Blakely 101

Ok.... It's official. No parenting book or baby bootcamp could have prepared us for the night we had last night. For the past 21 months ( almost ) we have been fortunate enough to have non existent stomach bug kiddo. Around 9:30 last night, things changed. Blakely got sick.... like stinky, smelly throw up sick. I felt like a babysitter on my first job!! What in the world do I do with a vomiting toddler?!? It was all Jason and I could do not to yack ourselves, because it was A MESS! The night continued after he joined our bedroom and continued to throw up every ounce of liquid he was given. Talk about pitiful. That was so hard for us to handle. We were up every hour, on the hour with a little boy begging for some juice, only for it to come right back at us. I felt hopeless. After some serious prayers over little man, he finally settled down and went to sleep ( around 4 am ). Watching Blakely hurt that like really put things in perspective to me. As a mom, you NEVER want to see your child hurt, sad or upset. When things are out of control, the only thing you can do is ask God for help. Today, I am home with B and so far we have watched frozen twice. I can't help but smile when I ask him , " Do you want to build a ......." and he fills in "SNOWMANNNN" at the top of his lungs. That's some sweet stuff right there. He is still not 100 percent, but thankfully we have not had anymore big accidents today. I am learning more and more everyday growing up with Blakely, but I was reminded last night that we have a long road ahead as parents. Thanks to my sweet friends who responded to my "panic" messages last night, I think I am going to make it. But for now, this is just another chapter in Blakely 101.