tummy hurts; ear hurts

So on Wednesday, Ms. Bridgette, Aiden's preschool teacher told me that three kids from her class were in the hospital with pneumonia.   Yikes! Three kids?! Aiden was coughing but nothing that had cause me real concern. Just to be on the safe side, we kept him home on Thursday. By Thursday night, he was coughing regularly. Friday morning rolled around and wouldn't you know it, the cough was drier and more frequent.  Again, we kept him home with Teresa. Well, at 2 pm, Teresa called me at the office suggesting that I take Aiden to the pediatrician because he was not only coughing but starting to wheez.  So, I did. Turns out he has bronchitis.  

I braced myself for a very cranky and sick weekend with Aiden. I stopped by the pharmacy and picked up Tylenol and Motrin. I stopped at the grocery store for Aiden's favorite foods.  When Aiden is sick he refuses to eat for days which makes him weak and dehydrated. The frustration of being sick also makes him act up and get rowdy. That's why I say, I used the phrase braced myself" rather than "prepared myself" for a long sick weekend. 

Turns out, Aiden did fine. He did his breathing treatments four times a day, he sort of ate and didn't get any sicker over the weekend. However, little Sky came down with a vicious stomach flu (or so we think) and a double ear infection.  We roughed it through the weekend but each day she got worse and worse.  Unlike Aiden, Sky doesn't show her sickness in her face or her actions. Despite the non-stop diarrhea and vomiting (sometimes at the same time) she was still all smiles.  I've been giving her water non-stop and sometimes it take me a whole hour to get her to drink half a cup.

Sky: Mommyyyyy.

Laila: Yes, Sky?

Sky: Tummy hurts.

Laila: Do you want some medicine?

Sky: Yeah. M'cine please.

When she's overwhelmed with sickness she begs me to go upstairs with her to sit on the rocking chair and rock. Late last night she took my hand and said "sleep mommy" as she guided me up to her bedroom.

I started Sky on a antibiotic today.  She's still not holding anything down and the mad diarrhea continues. Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping the antibiotics work quickly. 

Our little Sky getting a little comfort.