Brendan was so sick today. About 1:30 a.m., he started throwing up and continued until he had nothing left and then just lay there dry heaving. Poor little puppy! He had nasty diarrhea, too, and a fever. At one point, he was sitting on my lap while I was typing an email, and he said, "I can't do this anymore." And then suddenly, about 4 p.m., after I gave him some ibuprofen that I'd borrowed for Becca (I can never seem to keep that stuff around) he started perking up. He held up his fingers, a couple of inches apart, and said, "I feel this much better." Within a couple of hours, I was pulling him off the counter, where he'd climbed up to get to the brown sugar, and off the top of the washing machine. (What he was doing up there is anybody's guess.) When he and his brother started yelling at each other, I knew that ... yep! He was definitely back to his old self! I hope this holds, though. He has "field day" in the morning for his last day of preschool and a BBQ/"graduation" in the evening. I really hope he doesn't have to miss it.
Mark, however, is doing great! I can't believe how well he bounced back in just two days! It was wonderful to have a co-parent during my adventure with Brendan today. He drove Alex to school. (I know, I know. He's not supposed to be driving. But it's only three blocks.) And he picked up medicine and diapers for me (to save the couches). He fetched towels and did assorted helpful little things. We had an IEP meeting for Alex today, too, and Mark was able to go so that I could stay with Bren. If this had happened a few days ago (or on any number of days when Mark is out of commission), it would have been far more challenging.
Now I just hope that Brendan doesn't feel a need to share his little bug with the rest of the family!
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