Sick Again?!?!

Oy, do I feel like a horrible mother tonight. All day I was complaining about Easton's behavior...now it looks like he might not have been feeling well. Poor guy. This morning I noticed the burp cloth he cuddles when he sleeps was all moist and nasty. I didn't know when he'd thrown up other than between when I put him down last night and when he got up this morning. No big deal though, occasionally he still has reflux issues. I thought nothing of it.

Then, he had two mushy poos today (sorry, TMI right?). Anyway, while the mushiness is fairly unusual for The E, that alone didn't make me think anything yet either. Ummm, duh Kristin...add his behavior today on top of all that, the part about him waking up whining twice during his nap, and the fact that he wouldn't eat much at all--well, a good mother might have noticed something was up then. Nope, not me. It took me until he yakked all over me at bedtime tonight for me to finally figure it out. Bad, bad mommy.

I feel awful because E probably feels awful. We had just gotten him all ready for bed, Jason was about to leave for practice and I was settling in the rocking chair with Easton for a few quiet pre-bed minutes. Then, ...yuck. I was SOOOOOOO glad Jason hadn't left yet. Easton and I were both a mess. J got E cleaned up, I got me cleaned up, started the wash and brought Easton the glass of water J requested for him. I need a shower now but I'm just trying to stomach the stench of myself until I'm sure E is asleep. I would hate for him to need me when I was unavailable.

I don't know how he's potentially sick again. He's always been rather healthy and I like to think it's 'cause I'm such a germophobe. We've had to relax a ton now that Easton is mobile and independent. I guess that's how he picked up his cough (which he still has) and now this. I suppose whatever he's got right now could be a result of the cough/cold or perhaps a food "poisioning" issue (very doubtful though). Man, I hope it ends soon...he can't stand to lose any weight. Plus, being sick just plain sucks. For all of us.

Well, onto happier notes. Our ice cream date was a success. I didn't realize how many of my favorite flavors have nuts in them until I tried to pick one for us to share today. We still aren't giving Easton nuts. Anyway, I decided on mint chocolate chip since he loves York Peppermint Patties as much as I do. It was a hit! Last time he had ice cream he thought it was too cold, not this time. We sat outside and ate. He sat in his own chair like a big boy and I offered him licks of ice cream cone. He kept signing "more". Click here for video.

This signing business is really pretty cool. I'm glad we've restarted it all again because he's really caught on now. He is SO proud that he's able to tell us something like "milk" and we understand and respond. He signed "fish" today when I showed him the sign and asked if he wanted a goldfish cracker. Then he'd keep doing it for more. Yay!

So, anyway, after the ice cream I decided to take him back to the park from yesterday since we were being happy friends again. We had fun of course. Here's more video.

I'm just so bummed I missed that he might be sick. I feel awful and smell awful. I guess I should go shower off all the chocolate milk puke. Blech. Good night!