We had a rough weekend. Jon decided to take Conner sledding on Saturday afternoon (which Conner was SO excited about), but soon after they started, Conner started throwing up. And he kept throwing up for the next hour and a half. It was awful. Fortunately, he gave us enough warning that we were usually able to grab a bucket, but the poor guy was so scared – he just screamed and screamed and tried to push the bucket away. It was rather traumatizing for all of us. We are assuming that the fluid in his ears caused him to feel a little dizzy, but he may have had a bug, too.
He did okay the rest of Saturday evening and Sunday, but then this morning he started crying at 5:30. Jon started to go in to his room to get him, but then paused at the door. “Oh boy…it really stinks in here…” Sure enough, the poor boy was laying in poop that spread from his neck to his feet. I walked in to see Jon holding Conner at arm’s length trying to figure out what to do. We finally took him downstairs to give him a bath. Let’s just say that he does not enjoy early morning bathing. And neither do we. I’m starting to lean toward it being a virus, but he’s been fine since then. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
In other news, I had my first pre-natal appointment today. Unfortunately, it was still too early to hear the heartbeat, so they scheduled an ultrasound to verify the due date and to make sure everything looks okay. It’s interesting to me how much more relaxed I am this time around. If we hadn’t heard Conner’s heartbeat at this stage, I would have been a basket case, but I’m trusting that all is well and the heartbeat will be heard when it’s time to be heard. I’m still feeling pretty rough, so the doc gave me a prescription for anti-nausea meds. I don’t know if I’ll end up taking them or not, but Jon would really like me to. I think he’s getting tired of late-night cheerio runs when I’m feeling like throwing up. He’s been very patient with me, but a guy can only take so much before he snaps. Especially when he also has to clean up poop at 5:30 in the morning.
We’re going to Michigan this weekend to spend some time with my dad. We’re really looking forward to getting away and relaxing in the great town of Pigeon. I love that place.