We were standing in my Mom's kitchen and I knew she was not feeling well because she would not let me put her down. Then all the sudden she gagged, I looked at her face and thought, 'phew, I thought she was going to throw up!' Then all the sudden, my little bug lost it. It was a continuous flow for a good 5 seconds. All the time she was in my left arm and throwing up all over herself, down my front, and all over my right arm. Now, what did this Awesome Mom do in such a situation you ask....? I froze. My body was stiff. My right arm was locked straight down as throw up dripped down it. Then I came to my wits and did what any young Mom would do. I yelled for my Mom!! "MOM WHAT DO I DO! THIS IS ALL OVER ME! OH MAN THIS IS SO GROSS, I'M THE WORST MOM EVER, I CAN'T HANDLE THIS, OH MY GOODNESS ELLIE THIS IS NAST, REAL NAST!" Then I started gagging.
Note: Yes, I know I didn't handle that moment well. Somethings are just not my forte. It was terrible. It was an 'Inadequate Mom Moment' that we are all occasionally entitled to.
While laughing, my mom herded us into the bathroom, where I was forced to strip EVERY layer off of me and Ellie. We then drove home. I was wearing my dads t-shirt, and Ellie was only in a diaper. She was the saddest little sight. The next two days (all the time Mitch was gone) she continued with the flu. One of those days she had 8 major blowouts. The one positive thing about this whole thing is that my little monkey became a cuddle bug. She just layed on my chest all day Monday and we just bonded. Luckily by Thursday she started eating again, and is doing much better today! I just pray that my kids will never get the flu again! Yeah right!
This is Ellie driving home from my mom's house. :(
Sidenote: I also showed my weakness when Mitch was once throwing up. As he was praying to the Porcelyn, I cracked open the bathroom door and slid a glass of water across the floor, quickly closing the door behind it. Then I yelled through the door, "get better Sweet Heart!" Yep i'm an awesome wife. :)
