It's so sad. She just looks at me like, "Mommy, *what* is going on??" She's been kind of cute though - after puking on 3 outfits, Joe finally decided "naked is key" and she's been running around in her diaper. She was rubbing her little belly and I asked, "Does your tummy hurt?" and she nodded.

Probably coincidence, but still. SO CUTE.

I have no rubber mats, but I have the spare mattress pad standing by and she's not sleeping with her baby tonight. And the mattress is rubber coated, so that's good. We had to wash the car seat cover. Yuh-uck!

Naked *is* key, I forgot to mention that, but yeah, we just put Franny to sleep in a diaper, wrapped in a warm blanket. We just let the blankets and mats pile up on the other side of the door.

She's all wrapped up in her animal fleece blanket, sucking on her fingers. Usually she stirs when we go in to go to bed, but tonight - not even a whimper.

In order to asuage my working mommy didn't go to the doctor guilt, I am staying home with her tomorrow.

[insert working person guilt here]

I haven't worked a full week since before Christmas, I don't think.

Aimee, you are a wonderful mommy. No guilt allowed.

I am now trying to find a shuttle to the airport tomorrow. First choice is full. I suck at this whole being responsible thing. Best case scenario, I am leaving in maybe seven hours. I need to shower and finish packing and learn to be an adult. Oh. And maybe sleep too. I am good at loads of things, this just isn't one of them.

Shuttle is here at 5:15. Kill me now.

Shuttle called back while I was in the shower. Message was ... not translatable. I called them and I am less sure that a shuttle will be here at way too fucking early o'clock. They are supposed to call back in ten minutes. This is doing ungood things to my theory of sleeping.

I called again and am confirmed. So I have about five (rounding up) hours to sleep if things go well. Oh please let me actually have a shuttle reservation. I don't want to start my trip with a missed flight. It bodes poorly.

Safe journey, Cass, and safe return. And a lot of fun in the going! Shuttles and flights and landings be timely.

Welcome, Olivia Rose. And congratulations, Cashmere, Christopher and Owen!

Poor Emeline! Aims, I hope you guys all got some sleep.

Have a good trip, Cass!

Loving my new hair. It woke up looking cute. That's always a nice thing.

Aimee, I'd call the pedi in the morning, just to check. Watch to make sure she's still wetting her diapers, and keep an eye on the condition of her lips and skin. Little ones dehydrate quickly (the quickest is when the stomach virus is manifesting both ways). After she's thrown, you should wait a few hours before attempting to give her anything. I've had doctors tell me anything from 6 hours to 12 to 24 (my doc was away and the doc who told me 24 hours was just a neighboring doctor who was covering, and he yelled at me and I ignored him). I don't think I've ever waited 24.

When trying to keep her hydrated, she doesn't have to drink a lot. The key is to not make her throw more, and get her tummy settled enough that she can start taking small amounts. It's a balancing trick with some kids, because dehydration increases nausea. At any rate, they lose more when they throw up, than they get from whatever you gave them that made them throw up. After she's thrown you should wait a coupleafew hours before trying to give her anything.

This morning, you can start her out with a tablespoon or two of of pedialyte. If she keeps that down, wait between a half hour and an hour, then give her another couple of tablespoons--up to an ounce. Go slowly. If she's kept down pedialyte over the course of a few hours (while you're doing the whole have-a-little/wait thing) you can start giving her more at a time.

An alternative, if you have a blender, is crushed ice. Crush two or three ice cubes in the blender. Feed it to her or let her eat it herself, by the spoonful. They take it in more slowly than they do liquids, and ime, it stays down better. This is what they gave me in the hospital, the two times I dehyrated, when I was little. If she keeps down the first helping, wait a half hour to an hour after she's finished, and make her some more. If you do that over the course of a few hours, and she keeps it down, then you can move on to giving her an ounce or two of pedialyte, and see how she does with that.

I'd still call the pedi to see what they specifically recommend once she's keeping down clear liquids like water and pedialyte. They'll probably tell you to keep her off dairy and fats for a day or two. I generally go with a combination of clear liquids, and then dry, blandish foods, and ginger ale, but my kids are much bigger.

Gronk. Oh the gronk.

Not sure how dark I will be, but I am off until Tuesday.

I hope Em feels better this morning.