Shittiest Week Of My Life.

So... we left Illinois to make our way to Mississippi a week ago. This has been the longest week of my life.
We left Friday and stopped in Memphis. We planned on making reservations at a hotel but didn't find the time with the whole move out process which was a headache all on its own. So we stopped at Ramada and checked out their prices. Yes, the AF funded our lodging and gas but we still had a budget. Ramada was too pricey. So we drove up the street to Holiday Inn. We chose them and the choice was super easy. Their room listing for a family as big as ours was about $125 a night. However, with a military discount, we got the room for $72. A freaking steal. The room was huge too.
The next day we got up bright and early and headed to the Memphis Zoo.  That Zoo was sooo much better than the St. Louis Zoo. Although it was not free, you actually got to see the animals! When we went to the St. Louis Zoo, none of the animals were visible. They were all hiding i guess. Anyway, there were a ton of animals and Chris and I were still going strong after walking around for a couple of hours. Our little ones were not on the same page. They wanted naps. We didn't have a very good reclining stroller so we opted to head on the road to Jackson, MS and let the kiddos sleep.
We got to Jackson that afternoon and stayed at another Holiday Inn, with the same discount offered. ;) We hung out in the pool with the kids for a bit and then went out to eat. This was when we could tell something with the kiddos just wasn't right. Addy wouldn't eat. Jack was super duper cranky. Not like them to act that way at a restaurant. They're usually pretty good. We got back to the hotel and settled in for the night. The next morning we were rounding up our stuff to head to Biloxi. Addy just had a sippy full of chocolate milk and was bouncing around like normal. Both of the kids seemed back to their normal obnoxious selves. Then Addy puked a little. It really wasn't much and Chris and I shrugged it off with her bouncing around with chocolate milk in her belly. They we're both fine the rest of the trip. Jack slept quite a bit actually.
So we got to Biloxi and stopped on the beach and gave them their first taste of the salty air. Neither one of them wanted anything to do with the ocean, nor the sand.
So we left after about 20 minutes. We got settled into our TLF (temporary living facility) on base. Chris stayed with the kiddos while i went out to buy us some groceries.
When i got back, all hell had broken loose. The kids were puking and pooping every half hour. This pretty much has gone on since we got here. It's now Day 6. Addison had a stomach bug, that much was clear. She wouldn't eat, barely would drink anything. She could hardly keep anything down. And she was lethargic and sleeping all the time. She's just starting to get her appetite back and is having regular bowl movements and wet diapers.  Jackson... I think he started out with the bug and he got better a lot faster than Addy did. However, I think his bug turned into teething. He's going thru the same phase that Addy went thru when she was getting her first teeth. He stopped throwing up but the diarrhea is still going strong. And it's constant. Addy had horrible diaper rash when she went thru this phase and Jackson's little bum is looking a little redder than usual. But I am bound and determined to not let it get as bad as Addy's was. We've been pretty diligent with the cream and corn starch. So far so good.

I have changed poopy diapers, hosed down blow-outs, cleaned up vomit, smelt sooo many awful smells this past week. The amount of laundry i have done in one week is ridiculous.  I'm making an appointment to get my tubes tied tomorrow.

Chris and I joke about our conversations now as parents of toddlers and babies. Most of our conversations are about our kids' bowl movements and bodily functions. Someday, we're not going to have anything to talk about!!
I was going to title this post "Longest Week of My Life" but Shittiest just seemed to fit so much better. ;)