And On The Seventh Day
July 2, 2008
He smiled.
Propelled by his steady diet of narcotics mixed with gingerale, coke, popsicles, and ice cream.
A friend called me earlier to ask how he was doing. I told her he was on the upswing, literally.
He was being a rather demanding pain in the butt. You know how kids behave when they are in that period between being sick and well. And you wonder if you should give them the tylenol to make them feel well enough to whine at you or hold off so they will lay silently on the couch for a little while longer. Don’t deny it, you think the same thing.
This time it was a relief that he was well enough to complain about things like the color of the popsicles available, how close someone is sitting next to him on the couch, or THINKING of sitting next to him on the couch, and the fact that he hasn’t been to play miniature golf in like TEN YEARS and that is SO UNFAIR. Especially since he is only seven years old. And THAT is no fair either. Why didn’t I borned him sooner?
But you know what? After the past week, I’ll take it.
On Sunday night when we got home from the ER, I brought him up to bed. I tucked him in and his big brown eyes welled up with tears. He didn’t want to sleep alone. He also didn’t want to sleep in my bed. And that was why at 1am I lifted his mattress up over my head, carried it down the hall and into my room. I made him a little bed right next to me.
He just told me he wants to stay in there forever. Awwwwww, that is so sweet. But so not going to happen.
He also says he is never taking his hospital bracelet off.
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I’m so glad he feels better! Nothing worse/sadder than a sick baby (no matter what the age!)
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:30 pmYay! I’m so glad he’s doing better! Will that ever happen to him again, or was it a one time thing?
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:55 pmI am so very, very glad to hear he’s feeling so much better. He looks very happy!
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:08 pmwhat a relief! not only do i worry about my own kid, i now worry about other peoples’ kids! thanks for the update
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:08 pmAw, those brown eyes and that little grin would melt my heart immediately, and I’d be running out for his favorite flavor of popsicle.
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:14 pmI am so glad he’s feeling better.
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:25 pmYea!! Look at those smiling eyes now! I am so glad he is better! I will say a prayer of thanks. I enjoy your pictures so much of your kids but that one of him in the hospital was so sad. woo hoo
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:26 pmOh… I’m glad to hear he is on the upswing!
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:43 pmThankful he’s feeling better.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:13 pmSo happy to hear this! Continue to heal, little guy.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:22 pmI love the smile. Glad that he is feeling better.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:34 pmYay for happy, smiling pictures! I’m so happy that he is feeling better and able to have a little fun.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:35 pmChris,
I am so very happy to read (and see!) that he is feeling better. I was thinking of him and checking for updates, and then feeling like a s*it because obviously if he was sick, you weren’t going to be updating. lol
I hope he stays all better.
Leeann
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:38 pmniccofive.blogspot.com
He looks so sweet and peaceful in that first pic. He has the ability to complain? Not the angel in the picture!
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:42 pmGlad to hear he is doing much better. I agree with everyone else, there is nothing worse than having a sick kid - no matter the age. Especially when all you can do is wait and watch and pray that it becomes a distant memory very quickly.
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:15 pmGlad he’s feeling better
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:20 pmWonderful news. You must feel like you can finally take a deep breath. Between you & Susan, you’ve had a bad run of boy troubles. I hope this is the end of it for the summer, for the year.
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:30 pm“And you wonder if you should give them the tylenol to make them feel well enough to whine at you or hold off so they will lay silently on the couch for a little while longer.”
Oh, I SO DO! I am going to be laughing about that for a long time. Can I quote you?
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:38 pmWhew.
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:24 pmFeel better!!!
Mary
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:39 pmI am so relieved that he is so much better now. I sincerely hope neither you nor he have to ever go through anything like this again nor any of your others for that matter.
I know from looking after preterm babies, it is heart wrenching watching parents going through so much at the side of their little ones. I always try to find little things that Mum or Dad can do that hopefully will make them feel they are least doing a little something for their precious mite. This must get so much harder as they get older to watch them going through pain that you can’t help them with other than just being there.
All of your children have such wonderful smiles in their pics and all are such good looking kids, I’m glad to see that he has found his smile again, he looked so forlorn in the pic on the ER trolley.
Is this something he is likely to experience again or is it a one off episode.
Take Care all of you and please kep those wonderful smiles.
Lots of Love Carolynn xxxx
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:02 amChris, Thanks so much for the update. I know that I am not alone in checking your site again and again in hopes of reading good news. Now that he is feeling better see if you can’t get some rest.
Motherhood …….It’s not for sissies!
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:38 amSo glad to hear he’s feeling better. There’s nothing worse than a sick kid.
I used to know my youngest was feeling better when she got annoying again. When she was sick, she was the sweetest child in the world, but well? Her mission was to drive us all crazy.
July 3rd, 2008 at 1:23 am“And you wonder if you should give them the tylenol to make them feel well enough to whine at you or hold off so they will lay silently on the couch for a little while longer.”
That’s the strategy to use on men as well - No?
July 3rd, 2008 at 1:49 amI am so glad he is doing better. You sound better too.
July 3rd, 2008 at 1:50 amGlad things are looking up.
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:20 amJaime
That is so cute. Glad he is better!
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:35 amI thought about him a few times in the last few days. I’m so glad that he’s smiling. Glad for him and for you.
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:49 amHolding off the tylenol, that is hilarious. Glad all is well though.
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:22 amYeah! That is such awesome news.
…qnd tha I believe the Tylenol thing is universal. danmed if you do, damned if you don’t sometimes.
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:41 amHis poor little arms look so scrawny. I’m so glad that he’s feeling better, now it’s just time to eat!
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:42 amI am so glad to hear he is doing better.
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:12 amFunny about the not taking off his hospital bracelet. If he keeps wearing it, then he can get more attention.
hurray for feeling better!
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:47 amwhat good news. that little dude totally scared me.
I’m so happy he’s feeling better.
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:03 amOh my goodness! I’m so glad that he’s feeling better! Lifting the mattress over your head at 1am… now that’s SuperMom!
Becky
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:28 amhttp://www.stinkylemsky.typepad.com/
Yeah, he is feeling better. I am glad he is so much better that he can bug you again.
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:38 amYou know, my grandparents used to say that the hospital people (or the ambulance people) would see that bracelet and try to bring me back…
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:41 amNow you both can get on with summer! So glad things are looking up.
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:50 amYea! I’m so glad he is better!
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:58 amYay for feeling better! Who knew you could ever be so relieved when the ornery returns?
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:32 amAwww! Glad he is doing better! Great shot of the upswing.
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:51 amhow fabulous!
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:27 pmI am so glad he is feeling better…I have been checking in and thinking of you and him all week.
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:25 pmGreat news!! I have been thinking about your family a lot. So glad to hear he is better.
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:02 pmWhat a relief when they get better — even in that whiny stage when you want to throttle them, it is still a relief. I’m glad he’s ok.
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:09 pmGreat news! You know when they are able to complain then they’re on the mend.
Good to hear that he is on the mend.
(cool bracelet!)
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:13 pmWow. GLad he’s on the other side of it. What a nightmare.
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:50 pmThat’s lovely to see him smiling, what a beautiful boy.
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:46 pmYou are so blessed.
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:59 pmFina/Sayville
I am so glad he is feeling better! And what a cutie too!!!
I hope YOU are doing ok. After my son’s kidney failure it took him 9 months to heal and I am still trying to get over it 6 years later 8-).
July 4th, 2008 at 8:25 amWow, that child is beautiful. Glad to see him swinging again!
July 4th, 2008 at 4:25 pmHi, Glad to hear you are ‘normal’ and your son is feeling much better.
Also, for some reason your Post Treading Water kept staying as the first post. Everytime I would log back in and click on your blog it would not refresh. So for about a week I was thinking you were ill or in hospital. Yes, drama queen am I.
July 4th, 2008 at 10:33 pmLast night I noticed you posted on Handipoints, which my kids LOVE, and so thought you must be ok and that something was amiss with this blog.
I clicked as usual and it did the same thing, so I clicked on the archives on the left for June and all the posts came up! Sorry for woffling on, I wanted you to know in case you read my comment from Treading Water, and thought “What is she on about, I’ve been posting?” lol
Glad that’s all cleared up, and everyone is well! Enjoy your wekend,
Cheers
Whenever you make it down to Orlando, I will take ya’all to Pirate’s Cove Miniature Golf. Pinky swear. He’ll love it!
Glad to see he’s back “in the swing” of things!
Shash
July 5th, 2008 at 12:40 amI’m glad he’s feeling better! There’s nothing worse than seeing your baby suffering and not being able to do anything about it!
July 5th, 2008 at 7:51 amSo wonderful to see his smile and back a-just-a-swangin’ (yea, showing my age and that I once listened to country)
LOL - I gotta share that I had some extra time and thought I would read your reviews, as I thought there would be reviews ABOUT you and your writing. Well, I’m not disappointed (okay, I am a bit) but have felt nudged to finally break out and USE my caulk single that I too got in the mail. Hmmm - what to start with?
July 5th, 2008 at 11:58 pm