On Recognizing Symptoms
You have to keep an eye on your little ones
I should have seen it coming.
I woke up, let the dog out and when I turned around she was cuddled under a blanket on the couch. Mornings are hard sometimes and I did not think much of it. She came to the table, had breakfast, got clothes on and we were off to camp.
As we were leaving she talked about her throat feeling funny, but I checked her forehead and she wasn’t burning up so off we got in the car without issue.
We were talking about the I LOVE JESUS sticker on the back of the Jeep in front of us when I turned the corner, had a look back at her in the rear view mirror and she was white as a ghost.
“I think I am going to bar…”.
Barf.
She barfed all right.
She didn’t even get the word out, but all the contents of her stomach had no trouble escaping. We’re a mile and a half from home and she’s in the back seat upset and messy and stinky and I’m telling her she’s going to be okay and we will be home soon, - and we were.
She wanted a hug. I told her no hug until she got cleaned up. BW took over once inside and got her in the tub where there was another round of barfing, but she was in the tub so that’s pretty much the best venue for this event.
Hosed off, dressed - and she watched Disney on the TV all morning. I think there may have been some sleeping too but I am not sure as I didn’t want to creak down the stairs and wake her if she was.
By noon she was hoovering a ham sandwich and is fine.
Myself, on the other hand - got busy cleaning.
I have been ubering for three years now and I drive days specifically so I don’t have somebody barf in the car.
All I can say is it’s a good thing I was smart enough to put washable seat covers on.
I cleaned BW’s car while I was at it.
The tub needed cleaning, obvs. Heck, the entire bathroom needed a disinfect. I then walked around and disinfected all the door handles and hand rails and anything else my child might have touched
She lived her best life and watched so many youtube kids videos today. She may have eaten but she still wasn’t 100 percent as she usually gets bored and starts crafting or something and this didn’t happen today. She was on the couch all day.
Oh, the dog got a bath too - so in between the cleaning, I dropped the dog and picked up the dog from the groomers.
I figured I may as well mow the lawn next as it needed it and I ran out of excuses.
Dinner was uneventful, and she even went to bed easily.
Although the struggle was real today, it’s a lot better now. She is ready to go back to camp and she’s got 10 bucks in her backpack for tomorrow to use for treats when she goes roller skating as a camp day trip.
I’m going to leave you with this PSA: Car seat covers - don’t leave home without them.
Trust me on this one,
TH and Co.