My kids have been sick with a stomach bug the last several days. I have to say I'd rather have sick BIG kids then sick LITTLE kids.
Big kids throw up INTO the bucket!
Little kids throw up where ever they happen to be: bed, couch, you name it.
Big kids dump and rinse their puke bucket.
Littles play in their puke until you remove them from the mess and clean it up.
Big kids can tell you what they feel like eating, and often keep it down.
Little kids eat whatever and then puke.
Big kids will sit and watch a whole movie and remember that they are sick and should rest at the end of the movie.
Littles watch a movie, start playing, wear them selves totally out and do more harm then good to their healing bodies.
Bigs complain about how sick they are.
Littles mostly just look sick. Very little verbal whining. (Mine anyway)
Bigs understand why a little water at a time is good for you when your sick...as opposed to drinking a whole cup full and throwing it right back up.
Littles fall asleep anywhere when sick, I just took a sleeping G out of her high chair and transferred her to her bed, super cute!
So things to remember and things to forget today.
L is a sympathy puker, anyone pukes and L turns his head away and leaves the room. Just like me. Papa is the puke cleaner upper around here.
Once when E was much smaller and had the runs she pooped out of her pull up and made a mess on the living room rug. She and L had been playing together and he saw her mess and made an even bigger one of his own. Thank goodness for steam cleaners! The funniest thing about that story is that my uncle R was over with his son and he thought it was the funniest thing ever and went out side and laughed and laughed and laughed.
