Spoke too soon

As I posted my last blog entry just minutes ago with a sigh of relief that our disgusting ordeal was over and that we're all healthy again, I heard a strange noise on the monitor. I checked on Delaney and she'd thrown up again (first time in 36 hours). After feeding her an exceedingly light and bland diet for the last few days, we'd made the mistake of offering her peas and rice for dinner tonight. She gobbled it up, but I guess she's not ready for anything quite that exotic yet. It's back to the BRAT diet tomorrow.

In other bad news, the laundry basket is filling up and Roger's started coughing and thinks he's caught another cold.

And, finally, my last post belied the feelings I've had about how awful our recent situation has been. I know things are not as bad as they could be, but even so, I've experienced a lot of stress about Delaney's illness and caring for her while being sick myself and not having Roger be healthy enough to help me out. I nearly cracked a few times this weekend (especially during the trip to the emergency room) but I kept telling myself that I had to hold it together, that I had to be the mother. "Just BE the mother," I kept saying to myself over and over on the drive to the hospital. Somehow, I was able to do that and be strong for Delaney. But, while I was summoning that strength, I called my own mother and asked her to come and sit with us. Just having her there, having her support, made all the difference in the world. I guess even mothers need their mommies sometimes.

Comments

[moxiemomma]

hi! you must have posted right after i checked in on you last night. i love your "just BE the mother" thing. honestly, i'm all for cracking up now and then. i think it keeps things interesting ;) i've been so absent i didn't notice you were absent too or i'd have been sending out emails asking after you! i hope things aren't as bad as they seemed last night. we had the same issue with that stomach flu. we would think it was gone and whammo, there it was again. hang in there!

[MamaChristy]

That totally blows that you have been sick, but at least you got a brief reprieve for Easter day. Hopefully by the weekend, you will all be feeling better...

Let me know if you need anything and once all this illness is safely past (because, you know, stomach flu is messy and I'm not quite ready to break in my brand new carpet that way) and we will have a play date. If you all are still feeling icky but need ANYTHING, let me know and I will be happy to make a delivery. :)

[Lisa P]

You know, I'd been wondering where you guys were . . . now I know!

YUCK! I can totally relate to what you are going through. When Callie was just over two, she came down with the WORST stomach virus EVER! Then I got it. Then Shane got it. And Callie still had it. And Preston was an infant. Fortunately, he did NOT get it but still required the usual care which I could barely provide.

I'm glad that you could "be the mommy" but I'm also glad that you were smart enough to call your own mommy!!

Take care and GET WELL SOON--all of you!