too. Luckily, Josh and my wonderful in-laws took care of the munchkins (nasty stuff and all) so I could recuperate.
After the first night of stripping his bed every time he got sick, Caleb was moved to a sick bed. Luckily we still have his old crib mattress, (which is plastic covered) so we put it right in his doorway. (Which is conveniently located next to the bathroom.) We lined the hallway with towels, (who wants to scrub carpets at three in the morning?) and hunkered down for a week of feeling cranky.
Today is the first day he's really acting normal again. Here you can see his new independence shining through. He's liked to pick out his clothes for quite a while now, but he always wants help getting dressed. After a minor milk catastrophe at lunch I told him to go pick out a new outfit. He came back looking like this. Notice the fashionable striped shirt (that he put on all by himself!!) combined with the Cars pajama pants, and the mismatched socks. This boy doesn't like it if his socks are the same color. He was so very proud of himself... and I'm proud of him too! It's about time he started dressing himself a little more often.
Due to the same milk catastrophe, Madeline needed a new outfit as well. (It was a wide spread bovine juice event.) I told Caleb that he could pick Maddie's clothes, too. Here's what he decided on. His explanation went something along the lines of, "Maddie needs a cars shirt, but she has to wear pink pants so she's a girl." Apparently wearing the pink pants makes her a girl. Good to know.
Have a fashion-tastic day!
Today is the first day he's really acting normal again. Here you can see his new independence shining through. He's liked to pick out his clothes for quite a while now, but he always wants help getting dressed. After a minor milk catastrophe at lunch I told him to go pick out a new outfit. He came back looking like this. Notice the fashionable striped shirt (that he put on all by himself!!) combined with the Cars pajama pants, and the mismatched socks. This boy doesn't like it if his socks are the same color. He was so very proud of himself... and I'm proud of him too! It's about time he started dressing himself a little more often.
Due to the same milk catastrophe, Madeline needed a new outfit as well. (It was a wide spread bovine juice event.) I told Caleb that he could pick Maddie's clothes, too. Here's what he decided on. His explanation went something along the lines of, "Maddie needs a cars shirt, but she has to wear pink pants so she's a girl." Apparently wearing the pink pants makes her a girl. Good to know.
Have a fashion-tastic day!
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I am so sorry that you guys have been sick. Glad to hear you are all getting back to normal.
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