This has been a rough winter for the twins and their parents. Throughout the first year of Emma and Carter's lives, they got sick often with respiratory infections but this was expected due to their prematurity. As they turned one (in the summertime), the kids were well for the most part and we were fortunate to avoid any summertime illnesses. Yet, around Christmas, our entire family fell ill to the stomach flu. Carter got sick two days before Christmas Eve and was sick for roughly five days. Once he was on the mend, I started feeling ill and couldn't do much of anything to care for the kids. As I was feeling better, Emma started to exhibit symptoms of the flu, and then about a week later, my poor husband was sick for at least five days. We missed all of our family celebrations for both Christmas and New Year's. This is also the SECOND time that our family had the flu this winter season, and about the fourth time that the entire family has had some illness/virus.
My children go to a Kid Care program at the Y.M.C.A. while I exercise each morning. As a result, they are exposed to lots of other children who may be germy! In spite of this, I can't get over how many times our family has been sick, and just how ill we all got. I've decided to take matters into my own hands (literally) and scrub these kids down every chance that I get. Not only do I wash their hands before eating, I also purchased a new product by Johnson & Johnson. They are antibacterial wipes that can be used on the face and body, and claim to eliminate 99% of bacterial germs. I'm hoping that these cleaning actions will reduce our incidence of illness. In the meantime, I am also stocking up on Kleenex, a new vomit bucket and lots of Tylenol.
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