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Yesterday I worked from home and the boys stayed home from preschool because Rez has had a runny nose and cough for the last week. I also kept Jace home under the theory that he would keep Rez occupied a little so I could get some work done.

The morning went normally and during my lunch break I took them to the park. When we got back it was time for lunch so I gave Rez a string cheese and then a sippy cup of milk. A few minutes later I heard the sound of tons of liquid pouring on the carpet so I figured that Rez had unscrewed the top of the sippy cup. Unfortunately he had thrown up everywhere. As I was evaluating the situation he walked to another part of the carpet and threw up two more times. I changed his clothes and used the carpet cleaning machine to take care of the damage to the room.

I called Kaiser and they told me to keep him hydrated and make sure he doesn't have a fever. They said if he is able to hold down liquid and solids in the next day or so he shouldn't have to go in. So I drove to the store and bought Pedialyte and a digital thermometer because our old one was broken.

I gave Rez some Pedialyte and he threw it up. I gave him some Cheerios (doctor recommended) and he threw it up. I gave him some yogurt (doctor recommended) and he threw it up. I took his temperature and it was normal. I changed his clothes again and put him to bed for his afternoon nap.

When he woke up I gave him some more Pedialyte and he threw it up. I changed his clothes again. For the rest of the day he was able to drink and eat a little without throwing up which was great.

In the morning I was taking a shower and Jace came in to the bathroom and told me he wanted to wash his face because he had "sand" on him. When I got out of the shower I looked at Jace and he was covered from head to toe in throw up. I took off his clothes and put him in the shower and went to check out his bed. He covered three blankets, sheets, a pillow case, and the floor with chunky lasagna vomit. I cleaned it all up and now he is on Pedialyte too! Hopefully the worst is over...