Mexico Part 28: It wasn't the water that made Elijah sick...or was it??

My last couple of weeks have involved vomit, diarrhea, more vomit, and yes more diarrhea.  It has not been fun to say the least.  Elijah caught a nasty virus that made him sick for about two weeks.  I think it is finally over, thank goodness.  There were days there where I thought I would never stop doing laundry, or using the bleach to clean his mattress.  I never thought a little guy could explode so much, but now I realize nothing is impossible.  The funny thing is it all started the night that I had taken the kids to McDonalds earlier in the day.  At first we thought it might be food poisoning except that no one else got "this mysterious food poisoning" but Eli.  I was at a relief society activity and Matthew texts me about 30 minutes into the activity letting me know that Elijah had thrown up and he couldn't believe that it was happening on his watch.  That night Matthew had to spend the night with him because he was literally coughing up vomit in his sleep.  The kid was so out of it he would have slept in his filth if you would have let him.  The next morning it slowed down a bit, but then when we thought he was getting better, a new symptom moved in.  It got to the point where we couldn't leave.  Well, before we learned that lesson, we went out with some friends when we thought he was feeling better, and that night, at the restaurant mind you, he threw up all over the floor.  It was HORRIBLE.  But, now, after being patient, the kid is eating like he hasn't eaten in two weeks.  Which, I suppose he really hasn't.  It is just crazy to see how a little body knows how to take care of itself.  And thankfully, no one got his nasty bug.  Talk about a blessing.
So, it wasn't always that bad.  Prior to the two weeks, the kids one night decided to have a dance party.  They actually enjoy having one often, but this one involved dress changes.  I came upstairs to hear the music playing and see Eva dressed like this (she had her ballet shoes on too)...

And then of course, Elijah had to get his "dance attire" so we had these wacko kids running around the room dancing in their swim clothes.  I suppose it is these funny moments that make the not so funny moments bearable.