It seems like every mom I know has experienced one of her kiddos getting sick at a grocery store… not sure why it always seems to hit at the grocery store. Regardless, I am officially in the my-kid-threw-up-at-the-grocery-store club. Thankfully Brian was with us!
We were outside looking at the pumpkins and I was holding her when all of a sudden she and I were both covered in purple puke (blueberry yogurt for lunch…) A nice Market Street employee ran to get us some paper towels and Brian followed her. While he was gone Tatum re-drenched us and I decided it was time to head to the car. In the car on the way home she seemed completely fine. She wasn’t smiling but she never fussed or acted sick. This morning she wouldn’t nurse much at all, but ate her breakfast well. At lunch she would have nothing at all to do with nursing (I just thought she was letting me know she was ready to wean) but ate all her food. She wasn’t fussy this morning, but also wasn’t quite as perky as her usual self. Once we got home after the incident (and had a bath) she took a long nap and when she woke up she was totally herself. So… I don’t know if she had a minor tummy bug or what. But I do know that we are VERY grateful that she did not seem terribly uncomfortable or for an extended period.
After we had gotten home and she was asleep, I started to feel really bad about having left the mess at the grocery store and feeling like I should have cleaned it up before we left. Looking back, there really was no way I could have done that while taking care of her. But nonetheless, I felt guilty. Maybe because I know it can really ick me out when I see a yuck puddle somewhere in public. I consoled myself with the fact that an employee had seen it so it wouldn’t be left there for long. But it made me wonder- Other mothers, what do you do when your child gets sick in public? Is there some kind of protocol? Bear in mind that there were no warning gags to indicate this was coming to minimize damage with a bag or anything.
Just in case she was contagious for whatever made her puke coupled with the weather tonight, Tiny Princess and I decided to forgo Paradigm. We were sad to miss it, but we ended up having a lot of fun just the two of us at home playing and watching the rain. I love spending time with that little angel. She is so much fun and such a joy. She has a very silly little (well, actually BIG) personality and laughs a lot. I feel so blessed to be her Mommy.
PS- some of you reading this may be aware of my phobic tendencies regarding throw up, but rest assured, Tatum’s throw up does not count as throw up and therefore do not elicit my panic.J
