Day 5
Sam
Woke up with a skinny face and sunken eyes. He had a small, weak voice and was lethargic most of the day... feeling a little better after Jake made him eat a small bowl of chicken soup. Later that afternoon I juiced him and Simone 1/2 apple and a carrot and it perked him up. Before bedtime he had one more bowl of soup. It's really rough on me to watch him go through this. After day 5 I have much more empathy for him because I certainly had a hard time stomaching the soup. The only reason I did was for the baby I'm growing. Otherwise I might have been on the couch with Sam... refusing to eat :) 5 days of the same thing with no sweetness to break it up is terrible. It makes me realize how much we had been depending on that sugar "fix." I backed off the coconut oil and that may have helped with Sams vomiting problem. We limited him to about 1TBSP.
Simone
She didn't turn down food once. Even though she woke up with even more severe flu symptoms than the day before she still had energy to run around, unlike Sam, because she willingly ate what we gave her. Lots of kefir, sauerkraut juice and of course... chicken stock, meat and veggies. She's constipated but from my understanding constipation is normal at this stage and the main concern is diarrhea. Simone and Jake are champs. I don't see how they can happily be eating soup after so many days. Glad it isn't hard on them, just a little jealous though. lol.
Day 6
Sam
Seemed to have more energy and didn't look so skinny. I gave him and Simone a detox bath with warm water and 1 cup of raw apple cider vinegar. He still had a puffy face and swollen eyes but eating a little soup after the bath really helped his mood. We packed soup and a juiced apple and carrot and headed to the park to get fresh air and sunshine. I can almost guarantee we were the only crazy ones at Cherokee park, sweating in the 90ish degree weather and eating hot soup. Yuck! But... you gotta do what you gotta do when you're hungry. It's amazing to me that the food we're eating is so digestible that we're hungry every hour or so. Sam was very excited about the butternut squash I baked that morning. It was enough motivation to get him to eat a couple bowls of soup throughout the day. I sneakily put in homemade yogurt, sauerkraut juice, probiotics and lots of butter and he didn't even notice. All in all, it was a successful day because Sam regained a little energy, didn't look quite so sick and I was in a much better place emotionally.
Simone
She woke up with a very runny nose and puffy eyes. She also had a low fever throughout the day and was pretty clingy, fussy and irrational at times. Her energy was pretty good though. No surprise there. She's a big eater and isn't picky about her foods. I can put pretty much anything in front of her and she'll try it. We all had lots of ginger tea this morning between our frequent meals.
Today I introduced Butternut squash. The squash had an incredible sweet, nutty flavor and there was almost a hint of popcorn flavor. I ate mine hot and mashed with lots of butter and salt. YUM!!! I honestly don't know if I've ever had butternut squash before. With as little sweetness as we've tasted in the past week it was like candy. Both the kids loved it! We made sure to push the broths in-between bites of food or made sure we gave them meals as soups. Sometimes it's nice to mix it up and just eat veggies, or just meat instead of having soup. I think this is fine as long as we are drinking stock throughout the meal. The kids enjoy the broth using a straw.
I had a great day with only a minor breakdown in the evening when I felt overwhelmed again by the greasy, endless mess. The pile of dishes that needs to be washed and the 20x in day I have to wipe down the counters, the kids and the floor is hard to cope with at times. I am doing way more laundry than before and having to degrease the kids clothes. It's just a greasy mess. How many times can I say that?! But it's true. Ok, I'm done complaining. I have so much to be thankful for and I'll focus on that now :) I think there are a few things that contribute to making my day better, even though I am still feeling sick. The prep work I did the night before, the meal planning and a clean kitchen. I've always worked really hard to keep my house clean and de-cluttered. I cannot function in a messy house but with all this cooking and cutting and de-greasing I do, it's been especially time consuming to keep the house clean. Thankfully Jake and I have worked extra hard to keep our place functional this weekend and it's helped my mental state. We also escaped the house to the park and spent time in the sunshine and fresh air then let the kids play for awhile. We laid on a hill in the sun and did a little cloud watching while we sunbathed. Yay for vitamin D!
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