This sweet thing woke up with a slight fever and was vomiting repeatedly within 3 hours. I called Gagi for help - trying to contain a 2 year old and her vomit is challenging. We went from tub to shower to tub to shower -- Gagi found us wrapped in towels on the bathroom floor.
At any other time, I would have chalked it up to a stomach bug, but Gagi had been dog sitting for me. We decided to auction off this cute puppy at the girls' school auction I was co-chairing. The puppy needed a home for a week before the big event. Gagi volunteered and all would have been well and good had the dog not been diagnosed with Giardia.
Yeah, I had no idea what Giardia was either -- all that really matters that is that it is a parasite that can be passed from dogs to humans and it causes severe vomiting and diarrhea. We didn't realize the puppy had Giardia until we had been dog sitting for 3 days. So the kids both had ample time to french kiss the puppy again and again and again.
When Vaughan starting vomiting, I immediately thought that this was what she had. Off to the doctor we went. But, instead of a Giardia diagnosis we came home with a strep diagnosis.
After a lot of popsicles, we are on the mend.
Oh and we decided to head to the lake for Easter weekend. The sunrise alone was worth the trip. More on that tomorrow.
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