Living with a Superhero

It's nice living with a superhero.  It's almost like living with a teenager.  I never know when he will be in the house, I never know if it's a 'good' superhero or a 'bad' superhero, but I always feel protected.  Take last week, for example, Raphael granted me with his presence for dinner.  He's kind of a moocher, and he even told me what to make, but eh, I'll take safety from an armed superhero when I can get it.

This weekend was a fun one for Ares.  He went to Eve's birthday party on Saturday, where nearly every one of his classmates also attended, it was pretty crazy, but the kids all had a great time.   The rest of the day he spent with Grandma and Papa (not going to Sesame Street Live, that's next month, mom) sledding and hanging out while Adam and I cleaned the house.  (Yay for energy!!)

He woke up Sunday with an upset stomach and his face looking like he was a zombie.  Actually, this picture doesn't do it justice, he looked BAD.   My three year old (3!!) managed to realize he was going to- or in the process of throwing up, and he ran to the bathroom and got it ALL in the toilet.  Most kids can't make it to the bathroom, amazingly mine did.  I couldn't praise him enough (I had to let him know how proud I was so that he'd do it again if necessary.).  This was the first time since he was 6 months old that he got sick like that.  (Of course, that's not counting peanut encounters.) 

The funny thing was he didn't notice the dry/rash around his face (thank goodness), he didn't lose ANY energy, he was a complete bundle of hyperness all day. He told me he wasn't a zombie, because zombies can't run and he can run super fast.  He took a 3 hour nap (and I woke him up, he'd have slept MUCH longer). Three hours later, around 8:00,  he finally settled down.  We cuddled during the Super Bowl (I had to skip the party - but still sent Adam to have fun) and I'll be honest, if I get sick, it was totally worth those 40 minute of US time.  Adam's staying home with him today - I called to see how he was doing, and I could hear him 'Hulk Smash' everything in the background.  No lack of energy there, even though the fever is still there. 

16 weeks 4 days