Don't worry--no pictures of this one . . . A few weeks ago, I was so proud of myself--I had survived my first experience with throw up and being a parent! I even called my mom to tell her about how amazing I was. When Kacin crawled into our bed and announced "Mommy, I'm going to puke up" I stayed calm and grabbed a bowl. When it happened, I was ready (and relieved that it didn't go all over my bed and only happened once). No problem.
Last night wasn't quite as smooth. I now feel for my own sweet mom. Kyler got really sick last night--all over the bathroom floor. I will spare you all of the details, but between Kyler and Eric's snoring (sorry Eric) I got no more than 3 hours of sleep. I also learned that Kyler is a bit more dramatic than Kacin.
So I guess that I am compelled to blog about my children's puke because I see it as a momentous occasion for Eric and I as parents. A first time is always worth noting . . .
About Me
I was 19 the day that Eric and I got married and I had my whole perfect life PLANNED out—a time table, a list of goals, EXPECTATIONS, and dreams. But LIFE gave me something EVEN BETTER than my limited vision and plans: a chance to learn and grow and BECOME by experiencing infertility, foster care, adoption, special needs (autism) parenting, breast cancer, and more. Our lives are often challenging, PAINFUL, and complicated, yet it is no doubt that they are GLORIOUS, wonderful, and exciting, too. Our EXPERIENCES, the ones we DELIBERATELY seek out and the ones we would never have picked but we have to MUDDLE through anyways, SHAPE us. We CHOOSE what that shape will look like in the end by our ATTITUDE and our willingness to EMBRACE the moments of life. For it is the MOMENTS that DEFINE us. I choose to WALK FORWARD in the BRIGHTNESS of hope by noticing those moments, LEARNING as much as I can, SEEKING the good, and TRUSTING in a loving God.
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Oh, Laura, thank you for the sympathy! At the moment, those memories have a twinge of fondness to them, it's amazing. Good job on the last episode, and NO sympathy, not any, for you having a dramatic puker, not after the "end of the world" drama that came from you! Love you!
ugh... what a story to read... I throw up last night on the way home from work. I had to pull over :-( and then again when I got home. A combination of sinus pressure and being starving at work, I think... I went to bed right away,woke up and then read this... can't I escape it!?
nasty.
so even though you got to skip over the dirty diapers, you still have to clean up throw-up?! ew!
i just dont know how i will handle that.
and i got your xmas card in the mail! you truly are such a great mom, i agree with Eric's cousin... and you are just so funny in your letter... i love it! thanks for sending me one :)
Don't you love the rites of passage the make us full-fledged mothers?? We all have a few good throw up stories in our past! Way to hang in there and make it through. Keep up the good work.
Wow, good work... I dont think I could have made it!!
Good job on the blogging! I've had to catch up, the last time I checked your blog you hadn't even posted one post yet!
Your boys are super cute! I loved the hide-in-seek story... kids are so funny!
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