Challis' Struck Down By Killer Virus

It all started last Thursday evening (5th March) when Emily woke up around 11pm vomiting. I ended up sleeping on her floor as she was up a few more times that night. Usually 'gastro' in kids comes and goes pretty quickly but this one was hanging around. Emily was unwell for the next 4 days.... she pretty much slept for the first 3 days and when she wasn't sleeping we were changing her nappy. Had one night where she called out about every hour 'Mummy... I did poos'. On the Sunday night Lani called out just in time for me to get there with a bucket to catch her first round.... so I spent another night on the floor! Lani was sick for the next 5 days.... doing nothing but laying on the couch - she hardly even spoke. I was actually starting to become quite worried. Mick stayed home from work on Tuesday because he had caught the cold which the girls and I had over the weekend and pretty much lost his voice. Luckily I was feeling quite good on Tuesday - was nearly over my cold -  so I got to go out for a walk. Little did I know it would be the last time I would see daylight for the next 5 days. Wednesday brought the Gastro my way, so Mick had to take the day off again...not that he was much better anyway. I could hardly get off the couch - I just felt sick all the time and stayed that way until Saturday night. Boy was I glad when Saturday came.... it was Leilani's first day of feeling better so Mick was able to take them to the park and let me rest up a bit (not only from being sick myself, but 2 little girls that have been sick themselves and done pretty much nothing for a whole week can be quite demanding!) Sunday morning I was very pleased to say that the house woke with no sick people.  We all still have this terrible cough and bit of a runny nose... but the sick bucket was put away and we all actually left the house....together!!!!!

I can't believe I made it through it alive actually, it was really quite tough. Mick was fantastic. Even though he felt pretty ordinary himself for most of the week he still took care of everything with no complaining. It makes you feel pretty hopeless laying around on the couch in a messy house not even being able to help bath the kids. Not much got eaten for the whole week... but when it was, Mick took care of it all.... so glad that guy knows how to look after himself!!! (Even though I like to think he wouldn't survive without me!!) 

I don't think we have ever been sick like this before... guess it's all these new germs we haven't seen, but even when we have been sick before we have always had Grandma to go and visit and take care of us. Don't know why, but the only meal I ever feel like eating after being sick is Mum's Baked Dinner! So Leilani & Emily weren't the only ones crying out for their Mum  this week!!!

There really wasn't anything other than this to take a photo of this week... quite sad really!!