day 3: another round of gross.

after aiden's 4.5 hour nap yesterday, everything seemed to go down hill.  he's not throwing up, instead it's coming from the opposite end. 


can i just say that i really miss the throw up??   seriously.


i changed a dozen pull-ups yesterday, hosed the kid in the shower just as many times.  i'm running low on desitin.  i went to dillon's to ask the pharmacist about giving him some imodium, but he said he was too young and that i should not do that.  it would be out of his system in 3-5 days.


i wanted to punch that guy.


he obviously hasn't had a sick 3 year old before.


so i got some imodium anyway and cut them in half (that idea was recommended by two nurses.  my kid is about 40 lbs and the pill is for kids 48lbs) and it's seemed to help for a short amount of time.  that to me is better than nothing.  however, his pill didn't take effect til after he'd gone to bed last night...and had gone in his pull-up.  he was already asleep though, so none of us knew til he got up this morning.  his poor little red bottom!!  he's been able to eat a couple of bananas, which are suppose to help stop him up, but unfortunately he has his dad's system and everything just goes right through it.   he also finished off his bottle of pedialyte.  by 11 am, his pill wore off and he was exploding in the toilet for an HOUR.  when you have to ask your kid if he went pee or poop in the potty(since everything SOUNDS like pee), it's bad.  as was the sound of that gurgling in his tummy from the junk making it's way out of his body.  ugh.


and then came the crying.


painful tears and screaming when i tried to clean his sore, red bottom.  oh, it made me hurt so bad to see him in that much pain.  so, i did what any mom would do...asked mom's on facebook for their home remedies!! :)  i love those moms.  i got some amazingly great ideas from people who have been there with their own kids.  very helpful!!


so after taking another half imodium at 11 am, he was able to sleep(he didn't want lunch) for 4 hours.  the pills have held him for several hours and i (as well as his bottom) have been very thankful for that!  we had another short battle with it at 8pm, leaving him with a very small spot on his bottom that was bleeding.  his pill has kicked in and he is now happily sleeping again.  i gooped stuff on him, but tomorrow we will go shopping for some major bottom saving drugs!! :) 
i don't think i can handle the crying anymore.  it breaks my heart!!