This Doesn’t Normally Happen

Posted on February 29, 2008
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I’ve been vomited on twice tonight.

She’s not been interested in eating today, but her appetite’s been declining for weeks. So I gently pushed it, but ultimately let her decide what and when to eat.

Isobel started as we were leaving Starbucks to visit the movie store. I didn’t notice until we were most of the way there, then looked to her snack tray to see liquid sloshing around. But she had a sippy cup, so, you know, it could have only come from one place. So we turned around, after pouring the snack tray on the ground. (Seriously, Vancouver may be clean, but you are nearly guaranteed to see vomit on the street at some point during a weekend)

Starbucks was a lot closer than home and she needed some serious cleaning up. She silently lost about a litre of stuff. All over her new dress and tights and coat and it even went through the coat to her hoodie underneath. Rolling down the ramp at Starbucks is when I saw where it all started. There was a trail.

She pukes like her mommy - silent, but deadly.

So 20 minutes of rinsing out coats and jackets and she’s all hyped up as usual and rockin some bare legs and runners and I have to carry her home cuz the stroller is um. Out of commission.

She pukes like her mommy - voluminously.

Home and then she’s hungry. She’s asking for some dessert tofu and I’m like NFW, we are not trying a soy-based food experiment, now. How about a banana? Two bites and she was done, but wanted some water. Obliged. Five ounces of water later, she wanted some yogurt. Well, healthy bacteria and all, I give in after trying to talk her into toast. 20 minutes later, she’s finished about 3 tablespoons and we’re getting her cleaned for bedtime.

Then she lost it in the kitchen. Twice. Then she was scared and so backed away, screaming, causing her to lose it in the bathroom. Then she felt better. So! Another clean up on aisle everything.

She pukes like her mommy - multiple times, till dry heaving.

We lie down and watch a bit of a movie in the bedroom after a dose of tylenol. Drink a bit more water and then, oh, what’s that? She loses it a few more times, on my bed, her favourite blanket and the second pair of pjs. That’s when I decided to close the window and strip her down to a diaper. Less laundry that way.

I explain to her that she needs some rest, after cleaning her up (and my bed) again. I let her have a couple of sips of water, cuz I’m seeing a pattern here - something goes in, a lot comes out. And, well, my kid never vomits. So um, it’s disconcerting.

She pukes like her mommy - infrequently, but hardcore.

I leave her for a bit. But she wants DUCE and she is not afraid to scream her words and I feel as if I’m starving her or something. So I go back and hold her and allow her some water and she gulps down about four ounces. And she starts to rest, but then I got the vomit shower. And just as I’m holding back from returning the favour to her, it happens again.

All over my last clean bra and pair of jeans. More clean up. This is a whole load of laundry creatin’ night.

Then I had to rock her to sleep. Then I laid her down and she started to freak but rolled into froggy position and is now snoring. I am seriously kinda worried about her asphyxiating. Cuz like I said, she never pukes. We’re both newbies when it comes to the experience.

She pukes just like her mommy - exhaustively.

Now, I have to mop three rooms, give her stroller a shower after dragging it up three flights of stairs and then shower myself off. The laundry? It’ll have to wait til tomorrow.

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8 Responses to “This Doesn’t Normally Happen”

  1. Shannanb aka Mommy Bits on March 1st, 2008 5:07 am

    Oh man. What a exhausting day you have had. Hope she feels better soon!

    Hoppin~
    Anastasia Beaverhousin

  2. Latte Mommy on March 1st, 2008 8:09 am

    Oh my! Poor Isobel. Poor you!

    I hope she’s feeling better this morning. And I hope the laundry fairy visited you while you slept.

  3. kelly on March 1st, 2008 10:06 am

    Is she okay? Hope so. Let us know.

  4. doc JO on March 1st, 2008 11:56 am

    Pedialyte is the best way to go (just about the right combo of sugar and salt). You can get popsicles of pedialyte so she’ll comsume it slower. Hope she’s better soon and that you don’t catch it! (I just got over a gastro this week, too).

  5. Tara R. on March 1st, 2008 3:31 pm

    yep, pedialyte is great… so sorry Isobel is not feeling well. Hope you both gets some much needed rest.

  6. LunaNik on March 1st, 2008 5:29 pm

    Yep, pedialyte pops are the way to go. They’re gross, but sick kiddos don’t have sensitive taste buds anyway so she shouldn’t notice.

    Hope your little girls feels better soon!!!

  7. Stacey @ Real World Mom on March 1st, 2008 8:25 pm

    Hope tonight is going much better!

    Happy Saturday! Blog Hoppin’! :-) “Margarita Mom”

  8. Huckdoll on March 1st, 2008 11:39 pm

    Poor lil Is, poor mama…I would have so run screaming from my house in this situation (the puke thing, ya). You are the better mama, that’s for sure!

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