A Sick Toddler

I woke up this morning to the usual cry of my little guy yelling "mommy, mommy." I love the way he says mommy. Even early in the morning, I love to hear it. He has the sweetest voice!

This morning I barely made it to his room before he started throwing up. Being honest, my initial thought was "Oh no, here we go, my husband is out of town and I have 7 clients to see today." And taking my little guy to the sitter was definitely not an option. There was no coin toss for what my priority would be...obviously I got on the phone; cancelled and rescheduled the appointments that I could and then called the office to do the rest. All while caring for my little guy and holding a towel to his mouth so he could throw up freely while sitting on the couch.

Fortunately, God has afforded me a situation in which I didn't have to sit at home all day, worrying about the money lost while I was at home. I thought about this and thought about all the truly single moms that have different situations. Where one missed day at work can mean the difference in whether or not her gas or power bill gets paid or whether or not her kids will get to wear new Halloween costumes this year. With this fleeting thought, I took advantage of pampering and taking care of my little one and put to the side my thoughts of frustration and irritation at having to re-arrange MY schedule. Instead, I laid with him on the couch, watching multiple episodes of Tigger and Pooh and Scoopy Doo and ordered him a Halloween costume off the Internet.

Towards the end of the day, I could tell my little guy was feeling a little better because he wasn't throwing up anymore. However, he continued to lay on the couch, with little energy, curled up with his blankie. Yes...the thought crossed my mind..." I am going to have to cancel my appointments for tomorrow too." But then I took a minute and realized...so what, my little fellow needs his mommy when he's sick. So if I have to change my appointments, well, I'll do just that!