So let me paint the picture.
It’s a bright sunny day, the birds are trilling in the trees, winter jackets have been shunned for summer shorts and frocks and all is well with the world.
As the month suggests Autumn but the heat suggests spring we have jumped in the car and headed to the local garden centre to look at some additions for our garden; the children are behaving reasonably well and because this is a more well to do garden centre we head inside for an over priced cup of tea and a play in the small soft play area.
It’s all going well, I and a friend are enjoying a lovely cup of rosy lee and our combined six children are giggling in and amongst the soft blocks and ball pools of fun. Even BB is playing well with her five-year supervisor sister in charge.
Suddenly the mood changes, the tempo of the cafe speeds up, the air becomes fraught with tension. Out of the corner of my eye I see Twin Girl hurtling towards me, hand cupped over her mouth, eyes wide with terror. I leap from my seat already asking what’s wrong? She signals to her mouth, cheeks bulging.
“Is it your tooth, did it fall out?” I say with a taste of trepidation is my throat. I strongly dislike blood and fear should a tooth dislodge itself from my daughters gum it would mean a degree of bleeding.
But Twin girl shakes her head and jumps up and down angrily with frustration and gestures again at her mouth.
I repeat, as I have no other options, and am rather silly “is it your tooth?” – In retort she tilts her head back opens her head and shows a bloodless mouth.
My patience ends (I have never claimed to have much), “what is it? Just tell me,” I snap as Twin Girl looks at me with desperation, turns a shade of green and promptly vomits on my feet shouting out the words as she retches “I’m sick”
Just for the record, I was wearing open toed shoes…..
Ew. Thank you for sharing. Not.
Jax – you should know what to expect over here! x
Nice! I hope she is feeling better. xx
She is bloody fine, my toes are worse off!
Oh no, poor thing, poor toes!!
Exactly, my poor poor toes
I hope that washes out. I would have been sick promptly straight after her!
cant wash away the smell of sick, that stuff stays with you forever!
Woulda made me throw up, yuck. Hope she feels better x
she is fine – feel more sorry for me!
Gosh. Imagine having just purchased a nice late breakfast in that cafe. Poor souls. *retches*
Hehehehe – bugger off
Eeuuww! My 3 year old did that to me in a service station recently. Had to spend the rest of the (long) journey smelling of sick. Hope your girl gets well soon!
Parenting is truely delightful
Just brilliant! 🙂 (hope she’s feeling better though x)
She is fine, just had an ‘icky’ moment! (on my toes)
Ewwwww… I was so not expecting that to end that way. Thank you so much for sharing!
too much?
Oh no 🙁 What caused her to get sick I wonder, poor mite xx
Hmmmm she recovered quickly, but my toes are scarred for life!
oh dear, ugh… well, that’ll learn you – fancy wearing open toed sandals in October… I admire your chutzpah though, I was wearing a ski jacket today despite the sunshine (I hate to be cold) and my husband poked fun at me all day (which is fairness was probably justified) – hope your toes (and twin girl) recover soon x
thanks mrs! I have had my toes in bleach all night, they are now white but feel clean x
Glamorous business, this parenting. My toes are positively retracted in sympathy. My 5yo was lavishly sick into an upturned box stool earlier-here’s hoping there’s no spreading bug for either of us…
Parenting! No better job…
OMG how funny (not at the time tho eh?!) x
Hmmmmmm x
I have yet to experience my daughter being sick since she has started solids. Had plenty of experience pre-weaning. She used to have acid reflux! Not looking forward to it.
My son had reflux, I am very used to sick, x
Yuck yuck yuck! I’ve got lots of milky sick going on but that’s just gross. Can I return my kid before she does that?
Sorry I believe they all come with a no returns policy!
Oh dear – poor her and poor you. I hope you have both recovered! Visiting from Blow your own blog horn!
My toes are slowly returning to normal colour…
Just ick. They don’t have a warning system do they?
Nope! Was horrid x
ha ha ha. Nuff said
Ha x
I shouldn’t laugh but I am doing, sorry! If its any consolation Little Bean has been vomiting all evening, we have changed the bed countless times, changed pyjamas, had a couple of baths and then just as I was cuddling her she began to wretch again, so I did what any good Mummy would do, I passed her to Daddy when she promptly vomited down his t-shirt and then put her sick-covered hand in his hair.
I don’t do sick!
That is good consolation!
Ouch!
One moment playing and the next throwing up. Then I bet the next she was fit as a fiddle again!
exactly