This weekend Toby and I came down with a 24-hour flu of some sort, and it was not pretty. I could barely move or speak and at one point actually thought I might be dying. Poor Alex spent the weekend tending to us, and instead of the romantic candlelit birthday dinner he had planned, he made me dry toast and read my book out loud until I fell asleep (which was romantic in its own way:)The happy news is that...we survived! Anyway, still recouping, and I'll see you guys tomorrow. xoxo Hope you're all feeling well.
Bugger! My brother and nephew got the plague as well! At least you had a doting hubby and a sweet baby to snuggle. Glad to hear you survived ;)
ReplyDeleteIt's those kinds of gestures that can be more romantic, in a way, than the lovely grand ones. :) How comforting is it to know on a deep, visceral level that there's someone out there who's got your back?
ReplyDeleteOhhh I'm so sorry you got it and glad to hear you're feeling better! This bug is EVERYWHERE. I live in DC, and my brother, mom, and dad all had it; my boyfriend's entire office was out last week with it, and all the blogs I've been reading from Utah to LA to Pennsylvania have mentioned having it. YIKES!!! Sommmehow my boyfriend and I have escaped the madness so far-- fingers crossed we don't fall prey! Happy belated birthday to Alex! xx
ReplyDeletehope you feel better! a sick baby and a sick mama is no fun :(
ReplyDeleteI think now that you don't feel like you're dying...a Hot Toddy is in order!! And maybe a warm milk with cinnamon for Toby. Get well soon:)
ReplyDeleteugh! hope you are feeling better!
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Drink plenty of tea with honey (my solution for everything) and feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteoh sounds rough-sorry the birthday plans were ruined...but reading aloud sounds quite bliss.
ReplyDeletemight be the norovirus...it was just going around the baby circles in Boston, too
ReplyDeleteSo sorry the kiddo was sick. Hope you all get some rest today. He looks awfully cute in his picture though.
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I hope you will both feel well, and Alex will not get sick! Isend you good vibes from Lyon, France
ReplyDeleteGet well soon, Toby and Joanna!
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Oh no! My husband was sick last week, but it looks like I was not nearly as good of a nurse as yours was to you! I hope you feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteBaby B and i had the same thing. see here:
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aw feel better you guys! what a sweet husband! xx kristen
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isn't your bday tomorrow? hope i didn't mess the date and it's right so Congrats!
ReplyDeleteOh boy, hope you both feel better soon! Have a cozy day, Joanna. xo
ReplyDeleteP.S: happy almost birthday!
Hope you feel better! Just wanted to say how much Toby looks like you in this picture. So sweet!
ReplyDeletefeel better!
ReplyDeletetoby looks so much like you in this photo!
My husband had a similar sounding terrible virus a few weeks ago, thankfully I managed to avoid it.
ReplyDeleteHope you're feeling back to normal soon!
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:( My two-year-old had a 24 hour bug this weekend as well and it was terrible! She couldn't fall asleep. Feel better!
ReplyDeleteGlad you and Toby are feeling better!! Hope you can celebrate your B-day now that you are better!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, that does not sound like a fun way to spend your birthday. But at least one of you was well:) (I keep hearing about people getting sick... yikes.)
ReplyDeleteFeel better!
So sorry you and Toby were sick. But truly, such a dear husband.. I can't think of a more lovely way to fall asleep.
ReplyDeleteFeel better! I love it when my hubby reads to me. : ) That was so sweet. : )
ReplyDeleteAw, feel better!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, something is going around the East coast! I am in DC and almost everyone in our office, it seems, has gotten the 24-hour horrible sickness. So sorry you had to spend your birthday weekend in bed. But very glad you made it out alive. Isn't the world more beautiful? :)
ReplyDeleteoh that's the WORST. so sorry to hear you were sick! when I'm sick my husband reading to me is the only thing that can get me to fall asleep - and it's definitely romantic in its own way. hope you have a wonderful birthday!
ReplyDeleteOh, I hope you're both feeling better! So far we've been lucky in that only one adult has been really sick at a time--but we know we can't count on that trend continuing!
ReplyDeleterest and hope you and toby get better soon!
ReplyDeleteI've been through the same thing week last weekend! Hope you're both feeling better!
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Ugh! I'm so glad you're both feeling better, and I think this means you get to extend your birthday celebration.
ReplyDeletewe had that last week so i can completely relate! it was terrible! glad the worst of it is over for you both...i hope you're feeling 100% soon!
ReplyDeleteHope you both are fully recovered soon! When you feel better, eat cake.
ReplyDeleteFeel better soon (but ask Alex to keep on reading to you every now and then)!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry you were so sick. So many people I know are under the weather and completely out of it. So far we have been lucky but I have to keep my fingers crossed.
ReplyDeletehope you're feeling better! dry toast and a book reading is kind of romantic... :)
ReplyDeleteawhhh feel better. lots of fluids and rest. i'm you both are in great care with your husband. so sweet.
ReplyDeletei know i've said it before, but DANG that's a cute kid!
ReplyDeletehave a great week!
xo, vanessa (the gal)
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My mister and I are also under the weather. We caught this stomach flu bug that's been going around like an epidemic here in SoCal. It got so bad that my mister's company had people go home and stay home for 4 days. I got so scared about it, had to call my OB and Internist. Turns out it's called Norovirus....it's an aggressive strain of the stomach flu. These nasty buggers live on the surface for up to week! Apparently, it's suppose to blow over in about 2-3 days but need to stay away from people for another 48 hours. I was also told that even if we were getting better, we can be contagious for up to a week! Isn't that crazy!?! So be careful when you guys are out and about!
ReplyDeleteHope you & Toby feel better soon!!
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Happy to hear you guys are feeling better! Your hubby sounds like the sweetest man.
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Poor Joanna! So glad you're back and didn't die! Great picture of Toby and I love the little side story. :o)
ReplyDeleteWish u a quick recovery! The whole reading gesture was so poetic! :)
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better, have a nice week!
ReplyDeleteHe looks JUST like you in this picture!
ReplyDeleteWoo woo woo!...Sending good thoughts for you and Toby to be feeling back in the pink soon!
ReplyDeletetoby is so cutee! hope you guys are feeling better =]
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I hope you get better soon!
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Ack, that's not a fun way to spend a birthday! Hope you're feeling better! xoxo
ReplyDeleteOh, man. Hope you feel better soon! :)
ReplyDeleteSo sad! I always seem to get sick on my birthday too. It must be the January/February sickies always going around. Feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteSomeone said this already but I noticed that Toby looks a lot like you in that picture. Speedy recovery.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear this! So glad you both are on the mend. xoxo, hope you are 100% soon.
ReplyDeleteI think the flu/cold is going around but I'm a hot mess right now. Glad you and baby are feeling better. Alex is such a sweetheart!
ReplyDeleteCommiserations... I had what sounds like the same thing on Saturday. I don't remember the last time I was so completely incapacitated. Glad to hear you're on the mend! Bummer about the birthday dinner though!
ReplyDeletecomforting that others went through it this weekend, as well..
ReplyDeletegrateful for my amazing partner too and happy we are all out of the weeds.
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aww, i'm glad you feel better. we've all had it, too. this has been the sickiest winter in a long time for our family. :(
ReplyDeleteMy daughter got the 24-hour bug as well. Not very pretty! Makes us all appreciate being in good health more, no?
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear y'all are on the mend .... had my teenager-free weekend derailed by illness as well...hubs was too sweet reminding me that we have a lifeime of weekends. I heart him oh so very much!
ReplyDeleteFeel better, Joanna!
ReplyDeleteNothing worst than feeling gross. But what a nice hubby to take care of you two! If there was any positive to being sick, it is the help and care you see from your loved ones. <3
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Christina
Hi new reader here! So glad you and your son are feeling better now!! and how romantic that your husband read to you while you feel asleep, so sweet!
ReplyDeleteYou two get well soon!
ReplyDeleteIn Denver feeling the same way :( myself.. Hope we are all fabulous by weeks end. But a very Happy Birthday sweetheart and swooning at how sweet a gesture your hubby is by reading your book outloud until you fell asleep.. Awww Love that!
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely going around. Glad you're feeling better!
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My little guy was really sick last weekend (high fever and terrible cough) so we layed around and by Monday I got the bug. My little guy was better by Thursday but mine turned into a sinus infection and by this weekend I was really bad off. My birthday is this Thursday and we have plans to take the little guy to Disneyland for the first time. I will be resting up to make sure we are in good health for our adventure! I'm so over feeling sick. Hope you are all on the mend. Happy Birthday!!!
ReplyDeleteFeel better!
ReplyDeleteJoanna, so sorry to hear you were ill! Toby looks adorable in the photo... is that, by chance, the blanket I sent you last year? I love sending them to new moms!!
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Kathy Besser
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Oh no! Hope you two feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteOh no--I am so so sorry. I am glad you guys are feeling better. I love that Alex read to you--so sweet.
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ReplyDeleteI'm glad you and Toby are feeling better. I hope you'll have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteBlech. So sorry you're feeling so awful. Hope you're better soooon! I had some terrible bug over Christmas. Started 2 days before and more or less was over 3 days after. I could barely move. Wish i could send a magic cure over the miles to make you better. I know it sounds corny, but hot chicken soup really 'does' work! Here's to a quick recovery.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear that you got the bug! My little one had it last week. Was better after 24 hrs and then relapsed, yuk!
ReplyDeleteOn a happy note, I wanted to thank you for your wonderful NYC Guide. It was an inspiration to us and we made our first trip to NYC right after Christmas. It was wonderful (and windy and cold). Thank you!!!
Oh no! I hope you're healing well. I just went through the same thing this weekend, got it from the baby I nanny. Feels like dying. It's been spreading to EVERYONE.
ReplyDeleteglad to hear you two are feeling better! these things are the worst!!!
ReplyDeleteLast year something similar took out BOTH the husband and myself and we took turn holding our 2 month old while the other one took to the bathroom, not pretty indeed!
Glad Alex was the hero and was able to take care of you two. I laughed out loud about the romantic bit about the reading you your book out loud until you fell asleep. Ah intimacy takes on a whole new level at times like these! ; )
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that's entirely romantic.
ReplyDeleteglad to hear you're feeling better joanna. xo
Aww. Stomach flu (and especially with also-sick children) is the worst! Hope you are both feeling all better soon. xox
ReplyDeleteWow wow, can really see the You+Alex mixture in Toby now.
ReplyDeleteAlso, dry toast rules
oh my dear, how terrible!! feel better!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to hear you guys survived! I got a cold and lasted weeks.. I even posted recovery items too - here:
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Toby is so adorable and I'm huge fun of your blog!
xo akiko
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Feel better with that cutie patoot!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are both out of the trenches and feeling better - bless Alex, such a good guy!
ReplyDeletefeel better!
ReplyDeleteHi Joanna,
ReplyDeleteAW, i am so sad to hear you were both ill!! must be horrid having a baby that is sick, and even more so when you are sick yourself!! hope you are both feeling a lot better!
love K
awww you have a super amazing husband. and toby looks so cute in the jacket. get well soon!! xxx
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I'm literally on the couch recovering from the same thing. It was horrifying! Glad you guys are on the men's. It gives me hope!
ReplyDeleteMend! Not men's!
ReplyDeletethat flu sounds awful :( I'm glad you're both feeling better!
ReplyDeleteUgh, I had a stomach bug this weekend too!! So sorry to hear your bday weekend wasnt great, I hope your sisters visit this weekend makes up for it!
ReplyDeleteSo nice !
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Ugh. The flu is the worst - and for your birthday at that. I'm so sorry and do hope you're feeling more like yourself.
ReplyDeleteOoo...hope you're feeling better! Being sick is no fun. But how nice of Alex!
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ReplyDeleteOMG, we all just went through that, I thought I was going to die too and I was so helpless to help my lil guy,so sad.
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