My poor baby is sick.

[Pithlet]

We were going to leave tomorrow morning for vacation. When I went to get my toddler son up this morning, he wasn't standing up in his crib cheerfully facing the day as usual. In fact, he didn't even get up when I held my arms out to get him. As soon as I picked him up... :puke: All over both of us, and running a fever to boot.

So, reservations have been canceled. My poor little guy has done nothing but lie in my lap all day. I wish I could be sick in his place :( He seems to be perking up a little bit, now. But, he's obviously so miserable.

[flamingyouth]

1. Oh no!

I hope he feels better soon and that you can reschedule your vacation. :(

[Pithlet]

11. Thanks

We may be able to salvage the last couple of days. We'll see how he's doing. It wasn't a big trip, just a drive out east to meet my sister and her 2 year old.

[redqueen]

2. Aww the poor sweetie...

I hope he feels better soon.

[Pithlet]

12. Thanks

:)

[MissMarple]

3. I'm sorry. I always hated when that happened.

I've spent quite a few days sitting with a sick baby. There's nothing else to do, after following medical advice, of course. You are doing the right thing by staying home. :hug:

[Pithlet]

13. Thanks.

I wish I could be sick instead.

[SnowGoose]

4. "vomiting and diarrhea"

My wife will soon be coming off a rotation at a pediatric emergency room... when I ask how her day was, she starts chanting "vomiting and diarrhea, vomiting and diarrhea, vomiting and diarrhea".

Apparently this is a common complaint (don't have any kids yet, so it's all news to me).

I hope your little one is better soon... at least he seems to be in pretty good company.

[Pithlet]

14. Ped said there's something going around.

I just hope the older one doesn't get it.

[newscott]

5. That truly sucks!!

I had the same problem last year.

Made train reservations for ride from Boston to Orlando for a week of fun n sun with the wife and kids.

The night before we leave my oldest (7 at the time) came down with a 24 hour bug. Cancel the train. Well, we still have a day in hand so we'll see how she is and maybe fly down. She's ok the next day so we all fly down. Happy Ending?

Hell no.

First night, I come down with some intestinal thing. We lose the first day and a half, but spend some quality time at the resort pools.

We finally make it to Disney Animal Kingdom on our first healthy day. By the afternoon the kids are wilting in the heat. Understandable. Get back to the hotel and my youngest (3) gets sick. She spends the rest of the week in the hotel with my wife and I taking alternate trips with our oldest. Hotel doctor visit $150.00. Yippee.

Be a long time before I make any long-range vacation plans with wife and kids again.

[Pithlet]

10. It's like the little bugs know, somehow.

I remember getting the chicken pox right before the big family vacation to Disney World.

Luckily we were driving, so all we had to do was cancel the hotel. We were meeting my sister and her little girl. The hardest thing to deal with is my 4 year old's disappointment. I don't think I'll ever let him know our plans ahead of time, again.

[Ilsa]

6. You're doing all you can do.

I was on day two of a four day trip when my three year old got sick with his daddy at home. He called me asking what to do, and i told him, and he ended up taking him to the doctor because he was so nervous. He was so scared about trying to take care of him that he called his mother over to help. I didn't cut my trip short as I couldn't get back anyway. He needed to learn what to do, though.

I hope your little Pithlet gets better real soon.

[Pithlet]

15. What a nightmare

These things always happen at the worst time. Thanks :)

[Bunny]

7. Awwww.

It's awful when they're sick, isn't it? Give him a great big hug. Sorry about your vacation.

[Pithlet]

16. I will

Thanks :hug:

[SmokingJacket]

8. I've been home all day with a sick little boy too.

I had all this work to do, but I had to change gears this morning when he wouldn't eat his breakfast. With this guy, you KNOW he's not right if he won't eat. He'd been coughing all night and vomited too.

No preschool today... I caught up on laundry though.

[Pithlet]

18. I'm sorry

Mine won't eat either, and he's by far the big eater of my two. He can keep liquids down, thankfully.

I hope your little guy gets better soon.

[SmokingJacket]

26. Yours too!

There's little more worrisome than a sick kid.

[Book Lover]

9. Oh poor honeybug!

Give him big hugs and kisses from all his aunts and uncles from DU! :hug: And here's one for you, too, Mom :hug:

[Pithlet]

19. Thanks, I will.

He often looks at all the avatars and sigs on DU. Future DUer, for sure :)

[ScreamingMeemie]

17. Awwww, Pithlet. I hope he feels better soon. I hate it when our little

ones are sick. And no vacation as well. Hugs to you! :hug:

[Pithlet]

20. Thank you

It's the worst, when they're sick. :hug:

[MuseRider]

21. Ahhhh those are terrible days

and worse nights. Poor little guy (also poor you). Try to grab a little sleep for yourself before he decides to feel better and keep you up all night. :hug:

My little boy (19) came home to vote last Tuesday and got sick so he stayed home the next day and I rubbed his back all day. They never grow up but I loved it.

[Pithlet]

22. Yep. This will be a short DU break.

He's been sleeping much of the day, so tonight ought to be fun.

I hope your son is doing better. They will never stop being our babies.

[MuseRider]

23. He is just fine

but I have it now. :shrug: It gets me out of rehearsal tonight. Yes, they will always be our babies and I love that and actually, so do they at least for now. Just wait, he will lurk tonight, see this and then write me something about, "I am NOT a baby." HaHa

[Pithlet]

24. LOL

My four year old has already given the Not In Public, Ma! reaction when I tried to give him a hug and a kiss outside of the privacy of our home. Already!

I hope you get over it, soon. :hug:

[Arugula Latte]

25. When my son was a toddler

(he's 8 now; looks 10 or 11), he would never cuddle or sit in my lap for long. It was squirm, squirm so he could get down and explore. One day he was just sitting there in my lap, and I was thinking, "Oh, this is so nice, gosh, how sweet..." Then, finally, Einstein that I am, I realized he was running a fever and was sitting quietly because he was sick. D'oh!

[Pithlet]

29. My firstborn was like that.

That's how I always knew he wasn't feeling well. My little one is a cuddlebug.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

27. Poor little guy!

Can he take any fluids yet? The hardest thing is trying to keep them hydrated when their stomachs are upset like that.

Give him a :hug: for me. Here are some healing cybervibes...
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[Pithlet]

30. He's doing okay on fluids

In fact, he hasn't thrown up since this morning, and even pepped up a little bit before bed time.

Thanks for the :hug: and the vibes. They seem to be working :)

[shesemsmom]

28. Oh that poor baby

I hope you have plenty of pedialite on hand. How old is you SON. They recover very quickly

[Pithlet]

31. He's 17 months

He does seem to be recovering quite quickly. He wasn't nearly as bad as this morning when we put him to bed. I think he'll be like new tomorrow. :hi:

[shesemsmom]

32. Yes he will, you will never know he was sick today

when you look at him tommorrow. Hang in !!!