Sick Baby James

Well, last night was fun to say the least. James seemed fine last night. We did the same routine as always...bath, books, and bed. He went to sleep just as usual. At about 11:45 PM, James started to cough, cry and then call out for me. At first I thought he had a bad dream, but something told me that I better get up. I went into his room (very dark) and tried to sooth him. He said, "my pillow is yucky". I touched his pillow and it was wet...YUCK! I turned on the light...that's where the real YUCK came in. Yes, you guessed it, vomit all over the big boy bed. Of course since we just transfered James into the big boy bed 1 week ago, I hadn't yet washed the extra set of sheets. And since there was so much...everything needed to be washed. So, I cleaned the little man up, changed his clothes, stripped the bed, and headed downstairs. I immediately put him on the couch and put on Thomas the Train. Then I started the washer. Of course within minutes, James was vomiting again...all over the couch. Ok...I can do this. No big deal. The washer is going so now it's time to get a 3rd pair of jammies, clean off the couch (trying to find the Folex after midnight is not always easy), and get him comfortable again.

It's really amazing what you will do as a parent. By the third vomiting session, I was running over to him putting out my hands so he vomited there and not anywhere that had fabric. It doesn't gross you out when it's your own kid. After about 2 hours of cleaning, we were all set to go back to bed. James went right down. He woke up a few times and called out, but only once or twice. He woke up at about 6:45 AM to vomit again.

To make things a little more complicated, Melissa was supposed to drop off Jack to hang out with James and Mom while we went to work. I hated to do it, but I had to tell her at 7:00 AM that it was a no go for the baby sitting. I hate leaving my friends in a lurch...but I know she didn't want little Jack exposed to the stomach bug James was dealing with. Luckily Mom is in town, so I was able to leave James with her while I went to work. He was able to sleep three hours in the middle of the day (that's when I knew he was really sick). Also, he only ate 1/2 a pretzel, a few Cherrios, and a bite of a breakfast bar all day.