Our whole family has been off and on sick since Christmas but it seems to have hit Hayden the hardest.
Right after Christmas he got the stomach flu (which was BAD!) and after a couple days of being better, the stomach flu came back (or never left?) and he got hit with a bad cold too.
I hate seeing Hayden sick, it breaks my heart with how miserable he is. And I’m the type of Mom who calls the doctor every time he is sick because I want him better!
I’m sure the pedi was sick of me last week because I brought him in twice.
But the first time he wasn’t keeping ANYTHING down and the second time his fever got up to 103 and wouldn’t go down.
But here is where I have to admit something.
The whole time Hayden was sick?
Part of me liked it. I enjoyed the cuddles. I enjoyed the constantly holding him and fussing all over him.
He has become such an independent toddler lately and I have missed him being a baby!
And when he is sick, he becomes that little baby all over again (much like my husband, Ha!) and I love it.
When he woke up in the middle of the night throwing up every 20 minutes all he wanted me to do was hold him, hug him and rub his back. He then fell asleep on my chest out on the couch. It so reminded me of the old days when I would get up and nurse him in the middle of the night and we would head out to the living room.
When he’s sick we sit around on the couch and watch Disney movies all day. I let him eat ice cream to soothe his throat and get some liquids in him.
As miserable as it is, I love it. And I feel so guilty loving it!
How do you feel when your toddler is sick? Tell me someone else loves the extra cuddles!
I think all moms "like" the extra love that we get when our little ones are sick or hurt. Of course, we hate seeing them hurt or sick but we loves that they want and need us during those times. Hope he feels better soon (for his sake-LOL).
We don't really like that our children are sick, we like the feeling of being needed and all of the cuddles that we get from our babies.We're going through that at our house too. I'm not all that fond of being used as a tissue, but I love the extra cuddle time with me wiggly toddler. Hopefully he'll feel better soon.
Lol, I TOTALLY agree with you.. Its SO sad when they're sick, but the extra love makes you realize why you're doing it all in the first place! I love that I can get (some) things done as well because there's no one following behind you messing up everything you just cleaned!
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And, I totally know what you mean about the extra cuddles. I hate it when my little man is sick, but when he doesn't feel good, or wakes up sad in the night, it is the only time he lets me rock him to sleep anymore.
Aww yeah it's nice to be needed and snuggled. Evan is so little I still get a lot of that anyway, but I know that time is fading.
I hear you 100%. I just want my Squish to get better – but the cuddles, sleeping on me, it is just so sweet. Squish has been go go go for so long – so I take cuddles whenever they are offered!
I love the extra cuddles too but it breaks my heart to see their little sad faces. My kids are much, much older but they still crave the love and care when they're sick.
aww poor little guy.
Have have to admit, i love when my kids are sick too. cuddles. lee gets to stay home from school (i miss being with her 24/7) and Moo who never cuddles, cuddles with me. breaks my heart when they are sick but love being a fulltime mom to them and caring for them.
Sounds like you were at my house. As toddler was opening his presents Christmas morning, the bug hit him. it was a rough Christmas day. That night I got it and was violently ill for 36 hrs. We spread it to our guests and anyone they came into contact with. Gotta love the gift that keeps on giving! We still have hellish colds here. Hope you are all feeling better soon. All the best in the new year.
LOL I feel the same way when my little one get's sick. They actually stop and cuddle with me…I miss the days when I could just hold them for hours 🙁 Hope he's feeling better soon!
I'm a wreck when they are sick! i hate it! i hate the worry. I hate deciding if I need to call the doc. I hate the whining and interrupted sleep.
i wish they could be well 100% of the time!
I know how you feel!
It feels nice to be "wanted" and not just when they need us to open a bag of fruit snacks!
Poor kiddo…looks so sad laying on that couch! I wanna snuggle him too!
I think everyone was sick the week of Christmas….seems like it is really going around. I hope he is feeling better, poor little man 🙁 I am totally there with you on feeling a little 'happy' that they need you when they are sick. Time goes too fast, enjoy it while you can.
I always love the extra cuddling time too. Lately though, my daughter prefers to jump and crawl all over me when Im ready to relax 🙂
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