My Hero

My parents have been hit by the intestinal flu bug and since we had just spent time with them I am a tad concerned. I can do many thing with a sick child, but puke and the runs are not near the top of the list.

So at this date A has a cold with a cough, but nothing more. I however woke up this morning running to the bathroom. I would like to add that this happened right after A came into my bed coughing at 5:30 AM. By 6:00 we were both downstairs resting. Without A in the room B actually slept in till 7:30! This is huge but again caused me a bit of concern since she never does that. Is she sick too? Will she be upset that it is so late? Should I wake her? She is not sick, but was not happy to wake up late. B is not the morning person like A is. Her smile and good mood take a few hours to come out.

Not able to take the tears and such I asked if she just wanted to stay home today. I could use the help and in case she got sick I did not want to have to go get her from school. Plus, no kid likes to puke at school for real. Fake it sure, but not for real. I was surprised again to hear that B did want to stay home. Fine, no problem. Will this turn out to also be a mistake?

NOPE! She has been a great help. She has watched a lot of tv with A, but has also played with her too. She has come to check on me and even got me a little food. She made them both lunch and read A her nap time story. I am super glad she stayed home today. She is my hero. And growing up too fast by the way.