They have invaded!

The sick germs have invaded the house!  I knew something was up when Pierce was super irritable yesterday, and ended up in bed with me last night as soon as I came home from work.  Not only did he end up in bed with me, but he could not fall back asleep.  So I laid in bed talking with my little man about the moon, dreams, Heaven, and everything else for about an hour, before Carter joined us too.

This morning Pierce woke up pale, hot, dark circles under the eye, and very clingy.  And then he asked to not take his pajamas off all day, and to just stay home.  That is not like Pierce, but I agreed.  I also pumped him with ibuprofen, just so he could function a little better.   Carter was clingy this morning as well, but I think that is more since he missed his cuddles last night.

Due to Pierce being under the weather, we stuck with really easy activities.  Pierce may be sick and wanting to stay in his pajamas, but he did not want to lay on the couch.  And let's face it - Carter wouldn't want to either, and I cannot blame either of them.  I gave Carter some cornmeal to play in; scooping, tracing with a stick, etc., and he was happier than anything.  Up until that point, I forgot how long it has been since I have given them anything like that.  Pierce man requested his shaving cream and cornstarch combo, and we colored it pink for Valentine's day.  **Lesson learned - cornstarch and shaving cream will dry out pretty easily, but reconstituting it does not give it the same effect.  However, fresh shaving cream will give it the right consistency.**

After playing, the boys hung out together and entertained each other long enough for me to deep clean the kitchen.  That was mostly since Pierce did request to watch more Disney, since he was tired.  Then we read approximately 10 books in a row before I had Carter go to bed since he was hitting and biting.  Oh yes, we have officially entered that phase with him.  And I thought Pierce was bad...another lesson learned.  I introduced Pierce to Wall E today, and he kinda understood it, but not really.  It was nice to just cuddle on the couch and watch a movie.  Then SURPRISE!  Daddy is home from work early - with the flu.  He never told me last night that he was running a temp...

Pierce did not sleep very long, since he woke up in a pool of sweat.  Then I had him stay home and take care of Daddy (Dan was fine to watch Pierce and they were playing computer games together), so that Carter and I could run to the store and purchase Pedialite, water, anti - diarrhea stuff for Dan, and to just try to keep the two of us away from germs.  Carter actually took a second nap on the way home, so I am hoping that is not a precursor to him being sick.

Now I have both kids in bed early, and I am hoping that a lot of sleep helps make everyone feel better.  I know this momma could use some sleep.  Germs - you and I are on a war path now.  You need to leave my family alone.  If you do not, I will be forced to take action against you, not limited to clorox wipes.  To the rest of my family, please feel better.  I want to go back to normal.