still ill

well last night was fairly rough. i worked until about 2 am. then went upstairs and could not fall asleep for the first 30 minutes. at 2:40, r woke up vomiting. his vomiting lasted 15 minutes and then i got him snuggled into bed; i crawled into bed and fell asleep 20 minutes later. about 10 minutes after this, more vomiting. this went on until about 5:30. at 4:45, k woke up and climbed into our bed. but she would not go to sleep without mom. so i finally got r down for the last time, and got in bed. she crawled on top of me and lay down while saying "i snuggle mommy." ruskin slept through most of this. he has a busy two days so i wanted him at least partially rested. the rest of us managed to sleep from 5:30-8:30 without interruption. r stayed home again. he did not vomit during the day time as i fed him bread and sausage. he did discover an ibuprofen that he likes so he will take 50% of his meds willingly. he was mostly compliant today. i relied on the television quite a bit. his fever fluctuates between 99-101.

ruskin had a work dinner and so i had them both for the evening. the first half hour was rough as r is convinced he is going to vomit when he is hungry. he can't always tell the difference between hunger pangs and pain. which explains why he does not remember or understand when to eat as well as he could. once he calmed down, we all played together, more or less smoothly. the kids did not eat enough but it will suffice. we read stories, cleaned up, and ran roomba. upstairs, i got them pajama-ed and ready for bed more or less

i have been home from work for two days. i am not sure r's fever will be gone tomorrow. i also do not know what to do if it is still there. i am supposed to teach tomorrow. i can cancel my meetings. the teaching is a little tougher. even getting k to school is looking complicated as ruskin can't do it. wish us luck! ruskin and i will figure it out when he comes downstairs. r is still awake.