kids get sick
Wednesday, January 20, 2010Labels: baby love
Last night Jasper got sick. He had been down for the night in his crib (showing no signs of feeling ill) when we heard him cry. Josh headed upstairs and mother's intuition kicked in. I knew he was sick. I got upstairs as Josh was bringing him into the bathroom. Poor little guy had thrown up all over himself.
Now let me preface this to say that I do not do well with puke. I seriously would take gushing blood over throwing up. I have only thrown up once since I was in fifth grade.
We spent the next four hours sitting on the couch downstairs with Jasper, tipping him over a bowl when he threw up. It was terrible. But really...it wasn't that bad. He didn't have a lot to throw up and was fine in between. Josh was home (thank goodness) and handled it all like a pro. I, on the other hand, couldn't stop shaking.
When Jasper wasn't throwing up he would lay his little head on my shoulder but still muster a smile when his daddy did something silly. He always gave a high five to Josh when Josh would ask for one. It was the saddest, cutest thing ever. After he would throw up he would do the sign for all done in sign language. It made me want to cry.
Finally at 12:30 he slept soundly in my arms. Under different circumstances I would have been in heaven. Josh and I decided to wait it out down on the couch just to make sure Jasper was done. At 2:30am we all headed upstairs. I put Jasper down and he slept the rest of the night in his crib.
Today he has kept down everything he ate. Besides sleeping more than usual, he was in good spirits. Getting into the cupboards he knows not to, throwing things down the stairs, "getting" Bebo... Thankfully he just caught a touch of the flu and it looks like we're well on the road to recovery.
Of course, I am still completely paranoid he is going to start throwing up again. An hour or so after putting Jasper down tonight I heard him cry. I bolted up to his room taking two stairs at a time so worried I would find him covered in throw up. Thankfully he had just gotten scrunched to the foot of the crib and couldn't right himself.
Seeing your kid sick has got to be one of the worst things in the world. I am so very thankful that this is Jasper's first illness and he has recovered quickly. I couldn't help but say a few extra prayers for all of the parents with sick or hurt children tonight.
-Sondra