While Disney was a really fun and exciting part of March, the week following was decidedly NOT, as we had a family-wide stomach virus that dragged on for eternity.
When it was Hallie's turn to be sick all night, I grabbed all of our silicone bibs with the catch-all pockets and just held them under her face all night (emptying and rotating in between sicks, of course). This actually worked remarkably well and kept my bed (and Hallie and me) totally clean. I, as you can imagine, did not sleep that night. Once she *finally* got to where she could make it 20 minutes without being sick, I then used a baby medicine dropper to get tiny bits of water back into her system. Every 20 minutes from 2:30 until 5:30. Needless to say, the next night was my turn to be sick.
Brynn had kicked off the sick machine within 12 hours of getting home from Disney, and another family member succumbed about every 36 hours until it made its way through the whole clan. Super fun.
We laid around rehydrating and watching movies for days on end.
Well, I also did lots of laundry, cleaning and sanitizing, and delivering rehydration supplies and fresh linens to everyone. Moms can't get sick, you guys. There just isn't time.
Hallie's balloon hanging with us during the stomach bug
Finally on the upswing. Look! Claire's even wearing real pants!
After our Disney trip (a high!) was immediately followed by the stomach virus (a deep, deep low), we spent the rest of the month seeking a middle-of-the-road existence. Some equilibrium, if you will.
Matching for March Madness! I'm pretty sure this was in honor of Coach K's last game.
This guy was still standing tall two weeks later.
The Disney mug that the downpour forced us to buy. Filled with coffee that my lack of sleep forced me to drink.
Raided the recycle bin for some Fine Motor Skills Sensory Activities (i.e. practicing matching and putting lids on jars. I put a bunch of lids in the empty tissue box, they took turns pulling one out, matching it to the correct container, and properly twisting it on. I got the premise for this idea from either Busy Toddler or Days with Grey, and it's a really good one.)
Brad worked on the back deck, and it was enthralling.
Our buddy Miss Julie met us at the park for a play date on a Monday morning, which set our week off to a good start!
Evening devotions
The HOA had some baby trees put in the neighborhood. Much like Brad's refinishing of the deck, this was also very enthralling.
Three weeks out and still going strong. $16 well spent.
Even in the bathroom...never alone.
(almost) Four weeks out
Watching an ABC Mouse geography lesson
A surprisingly cold impromptu playground stop
Watching the soil settle in our Resurrection Gardens (for Lent/Easter)
Facetiming with grandparents
Some shots of a couple of Claire's Late Nights:
Learning chess with Brad
Color-by-number and listening to A Little Princess audiobook
Seriously...coloring with Claire and listening to/discussing some of my favorite books is just the best. Highly recommend. Also recommend: listening to anything read by Karen Savage on Librivox. Her readings are fantastic. And Librivox is free.
March: a month of high highs and low lows. And normal days in between. The days of our lives, y'all.
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