The last few days have been rather exciting around the old homestead. This past weekend was supposed to be the weekend that we potty trained Chloe. Now that Gabriel is pretty much trained (#2s are still sometimes a challenge) Chloe has been showing more interest and we’ve been talking it up to her for the last couple of weeks. She seemed excited to learn, but we’re not sure if she gets it or not because each trip to the bathroom in the second half of the day on Saturday resulted in major meltdowns. It was so heartbreaking that we kind of slacked on Saturday evening and let her wear pull-ups with plan to continue potty training on Sunday.

Robyn apparently caught the nasty stomach bug that just about everyone we know has already gotten so she was not at her best on most of Sunday and all of Monday. I stayed “home” from work to take care of the kids yesterday. This morning, she thought she was feeling better but as the day progressed she was not so sure and Chloe began complaining that her tummy hurt around noon. Things were quickly going downhill and turning into a household epidemic!

After the kids’ naps I took them outside to play thinking that the fresh air would do Chloe some good while Robyn was getting ready to go to work. Chloe was very happy to be outside – at least until I spotted her leaning over and losing her lunch in our yard. This was probably the first time one of the kids vomited from a stomach issue like this. We’ve somehow managed to avoid these things for more than two years. The amazing thing is that she was fine right after she threw up. Sure, she sat down for a few minutes to catch her breath, but she was back up and playin in no time. Kids are so resilient. Gabriel just loving screaming “Chloe threw up! Yucky!” as he ran around the yard.

I’m pretty sure that we’ll be awakened during the night to more vomiting and as I write this my own stomach is making some rather ominous noises….