Puke + Kids= No Sleep

One of the biggest things I was worried about happened last night, baby girl started puking at 1am and didn't stop until 5am. When my spouse left and the reality of being a single mom punched me in the gut, I worried about several things that I would be left to deal with alone, one of those things was dealing with the kids all by myself when they got sick. I can handle fevers, and colds, and "I just don't feel well", but the puke department was all my ex's deal. He did all of that, he cleaned up the mess while I took care of the kid.

So last night when I was woken up by "mommy come quick" I knew I was being put to the test in the puke department. Not only had she puked several times in her bed, on herself, and all over her pillow, but the dog got some of it as well. Ugh- keep in mind she has a bunk bed and sleeps on the top- I honestly was like "how in the ---- am I gonna get up there and clean this up". I kept thinking to myself, I can't do this, I can't do this, and the whole why me why me.... UGH

Then out of nowhere I sprang into action, get her in the shower, put the dog in with her (yes I really did that), climb up and get the nasty sheets off the bed, spray them off with the hose outside in the dark in the middle of the night, put them in the washer, get her and dog out of shower, fresh pj's, a bucket and in bed she went with me.

I seriously had strength and resolve that I didn't know I had in me, and when I laid my head down to try and get some rest before the next episode of puke began, I smiled and said "Thank you Lord, thank you for giving me the strength- the strength to do all things through you."

Its gonna be a hard long road having to do this all by myself, but I CAN DO IT. I proved it to myself last night for sure, and lots of other little things along the way. But I have AMAZING kids, I have an AMAZING support system, and most of all I have a God that is bigger then me.