I was sleeping upstairs last night (because my husband snores like a chainsaw) so it wasn't until I woke up this morning that I realized she had been throwing up.
When I asked Josh Downs why he didn't wake me up, he said, "What were you going to do that I couldn't do?"
Ummmmm...mothers are supposed take care of sick children.
So I started cleaning up the mess (because, while Josh is quite capable of taking care of sick children, his gag-reflex doesn't allow him to clean up puke.)
As I was cleaning up, I said, "Annie, you have to come find me next time you feel sick because Daddy can't do throw-up."
To which Annie replied, "But I thought there wasn't anything Daddy can't do?"
And she's almost right.
My goodness she looks pale. I do hope she is better soon and that the other children do not catch it.
In our house it is the reverse. The one thing Mummy cannot do is deal with vomit.
Kate
Posted by: Kate | February 26, 2011 at 03:46 PM
Feel better soon, Annie!
Posted by: Dana | February 26, 2011 at 04:07 PM
Out of the mouths of babes. Literally. What a sweet child!
Posted by: Gabriela | February 26, 2011 at 04:28 PM
Oh Lord, she is precious. Hope she feels better soon.
Posted by: Melanie | February 26, 2011 at 05:18 PM
Awwww...too cute! We had a bat in our house a while ago and my four year old says "mommy screamed, I cried and daddy saved us...you're a superhero daddy"!!!!!!!!! Hope she's feeling better!!!!!!
Posted by: Tina | February 26, 2011 at 06:53 PM
too precious. feel better soon annie
Posted by: jackie | February 26, 2011 at 07:16 PM
Annie, you're right - there is nothing Daddy can't do! Throw-up is one of the minor exceptions to the rule. (He's gotta have a couple) Feel better soon sweet girl. : )
Posted by: HollyS | February 26, 2011 at 07:36 PM
Oh no! It seems I have sent you the stomach bug via email! We are the opposite in my house I can't handle the puke but my hubs has the gag reflex for dirty diapers (at least that is what he has said all these years). Hoping she feels better soon. She still looks adorable... tummy ache and all!
Posted by: heather jacobus | February 26, 2011 at 10:54 PM
Aww - Josh Downs is Super Dad! We had a deal before we were even married: I could hand dirty diapers, but no way could I even handle the word barf let alone see or smell it. In my house my kids learned to run for the potty to barf before they were even potty trained. They never got me - Hubby was a walking Target.
p.s. I'd suggest telling Annie to go find the potty and THEN find Mommy. Less laundry and clean-up! :)
Posted by: Lisa V. | February 27, 2011 at 01:12 AM
Yea, Annie, that is way to feel about your Daddy.
Posted by: Judy Webb | February 27, 2011 at 07:39 AM
Not only is she one of the cutest kids, but she says the cutest things too! Hope she's not sick for too long.
Posted by: Kelli | February 27, 2011 at 08:15 AM
She is a beautiful child and I am sorry she is under the weather.
I hope she feels better real soon.
Leslee in MT
Posted by: Leslee Barrow | February 27, 2011 at 10:15 AM
this is priceless! How funny is she, even when ill?! Love that child!
Posted by: Erika Melnychuk | February 27, 2011 at 10:21 AM
Wonderful post. Although I hope Annie is feeling better. My Hoosier Man is my daughter's stepfather (although noone believes it - he just loves them perfectly); when they were little (they are married with kids now) he would take care of their throw up - because of my gag factor of 0. I remember the first time he dealt with it - we had only been dating about 3 months; My oldest threw up on her 'doggie' that he had brought home to her from one deployment. After he cleaned her up he took the doggie, washed it with soap and water by hand and then blow dried it so she would have it to go to sleep with. I was hooked.
Posted by: Susan Bowers | February 27, 2011 at 01:02 PM
that's the sweetest thing ever. if you ever want to get rid of josh downs, send him over here...my hubby can learn a lot!
Posted by: mandy friend | February 27, 2011 at 01:08 PM
Aww, so sweet! I hope Annie feels better soon!
Posted by: Alaina | February 27, 2011 at 01:45 PM
so sweet! hope she feels better soon!
Posted by: Stephanie C. | February 27, 2011 at 02:15 PM
I hope the little bunny is feeling better this Monday, poor Annie! And for the record, my guy WILL 'clean' it up, but it's more of a wipe and not a pick up if you know what I mean. It's better that I do it, and that there is a bleach or a good disinfectant involved!! ;-)
Posted by: Tammy Mellish | February 28, 2011 at 04:45 AM
I can sympathize with the snoring issue. Don't know if you've tried them but wax ear plugs have saved my marriage! :)
Hope she's feeling better today!
Posted by: Christy | February 28, 2011 at 08:46 AM
I am the one with the sensitive gag reflex and yet somehow I spent the entire weekend with the sick boy. I am getting better at not totally tossing the cookies when I clean up. LOL. Hope Miss Annie is feeling better soon. My "baby" (who is 14) is finally on the mend today.
Posted by: Beth | February 28, 2011 at 09:39 AM
oooh! poor girl. i'm in the same boat with you on this one karen! i don't think husbands were programmed with the i-can-clean-up-the-puke app! hope she is better soon!
Posted by: jenny | February 28, 2011 at 11:03 AM
When my girls were little my husband had 'puke' duty by choice. He said he could handle this over 'poopy' diapers. I am so thankful he took that job because I have zero tolerance for it.
Posted by: Mary Lou Fordyce | February 28, 2011 at 02:02 PM