Sicko, Part II

Sorry it's been a while since we've had an update. We have been dealing with, as some of our friends have been calling it, the Bubonic Plague. In other words, that nasty GI sickness that has been going around. At last count, we were one of ten families, all of us good friends, that have it. Poor Sydney has had it the worst. She woke up Friday throwing up, but seemed to do great the rest of the day. Then, Saturday it hit her so bad, and she has been miserable ever since. Today, however, she has kept everything down (I am mentally knocking on wood, the day is not yet over), although we haven't given her much except lots of fluids. Today it also hit Chris, so now he is doing his fair share of puking, also. It's been lots of laundry and worry here. Our couch looks like a horrible garage sale find as it is currently covered in many blankets to prevent any puke from staining it. Hopefully tomorrow Sydney will be better (all of our friends say the fourth day is much better) and maybe this will short-lived for Chris. Please keep us in your prayers, especially our dear little Sydney. She is so thin already and she doesn't have much in the way of reserves. It is always a challenge to keep weight on her, so please pray that she will recover quickly from this illness. She has been so wonderful during her sickness, still smiling and sweet, just very tired. We'll let you all know when this is over.