Well , we certainly had a morning to remember! Just yesterday Marty was saying "how will I get thru work today, I can't wait for Sat. HA!
We had plans to take our kids to IHOP - I had a coupon and we thought it would be fun to take the kids for pancakes. Then we were going to wander around Costco, picking out a b-day gift for Lee (marty's dad) and just dilly dally for a bit- maybe get some fun snacks and such (We love Costco). This is how our day plays out....
#1 Marty goes down to get Liam out of his crib and he had exploded out of his diaper in the night...poop everywhere.! So - rip off the sheets, wipe down Liam, start a load of laundry...
#2 I am trying to get Charlie nursed so we can head out the door for b-fast and I pick him up to burp him- splash! He purges everything he had just consumed. I don't mean a little spit up- I mean projectile vomiting. It went ALL over the front of me, Charlie, and our sheets. I quickly change and throw additional things into the load of laundry already started. I wipe myself down cuz I'm in a hurry and will shower later.
#3 We are at IHOP... a lady comes by our table making -fun balloons, we say- sure the kids would love one. I had no idea you tip these people. She goes on for a while humoring the kids making them 2 balloon characters each and giggles consistently. We tell her thanks and she stands their expectantly ...Marty pulls out the cash and hands her a 5 dollar tip! what the? (I guess it was the only cash he had) We then order our food and I hand her the coupon once the food arrives. She says "oh , that won't work with what you ordered." whoops. 40 buckaroos' on breakfast ...wow, we didn't plan on that!
#4 We are in Costco roaming around ...enjoying a minute of calmness and out of nowhere... spray! Liam pukes EVERYWHERE ...then he takes a deep breath and spews again! All over him, all down the cart, all over the floor below and all over a book we were letting him look at while we walked around the store. I didn't have any wipes in my purse so I grab Charlie's burp rag and start wiping Liam down. I go tell a store worker. No one shows up for minutes...Marty goes to tell another worker...again no one shows to clean it up. Marty decides to take Liam to the car (at this point Liam is balling) and takes Charlie with him too (Charlie has now decided he is starving and is crying that unnerving newborn cry.) Marty drags Liam out by the hand (he doesn't want to carry him since he's covered in smelly slime) and carrying a screaming car seat in the other. I am sure he got stares. Finally someone shows up with a mop. I apologize profusely and take the cart to the bathroom to wipe it down. I buy the items we had picked out thus far- and the book that was covered in throw up. On my way out I ask for some lysol spray to sterilize the cart and the worker sees me throw the book away...needless to say he replaced it with a new one for me (it's some dumb Bambi book that I would never buy otherwise). I think he felt really bad for the way I looked about now.
#4 Get home- start another load of laundry with Liams wet clothing, throw Liam into the tub and immediately plug Charlie in .... maybe things will calm down a bit...maybe we should have just stayed in bed today.
Conclusion: What we thought would be a fun/ relaxing sort of day has really started off wrongly. I gave Liam the book once we got home...(he well earned it I think) and Ruby asked "why didn't we get the princess book I was looking at?" my reply "well you didn't throw up on it", "maybe you'll think about that next time we're out shopping"...
I don't know if I can ever eat at IHOP again....my food wasn't bad -I got the stuffed frech toast (in your honor Jami) - but I have felt slightly nauseous since leaving Costco and I can't kick it.
8 comments:
i'm sorry that i'm laughing....not at the situation as a whole, but just your witty reply to little rube's innocent question! i can totally picture it!
i don't even know how you survived it all! wow! I don't think i'll ever be able to eat at IHOP again without thinking about this terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day you had (thanks for getting stuffed FT for me)! is little buddy ok? poor guy! hope you're laughing at the situation....good thing you wrote it down! love ya!
LMBO (laughing my bum off). That is a super funny story. It's good to know that Costco and IHOP don't mix well. I'll make a mental note of that. I hope everybody is doing ok by now. =) Nobody better throw up on me tomorrow!
I always called this the glazed doughnut stage because you are always glazed over with some kind of bodily fluid, but this one could possibly win the guinnes book of records. Your response to Ruby was hilareous, but I'd watch out the next time you go to Cosco with her. Sorry for your really bad Saturday. Maybe next Saturday will be better.
Oh no! WHat a horrible day! It sounds like Charlie may have acid reflux??? Aidan and Madison had it - you should check into it if he keeps doing it. The medicine they give helps SOOOO much. And don't do the liquid prevacid, only the solutabs. Much better. I'd be pissed about the IHOP thing - I would NEVER want to pay $5 for balloons, or anything for that matter. If they want to provide someone giving entertainment then it's part of the experience, not a way to rip more money out of you. And so sorry about the coupon - $40 on breakfast! YIKES! Too bad they couldn't have compensated SOMETHING.....
p.s. Maddie threw up all over me after church....maybe something is going around??? :)
Great story, thanks for sharing!! it's nice to see the humor in those massively stressful days, even if its after the fact.
WEll I do love your day but it sucks for you. I was laughing while reading it. I would have been in tears by the end but you are much stronger. I was a little sick reading about the throw up but i can't handle puke. I love IHOP and the stuffed french toast so I won't stop eating there. Sorry it was such a rough day.
oh mindy....i can't even imagine that day. We've had similar bad luck days, but we've only got one kid! I'm so sorry! It is definitely something you will look back on and hopefully laugh. You've also inspired me to no longer get Ava those stuffed animals and books i get her whenever we go into stores that keep her busy (that I never pay for). I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that. And IHOP...that is such a mess that they wouldn't honor that coupon. Hey, at least Marty was with ya, I guess!
What a horrible day!!! When it rains it pours!!! Don't think I'll make a trip to IHOP anytime soon! Make a complaint to IHOP and make sure you write all the details about the day you experienced too!!
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