Over one week last month, the Chocolate family (save Drake, somehow!) got hit with the stomach bug. It was as bad as it sounded and it ended up with a trip to the ER for little Juliet. This is the short time line that took us from fully functioning to near death. A typical day. […]
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It was bound to happen and I’ve been fearing it…the dreaded cold. We made it all the way to 8-1/2 months before Petit Macaron, and I’m very glad I had the extra time to get more comfortable with the parenting thing before our first cold hit. I can’t imagine having a sick newborn – yikes! What […]
It’s the changing of the seasons! Hooray, fall! It’s the beginning of cold and flu season. Womp womp. I recently spent a wonderful, lovely day at home with my darling two year old as he fought a fever, sore throat and general illness that rendered him a monster so sad that I couldn’t help but pity […]
It’s been a summer full of illnesses in our home. Actually, since having two kids, it often feels like there is always someone sick in our house. This summer we’ve dealt with a handful of sicknesses that we weren’t too familiar with, but thankfully we are in the clear…for now. I’ve learned to enjoy and be grateful […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that children in daycare will be in want of serious cold remedies several times throughout the fall and winter. Am I right?! We are currently heading into what seems to be Will’s THIRD COLD of the season – and we still have months left of WINTER, people! Beyond the fact that I […]
The month of May in the Milk household was super fun (read: complete sarcasm). Will’s nine month well visit early in the month went great, and the doctor confirmed that he was teething – well, confirmed that he could feel and see upper tooth buds. We had a leisurely few days where Will seemed unaffected […]
When you hear about ‘flu season’ this time of year, a picture instantly pops into your head. Coughing, aching, sneezing, fever and congestion are the hallmarks of a typical flu. But what happens when the flu you’re battling is an entirely different creature? What happens when, shortly before Christmas, your whole house is knocked over […]
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