5K #6.5

well, the pandi and i were scheduled to complete our next 5K yesterday but saturday night she started throwing up.  she hadn't eaten anything bad (i shared her food), or bumped her head.  she wasn't grumpy or in pain.  and there was no fever or mucus.  still, i was hesitant to put her down in her crib for the night so i called the nurse.  the first thing she says to me is that she's a mom as well as a nurse and that especially for first time mothers, she likes to address our biggest fears outright.  after determining that she hadn't suffered a head injury or ingested poison, she assured me that it was probably just a bug and to have some pedialyte on hand once she was finally done vomiting (which would be anywhere from 12-24 hours).  then she said it was perfectly safe to put her down in her crib because babies will instinctively turn if they throw up and she would not choke on it.  she told me that most of the time they will cry just before they vomit and that at worst, she would definitely cry right after.  then she said, if it would make me feel better, i could sleep on the floor of her room, but that i should not put her in my bed.  "bottom line - you will not wake up to a little blue baby."

so i had faith and put her down and she slept soundly!  she didn't vomit once and since i had put her down without a pacifier, she only woke up once calling for it.  this seemed promising so i went to bed early to get rest for the 5K.  when i woke up she was still asleep so i got dressed for the race.  when i went to get her up, she proceeded to hug me and then leaned back to projectile vomit all over me.  it was so wet and warm and smelled of sour milk.  and i knew then we wouldn't be going to the race. 

luckily, that was the last one.  she spent most of the day napping and slowly building her appetite back up.  early in the evening she seemed really happy and had eaten a meal so we went for a walk around the neighborhood and stopped at the grocery store.  she very noisily charmed all the other patrons and then we headed home for a bedtime bottle.  i'm glad it didn't turn out to be anything too serious and the one good thing about sick babies?? she's never as affectionate as when she's sick or tired!

as for the 5K... since we already paid and picked up our bib and shirt, i'm going to just take her on our own course around the neighborhood and call it good.