Olivia has caught the crud that's currently rampaging at our house. The two babies have had hacking coughs and boogery noses for a few days now and I've been feeling pretty funky, too. Yesterday Olivia started complaining of a sore throat and today I picked her up from school early because she wasn't feeling well.

Usually when she's sick, she just spikes, but this time, she's spiking and crashing a couple of times a day. I have no clue what to do in this case. Treat the highs and lows, I guess.

At least she's able to keep stuff down. When she gets a stomach virus, she tends to throw up a lot. I'm always paranoid about that with her - we've wound up in the ER more times than I can count in order to get IV fluids into her because she can't keep anything down.

I guess I'll be breaking out the Precision ketone meter tonight and checking those periodically. I hate that stupid thing - it takes so much blood and I never seem to get it right on the first time. I know it's because I don't use it very often, but those ketone strips are expensive! Even with insurance coverage. I think my last box cost $25. For 10 strips. Ouch.

Anyway. I hope this doesn't hang around her for too long. She's pretty good when she's sick, preferring to be left alone in her room to sleep or watch movies rather than having me hovering over her, but she's still miserable. I hate it when my kids are sick. It makes me feel helpless.