What Is Required to Succeed at Parenthood?
I know there are many answers to this question. The possibilities are endless. There are many events in life, where at the end of it, you have that I can do anything feeling, especially in being a parent!
Last night I was woken up by faint cries and moans. They were coming from Kate's room. I walked in there and she said, "Mom, my belly hurts." We have been suffering from a mild case of the flu due to my lack of preparedness and I forgot to have all kids get their flu shots.
"Here we go, " I thought. I ran and got her a "puke bucket," a.k.a any Tupperware bowl. I gave it to her and let her know it was there. I settled back into bed and fell asleep.
A half hour later I heard her little body wrenching and heaving. Poor thing! This continued for about three hours. She kept rotating between the toilet and her bucket. The last time she groaned, "Mom, I don't like this." I felt bad for her. She has never been sick like that. Throwing up and diarrhea were all new to her.
Why do I share this? Because at her last trip to the bathroom I demonstrated some very awesome skills. She was sitting on the toilet doing her "doodie" and she said, "Mom, I need to throw up." I saw her mouth open and she started the little body jerking. I QUICKLY, and I'm talking lightening speed, turned her around and we made it into the toilet rather all over the bathroom floor!
After she was cleaned and put back to bed, I had time to think.
"I am a true mother," I chuckled to myself. "I'm pretty amazing."
Last night I was woken up by faint cries and moans. They were coming from Kate's room. I walked in there and she said, "Mom, my belly hurts." We have been suffering from a mild case of the flu due to my lack of preparedness and I forgot to have all kids get their flu shots.
"Here we go, " I thought. I ran and got her a "puke bucket," a.k.a any Tupperware bowl. I gave it to her and let her know it was there. I settled back into bed and fell asleep.
A half hour later I heard her little body wrenching and heaving. Poor thing! This continued for about three hours. She kept rotating between the toilet and her bucket. The last time she groaned, "Mom, I don't like this." I felt bad for her. She has never been sick like that. Throwing up and diarrhea were all new to her.
Why do I share this? Because at her last trip to the bathroom I demonstrated some very awesome skills. She was sitting on the toilet doing her "doodie" and she said, "Mom, I need to throw up." I saw her mouth open and she started the little body jerking. I QUICKLY, and I'm talking lightening speed, turned her around and we made it into the toilet rather all over the bathroom floor!
After she was cleaned and put back to bed, I had time to think.
"I am a true mother," I chuckled to myself. "I'm pretty amazing."
That is sweet success!
Comments
On another note, is your son’s eye surgery still taking? Or have you noticed any digression? From what I understand from this doc is that because the eye does not have consistent messages and not work at focusing because the good eye was making up for it, that the surgery might not take and the mussels would lazy up again. It’s all a waiting game I guess. :)
Lots of love!
Salena
No seriously though, you're a really good mom. Especially to Dustin. Just kidding. :p
I hope Kate gets better
ps: don't feel bad about not getting the flu shot. It is for the cold/cough type flu, not the stomach flu. So you kids probably would have gotten sick anyway.