Barnabas Monkeypants

Today is Kristen’s birthday. (Happy birthday, darling.)

We were planning on going out for dinner (with our downstairs neighbor Lillian looking after Henry), but plans changed when our little boy went and got himself sick. This morning, after waking up from his first nap, he threw up, and this afternoon, proving that the morning puke was no isolated incident, he threw up again two times in rapid succession. (The first time was on the beach, the second time was in the stroller on the way home from the beach. Guess who got to clean that up?)

When we got home, Henry was sleeping in Super-Nanny Silvia’s arms (he was so tired that after he hugged her he just started to snooze). He woke up when we came over to him and even though he was obviously under the weather and exhausted, he still smiled at us.

It was sort of funny, actually. He would smile at us and laugh and try and play but then, moments later, he’d groan and moan and whine. We’d give him a hug, and that would perk him up until he’d start smiling again. That wouldn’t last, and he’d start moaning again.

Kristen fed him and tried to put him to sleep at 6:45. No go. I took over and did my fatherly best. After rocking him and singing to him for 20 minutes, he fell asleep in my arms but as soon as I tried to put him down in the crib he’d start crying. No, not crying. Howling. I tried again. After 45 minutes with a miserable baby wide awake, Kristen’s second shift began. She was able to work her magic and Henry finally fell asleep at 8:30.

Of course, this won’t last, as he’ll be up three or four times throughout the night, and Kristen’s birthday, which was to include sushi and perhaps a glass or two of wine, will be spent hugging and consoling and rocking a sick baby.

These are the willing sacrifices we make when we have a wonderful, amazing little kid.

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