Family & Kids

When little ones are sick

My son still recovers from being sick. You probably start wondering why I tell you this nasty story (will let you know at the end, I promise!!) Here it is:
Monday he just threw up out of the middle of nowhere...and he kept doing so every ten minutes for 6 hours!!
And no husband home bc it was open house at school, so my girl had to help out which she did great! She kept her little baby sister busy and fed her while I was busy holding a little head over a bucket (which is NOT easy) so I do not have to get a professional carpet cleaner afterwards and clean up and change clothes every now and then!
How sorry I felt for this guy and I was worried...
he was so exhausted and kept falling asleep in between he had to throw up and on one point I wasn't sure if he was just so tired or if he was seriously ill. I started to pray a bit more intense and finally at around 10pm he quit throwing up!
Did I mention I have the best husband ever (which I am fast to forget, especially one week before you know what ;) ) because he finally came home after a 14 hour day, jumped out of his clothes and took his little man on his chest! For 2 hours! That gave me a little break and made me cry (yes, I was thankful for a husband like this and I think I was just relieved to be not alone with the situation too) and I was ready to fight a eventually loooong night!
But it was not a long night, my son started to ask for water (and kept it down) and then he fell asleep and slept through until we had to get up in the morning,praise God!

And now, why do I tell you all this: It just reminds me especially this morning while I started to catch up with all the mess, nothing is for granted and I am glad for every day I have, to worry about my son being sick just reminded me on the long time in the hospital with his little sister (she was 16 weeks premature) and realizing that I am not over it yet. All these hidden feelings are just underneath the surface,  ready to come out. Once more God reminded me that he is in charge and more important He does not let me down and that he is the only one who I can trust in better and in worse and that he is taking care of me.

Seeing this mess after 3 days of not being on top of everything (Sunday was my lazy day, always find an excuse,lol) and realizing that it does not take me long to clean it up, reassured me that I do not have to be perfect in every part of my life, not even in one of them, as long as I do my best at all time!
realizing this really helped me relax and yeah be me again and as a big plus a happy me! It helped a lot not to become unglued so often, still happens and I keep working on that part but in the sum our family life improved and having a sick kid does not affect it afterwards anymore!

How do you survive having a sick kid at home? What helpers do you have? Let me know, would love to get more input and advice


Sandra