Lemme share this with you- I am running on little sleep. I need some outside opinions and reassurances, so here goes.
Yesterday, Dave and I went to a funeral. The kids were at home playing. Everyone was jolly.
When I came home, Dave went to work, the kids were still playing, so I thought, "Well, this would be a great time to get a few things done. I have about 1 1/2 hours." So I went.
No biggie.
Nothing unusual.
When I come home, it is 5:15, no one has napped.
No biggie.
They have been taking no naps, or 30 min - 6 p.m. naps.
Following?
Ok, so Tripper was laying in the floor, by the heater, under his blanket.
I figure, he is just sleepy, this is not an unusual occurance.
I get him up, get him dressed for 6 p.m. church, and he tells me, "My eyebrows hurt. I am walking in circles. I can't see good."
Since he watches ICarley, HM, and all those dramatic shows, and he has been playing on the computer, and singing with Rock Band, I did not really think that he may be sick.
Just sleepy.
So we go to church. When I get him outta the van, he is still groggy. I think, "Hmmm, he will sleep through church. I will get to listen."
So we go in.
And he says the same thing about his dizziness, his eyes, his eyebrows.
I show Dave, we put him down, make him walk, Dave holds up fingers. He knows how to do all the stuff. So we go in, set down, and do church services.
About 10 minutes in, he is asleep. About 20 minutes in, I notice he is hot. Really Hot. HOT.
Dave agrees with my conclusion. We only have about a 50 minute service. So we wait. He wakes up about 10 minutes before it is over. He just lays still.
He is really sick. He never gets down to run. or play. and then he throws up.
I did something that I usually do not do. I ask if we can go to the ER.
We went. He was negative for H1N1 and Strep. He was diagnosed as a "virus."
That is OK. We spent the entire night listening to him vomit, talk to Emma about green balls (Emma was at Grandma's) and talk about opening Christmas gifts.
I think that I was so busy that I just did not pay attention to the "signs" - I rationalized that he could not be sick because we had not been around anyone; he likes to lay under his blanket and pretend to be a rock; it is not unusual for him to nap at 6 p.m. for about 30 minutes.
Anyways, my point being is that I got a couple of comments from someone and one look - "how could you NOT KNOW he was sick?
Anyone else ever miss "it"? Not catch that a kid is sick? My mother guilt is eating me alive. And I have a strong dislike for judgemental mommies. Especially one with only one kid :)
