Sweet explosion of suck
So, this morning I went to get Willa out of her crib, and the minute I opened her door I knew something was off. There was something weird in her crib. From afar it looked like maybe the stuffing from one of her toys had come out. Upon closer inspection I realized that it was vomit. Willa and all of her crib toys were covered in vomit. And, it was not fresh, which means that she vomited sometime in the middle of the night, went back to sleep and then rolled around in it.
Last night, I took a muscle relaxant because I threw my back out. I regret that decision now, because it obviously kept me from hearing my daughter vomiting in the middle of the night.
So there I was- in so much pain I couldn't stand upright, coughing up green mucus from a lingering sinus infection, with a sick child covered in vomit. I had no idea how I was going to lift the crib mattress to change the sheet.
So, I grabbed the phone and called my husband who had left for work about 15 minutes before. Amazingly, he turned around and came home.
He took care of all of the vomit stuff and threw everything in the laundry.
Then he realized that standing upright is probably important when taking care of a toddler, especially one who is vomiting, so he called work and told them he wasn't coming in.
A little while latter Willa walked over to the bathroom and started pointing to the cabinet where we keep the medicine, as if she was asking for some medicine- and then she projectile vomited.
She ate nothing but a bite of a pretzel all day. She drank some milk, but then she vomited it up on my living room carpet. She also had some rather unsettling poops, which I'd rather not talk about.
I spent the day wincing in pain and laying around while my husband did everything, including steam clean the carpet.
I am PRAYING that this is just a 24 hour stomach virus, and that Willa will wake up tomorrow NOT covered in vomit.
I honestly don't know what I would have done if my husband hadn't been home. My guess is, I would have been laying on the floor in the fetal position while my kid repeatedly hit me in the head with a book, and occasionally paused to vomit on me.*
How do single parents do it???
*Wow. I use the word VOMIT a lot in this post.
Comments
Vomit. Vomit. Vomit. Vomit. Vomit. It just sounds strange the more you say it. Vomit. Vomit. Vomit.
I'm sorry you and Willa aren't feeling well. I'll send good thoughts your way in the hopes that you feel better soon!!
Posted by: NGS | December 1, 2008 11:16 PM
jesus, girl, i am asking the heavens to give you a fricking break. and the willa too. sorry, but glad you had the extra hands of the husband.
Posted by: mamie | December 2, 2008 01:46 AM
You poor things! I hope everyone is back to normal tomorrow.
Posted by: Ern | December 2, 2008 03:21 AM
I'm ignoring the horrible oxymoron of *sweet* explosion here. That's just gross, Torrie.
I hope you're both feeling much better today.
Posted by: mrtl | December 2, 2008 08:37 AM
I hope she feels better soon (you too!!). Try to keep her off of dairy products for a couple of days if you can as they can re-upset the stomach.
Posted by: Jen | December 2, 2008 09:03 AM
Still........another moment
a different moment perhaps but a moment none-the-less.
A life moment if you will.
Happy Holidays!!!
(you may smack me now)
Posted by: Shari from Ohio | December 2, 2008 11:15 AM
I'm new...hi :)
I've been reading your blog for a while; the title is what caught me. ha!
I had the same experience a few weeks ago. It's SO not pretty. My son was coated head to toe. His lower lip curled and he cried "mommmmmmmy," when he usually only says mama.Then it hit ME.
I can relate! It sucked! It was gross. And the smell...doing the laundry made me gag. No, if I was single, I think I'd go nutters. Totally nutters.
Did you ever get to show her how to lean over the toilet to vomit? I had the opportunity. I did. I told him, "One day you'll be doing this and not telling me about it." He was too busy vomiting to listen to me, and he's only 23 months old. I have time. UGH.
I hope the thing passes fast. It can be 24, or...ugh, our was BAD. I hope yours is the 24 deal. Especially for Willa.
Posted by: spookie (Suzanne) | December 2, 2008 12:06 PM
Thank goodness for husbands, huh? Poor Willa and poor Mommy!
I would have had to call my mom! Luckily she is close by!
Posted by: Farrell | December 2, 2008 01:26 PM
just an fyi but you probly already know this- if she's vomiting she shouldn't have any dairy until she's 'healed'...it will upset her tummy even more. And curdled milk vomit is the worst.
I was a single mom for 6 years; It was tough, but you learn to deal 'cause there was no one else to help out- thankfully, I have someone now :) Hope you two feel better.
Posted by: mrsk | December 2, 2008 01:38 PM
I guess I forgot to mention- Willa doesn't drink cow's milk. She drinks a mixture of soy and rice milk.
Posted by: torrie | December 2, 2008 01:45 PM
We have asked ourselves the same question so many times- how do single parents manage??? Sometimes I feel like we need another 1 or 2 parents in the house, even the 2 of us aren't enough!
I hope she's doing better, the puking/nasty diaper combo is not fun. And I hope YOU'RE feeling better too!
Posted by: Jen | December 2, 2008 03:12 PM
Oh, gosh?! That is not pleasant on many levels. I hope you are both recovering from the pain and vomiting.
Posted by: Jenski | December 2, 2008 10:18 PM
I'm an on and off reader delurking to say that I'm really sorry to hear about all the pain you are in. I read about it in a post you wrote a while ago and I just popped in today and it seems to be worse.
We all just went through this at our house. My daughter started it off, she is 25 months, then I got it and then my husband got it. Ours lasted 5 to 7 days. I cut out milk completely! That only made her throw up more. I found that chicken was also making her throw up. She ate dried cereal, toast, noodles, watered down juice and ginger ale for three straight days. The doctor also told me to start her on acidopholus (not sure of the spelling) it's in yogurt but you can buy it in a powder form and put it in her drinks. This really helped with the runs!!
Good luck and I really hope that this only lasts for a day for you!!
Posted by: Tami in NY | December 3, 2008 03:57 PM
Its sad to hear, managing kids is very difficult, especially if they are sick, we need to take proper care. I feel we need to have elder people at home. I hope your mother helps you.
Thanks for sharing.
Kate
Posted by: Child Health | December 7, 2008 03:08 PM
i think you know this brecause you always portray them so beautifully but you have the best husband and daughter ever stop complaining:) my dad was sick for my entire upbrining cancer, heart attack cancer and then death but he dealt with it through humor... i probably couldn't do that but it left me no resentment toward his sickness ...good luck
Posted by: lily | December 9, 2008 09:25 AM