Are we on the mend????

After another night of vomiting (from Heath) and waking up to another one vomiting (Dylan), I decided it was time to call their doctor. Today is officially 2 weeks from our first vomit and it has continued and continued and continued some more!!! Anyway, I called and talked with the nurse. I knew I didn't want to just make an appointment because I would take them all in, pay a co-pay for each and have her say, "It's a virus. It's going around. Plenty of fluids and rest....." I already knew all of that, I just wanted to call and see if she had ANY suggestions on how to get over this virus!!!!! She said that this virus is VERY widespread in the area. Most kids are sick off and on for around 10 (even though ours is the longest she'd heard). She said it is mostly vomit a couple of times - check (usually in the middle of the night - check), then you feel yucky for a day or two - check, you get to feeling better so you start eating more - check, your tummy feels better but your gut is still sick so it rejects the food and you start the process over - CHECK! We've done ALL of the above several times over!!!!! One kinda good thing, she said that most kids are getting a very mild upper respiratory virus at the end of the intestinal virus. Causing a dry cough and maybe a clear running nose. Heath, Hanna and Dylan (who've gotten it the worst of us all) have had a few coughs today... does that mean this is almost over?!?! I PRAY!!! I also asked if we could just be giving to each other over and over again. She said she really didn't think so because, thankfully, once you get this virus, you should have an immunity against it for as little as 2 weeks or up to 2 months. Her only suggestion was to keep them on a more bland diet and hope the intestinal part clears up. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE pray that we are on our way OUT FROM UNDER this virus. I am so tired of vomit, diarrhea, changing beds several times per night/day, giving numerous baths in one day, laundry, laundry and more laundry, and most of all, tired of having my babies so sick!!! Thank you, thank you for any prayers! We greatly appreciate them.