Thankfully Charlotte has turned the corner and has not thrown up since yesterday evening! However, we stumbled upon a clever idea yesterday I thought we would pass on to our readers in case you are ever in a situation where this comes in handy.
It was the perfect time to use the big jug of Pedialyte sitting in our cupboard. Charlotte was sick and quite dehydrated (you know it's bad when Matt and Kristi, the laid back "she'll be fine" kind of parents, actually considered taking her to the hospital, but then she made significant improvement so we kept her home). However, Charlotte didn't like the Pedialyte, and refused to even touch the cup after she knew what was in it. How could we sneak it in her? How about popsicles?! Lucky for them, the makers of Pedialyte have already made millions on this great idea. But for those of us who are at home with a pukey child and can't go to the store (or, in our case, can't fit a whole box of popsicles in a teeny tiny amount of freezer space), you can make your own! Of course, this will only work if you have the essential ingredients at home already...You'll need liquid Pedialyte, Mr. Freezes/freezer pops/icees (or at least the plastic wrapper from a couple), and a tiny bit of freezer space. Take a Mr. Freeze and cut the top off, dump out the sugary liquid, and refill it will Pedialyte. Fold over the top and secure it with a paper clip. Stick it in the freezer, and in a couple of hours you have your very own delicious AND nutritious Pedialyte popsicle. It is not as messy as a drippy popsicle, and it is also nice to have it in the plastic because your kid can eat as much or as little as he/she wants, and then you can put the rest back in the freezer easily. Charlotte gobbled it up without any knowledge that this was the dreaded Pedialyte in frozen form. Everybody wins.
Today even though she has pretty much just laid on the couch and taken naps, I can tell she is feeling so much better because she will smile and talk and be goofy. Today she said "eyebrow" for the first time. I missed my funny girl while she was a sick little wet noodle!
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So here is my question: do you have a habit of saving your Freezee Pop wrappers, or did you and Matt have to down a few to create some empty wrappers?
So we had several unopened unfrozen ones, and it really wasn't too tragic to snip them open and just dump them into the sink. I suppose we could have drank them, but somehow thawed Mr. Freezes just don't have the same charm.
Saying "eyebrow" is a sure sign she's on the mend! Great job on the Pedialyte popsicles-I actually keep some in my fridge myself for really really hot days!
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