Gastroenteritis Is the Pits

I'm sick. Everyone warned me that I'd be surrounded by germs at daycare, but who would've guessed that I'd come down with a nasty stomach bug the very first week?! My symptoms started Thursday night, were full-fledged on Friday, and are subsiding today. I'm still pretty sleepy and not in the mood to smile or play, but at least I'm on the upswing. Mom and Dad were pretty freaked out about me becoming dehydrated, so they called my doctor who prescribed these icky little suppositories that help to ease my nausea so I can keep fluids down. You don't even want to know where these suppositories go, but they do the job.

As for my first week at daycare, it was great! I love my teachers and they love me. I spent the first couple of days just looking around and taking everything in. Some of the older, almost-walking babies demand a lot more attention than I do, so I just hang back with my easy-going, immobile friends. By the end of the day, I'm beat. I'm so busy at daycare that by the time I get home, I just want to sleep!

Going back to work on Monday wasn't as tragic for my mom as she had anticipated. It helps that Daddy is the one who drops me off at daycare each morning. Mommy visits me during her lunch hour to make sure I haven't forgotten who she is (duh, Mom), and she can't wait to pick me up every afternoon so she can hear all about my day. On Friday, Mom and Dad each took half a day off from work to care for me while I was sick. Now next week, the goal is to get through the entire week without being ill.

You may have noticed that I didn't post any new pictures this week. That's because our computer crashed due to the thousands of photos we had stored on our hard drive. Dad is in the process of correcting the situation, so I should have new pictures to share in a few days. Stay tuned for irresistibly cute shots of me on my first day of daycare and other exciting occasions throughout the week...