Sonja has the flu

Sonja during a better moment during the day

Even in college I never saw this much vomit. Sonja woke up at 10:00 pm last night in a pool of puke. The room had the sickly antiseptic stomach acid aroma to it and once the light was turned on... well let's just say that there was much liquid but I was really impressed by the only slightly digested blueberries and half-eaten pasta bits.

Funny thing about being a dad. As gross as it was, my only thought was how awful for Sonja and what can I do to ease her discomfort.

We changed the sheets, disinfected the mattress, changed her out of her sopping wet jammies, and did our best to hose off most of the chunks from her hair. She managed to go back to sleep after just a few more three dimensional burps.

Sadly, she has continued to be ill all of today, throwing up countless more times. The only good part is that it doesn't smell anymore. Apparently, once you void your tummy of all its contents any further regurgitation is mostly 'fresh' liquid. Oh joy. She is sleeping now, but only after having a HUGE cry fest that made me bust out the earplugs.

Tomorrow is my grandmother's 80th birthday celebration. The plan is for the family to go for a cruise on Lake Minnetonka, but that is up in the air for us and will all depend on how Sonja is feeling.

You smash those things like you're a white blood cell and they are infection!