Real Dad Blog Version: Even though it can be frustrating having a sick child, it can be a blast staying home with them. Just remember to do one thing….
Our son has had a sick bug the last two days, which has caused some vomiting and diarrhea. We are lucky that there has been no fever and things are getting better. Of course, the cleaning of the vomit and smelling diarrhea have not been the best of jobs.
Even though I hate missing work, it was a blast spending a day with my baby boy. I never knew staying home with a sick child could be so much fun. It helps that he was acting himself and not too sick.
When I found out this morning I needed to stay home because our baby was throwing up in the middle of the night, I scrambled to get my sub notes ready so my students would have a good day without their favorite teacher. My wife then left for work and it was then Rylan and dad time. We started the morning off reading books for a good 20 minutes until he got more interested in playing with the books. We then crawled around the house like two army soldiers on a hunt. I think Rylan was trying to see what trouble he would get me into. The time flew by and he was ready for his morning nap.
I had about an hour and half to myself where I did some computer work. I was very excited for the next time he got up. I honestly was waiting in anticipation. When he woke up, I fed him some defrosted breast milk. Then we were off to the races again, crawling around and seeing what new words I could get him to say. It seems like he just wanted to keep on saying dada instead. He knows how to make a dad feel good!
We played for about an hour until he was hungry. The poor guy did lose some of his appetite. I had to coax him to eat his yogurt and crackers. The poor kiddo then had his 2nd explosive diaper of the day. I think that was the not so fun part of the day with our son and dad time.
After cleaning up the diaper, we had great time playing again. We rolled the ball to each other and he was practicing throwing a ball. The next step in learning how to throw the ball is throwing it farther in front of him instead of behind him.
Our day was over when he was down for his afternoon nap. My wife was on her way home while I was getting ready to coach a soccer game. I had an overall blast being home from work with my sick son. When my wife got home, she told me hi. Then I remembered that I had such a great time that I forgot to clean like a good husband should. Whoops!
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