Just Keep Swimming

Monday and Tuesday this week in our area we received A LOT of rain! So much rain I contemplated taking up the sport of rowing to build up my upper arm strength as a trade off for paying a gym membership somewhere, but that would not ever happen considering I am terrified of capsizing a boat of any kind and not being able to get out. (Betcha didn't know that about me.)

Anyways...all this talk about rain (Isn't that a title to a country song?!) has absolutely nothing to which I am writing about today. Do you ever have those days that you wake up and you just have a gut feeling that nothing is going to go quite as you planned? Those days where you feel like the fish from Finding Nemo, Dori, and you keep telling yourself, "Just keep swimming...Just keep swimming," as a personal pep talk that everything is going to be just fine.

Well, today was one of those days for me or shall I say us because before all was said and done I had the whole family involved to help make all the gears turn in proper fashion. It all started with our Elijah-bug just not sleeping so well the night before. I felt like we were back in newborn stage getting up every 3-4 hours. Scarily I thought we might be entering into this with child #2. However, our God is much BIGGER than those deceptive thoughts one might have at 2:00 AM as your loving Hubby rolls over in bed says your child's name but shows no inclination of getting up to see what is wrong.

After multiply middle of the night feedings and uncharacteristic behaviors of our E-bug (i.e., cuddling and falling asleep in our laps, which is so NOT him our mover and shaker), I knew it was time to batten down the hatches per say. With a temperature gradually rising, I quickly put the adorable candy corn cupcakes I had planned to make for my KidsPraise kiddos on the back burner for this week and "Saddle Up My Horses" (A great Steven Curtis Chapman song if you've never heard it.) to take action. I knew by mid-morning things were not improving considering our moocher of a son was not taking a bite of food and didn't have a lick of interest in a bottle/cup of milk. I know, surprising to some of you who know our E-bug.

A quick phone call, a trip to our fabulous pediatrician, a car's backseat covered in projectile vomit and we have the good 'ole stomach bug! You wouldn't know it now considering my Little Man is quietly entertaining himself, while I my legs are slowly coming to a halt for the day as my "Just keep swimming" is about to drown out of pure exhaustion.

However, through all of this I have to say the rest of my family put out their star-studded walk of fame! Hubby took on dance duty taking our SG to ballet and tap. Then SG handled everything like a pro without an ounce of complaining. Lastly, God knew all of this in advance because he truly sent an angel to clean out E-bug's car seat so he could ride back to the doctor and home safely. Praise the Lord!

Needless to say it has been a pinterest-less day, but I am so grateful for JUST a stomach bug and to be continually blessed by an awesome family and friends!

Cupful of Blessings,
Carri