Sickies

First day of summer arrived yesterday, and as per normal, someone in my house is sick. This time, DD succumbs. She has a fever, which we attribute to too much time in the pool and too little water to drink. Last night, she starts complaining that her throat hurts, and this morning, the barfing ensues.

Lovely.

It's fascinating that things that revolt you personally (I'd almost rather break a limb than throw up) have very little effect when your kid's the one suffering through it. She's throwing up and crying, and I'm doing the best calm, non-freakout mom routine I can muster. Two sessions of throw up, clean up, take a cool bath later, she's on the sofa watching SpongeBob and eating applesauce. Let's hope she can keep it down.