You know you're a REAL mom when your toddler makes an urpy noise in your arms at Red Lobster and you instinctively turn her face towards your chest as you flee to the corner behind the table so that your shirt will absorb as much of the impending vomit as possible.
Also, you will intuitively know that you will not be able to catch all of the puke to come, so you do a gymnastic stretch to grab as many napkins as you can while simultaneously hissing for the bigger cloth ones from your husband and the rest of the family who are somewhat in a daze as to the speed with which this is happening. You will calmly clean and cover the puke as best as you can while automatically ordering your food to go, your husband to switch the car seat to your car IMMEDIATELY and alerting the staff (discreetly) that there is vomit in the corner of the restaurant and it isn't fully cleaned up.
You will do this all the while fuschia flecks of your daughter's lunch is dripping down your own leg and shirt, and think nothing of the fact that the smell is permeating from you. You will carry your baby girl to the car while stroking her forehead and noting that her temperature is rising steadily. You will curse yourself for having farmed her out to so many people that you didn't even realize that she was sick and thereby took her to a restaurant instead of straight home.
What a lovely way to end the week, eh? I'm off to the shower as Corinne is passed out in her crib. Hopefully, she got all of the gunk out and will sleep through the night...
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Some people think moms are super heroes. Heroines I mean. And they would be correct. Who but a mom could engage in such (icky) multi-tasking without batting an eye? Hope she feels better!
Go you! Just another day for Supermom....
I hope she's better soon and no one else gets it.
Don't beat yourself up, you had to do what you had to do. She will get better, hopefully soon. Glad you had a fun week at camp!
Now here's the funny part... imagine dad in that position! Wouldn't be handled quite so gracefully, eh?!
Hopefully it was just a little itty bitty bug and nothing that will last too long.
Go you!!
Here's to hoping Corinne is suffering from nothing more than too much of a good time with family and friends and that she's feeling better soon. :-)
Girl, I would have stood there screaming. I never handle vomit well. I am so impressed with you!
Hi there. New here. I like your posts and your feet.
My kids are not pukers but it sounds like you were on the ball about the vomiting episode.
After becoming a mom, I was amazed at my ability to multitask -- especially in the midst of a crisis like the one you describe! Way to "be the mom!" Hope your little one gets to feeling better soon.
ohhh.... no fun.
but, good mommy.
and hey, you have a cute bloggy makeover, too! :)
Teeheee.... you should see my unshaven legs today.
You're a great mommy!
Poor Corrine, I hope she feels better really soon!
Ugh! So sorry that she threw up in the restaurant! Hope she's feeling better!
Aw sweetie, I hope she is alright now and that you had a lovely weekend. My goodness, You are a superheroine!
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