dd_ani
03-21-2003, 12:41 AM
If anyone needs a laugh, I am happy to oblige! It was one of those evenings when things went from bad to worse to.....
So, we decided to go out to eat at the restaurant where DH's sister works (luckily, she was off tonight). DD is almost 13 months now and, although she is usually pretty good, she was in one of those moods where she was grabbing _everything_ off the table. But, hey, you learn to eat with one hand, while snatching forks, water glasses, and plates out of your little one's hands, right?
Things were rolling along. It is a Mexican/Southwest place, so the table was cluttered with chips and salsa, drinks, plates, and, of course, cherrios and food jars (we usually bring our own when going out because you never know what she will react badly to....) I decided sopapillas (fried puffed dough, basically) with honey sounded good with dinner, but unfortunately, the huge bowl of honey was across the table next to DH. Poor table manners that I have, I decided to just reach for it. Unfortunately, I knocked into his water glass, spilling it everywhere. But wait, the water glass hit the honey, which went careening to the floor leaving a sticky trail in its wake. DH's leg was covered in honey. I was mortified. Luckily, all the mess was on his side of the table, so it looked like his fault! :)
Well, we managed to get through dinner without any more incidents (or the need for a fourth pile of "more napkins, please?" ). But just as we were starting to get up, DD began to cough. Or so we thought. What looked like a cough turned into a little spit up turned into a bit of vomit. Of course, our fast reflexes, honed by a year of parenthood, enabled us to catch the majority of the mess before it even hit the overalls. A couple more napkins and we were set.
Unfortunately, as we were wiping off our hands and congratulating ourselves on the amazing save, the vomiting started in full force. Not just a little urp, but a look-out-her-head-might-start-spinning-around full mess. All over her clothes, all over the highchair, all over the floor.
I was elected to take DD to the restroom (through 2 other dining rooms, past the kitchen, and around the corner) while DH begged for more napkins. So, I try to nonchalantly carry this child who is covered in white and orange vomit head to toe past all of the other diners. (Note to self: feed only neutral colored foods like pears and applesauce in public in the future....)
Of course, by the time we get to the bathroom, DD has recovered from her surprise and has started chattering happily as I try to figure out what to do when _all_ of her clothes are covered in goo, we have no spares in _this_ diaper bag, and it is 40 degrees out..... To make a long story short, the overalls had go, the onsie got a spot wash, and I don't think we will be eating there again any time soon.
But hey, at least it was so rediculous that it was even funny at the time. :P
Michelle
So, we decided to go out to eat at the restaurant where DH's sister works (luckily, she was off tonight). DD is almost 13 months now and, although she is usually pretty good, she was in one of those moods where she was grabbing _everything_ off the table. But, hey, you learn to eat with one hand, while snatching forks, water glasses, and plates out of your little one's hands, right?
Things were rolling along. It is a Mexican/Southwest place, so the table was cluttered with chips and salsa, drinks, plates, and, of course, cherrios and food jars (we usually bring our own when going out because you never know what she will react badly to....) I decided sopapillas (fried puffed dough, basically) with honey sounded good with dinner, but unfortunately, the huge bowl of honey was across the table next to DH. Poor table manners that I have, I decided to just reach for it. Unfortunately, I knocked into his water glass, spilling it everywhere. But wait, the water glass hit the honey, which went careening to the floor leaving a sticky trail in its wake. DH's leg was covered in honey. I was mortified. Luckily, all the mess was on his side of the table, so it looked like his fault! :)
Well, we managed to get through dinner without any more incidents (or the need for a fourth pile of "more napkins, please?" ). But just as we were starting to get up, DD began to cough. Or so we thought. What looked like a cough turned into a little spit up turned into a bit of vomit. Of course, our fast reflexes, honed by a year of parenthood, enabled us to catch the majority of the mess before it even hit the overalls. A couple more napkins and we were set.
Unfortunately, as we were wiping off our hands and congratulating ourselves on the amazing save, the vomiting started in full force. Not just a little urp, but a look-out-her-head-might-start-spinning-around full mess. All over her clothes, all over the highchair, all over the floor.
I was elected to take DD to the restroom (through 2 other dining rooms, past the kitchen, and around the corner) while DH begged for more napkins. So, I try to nonchalantly carry this child who is covered in white and orange vomit head to toe past all of the other diners. (Note to self: feed only neutral colored foods like pears and applesauce in public in the future....)
Of course, by the time we get to the bathroom, DD has recovered from her surprise and has started chattering happily as I try to figure out what to do when _all_ of her clothes are covered in goo, we have no spares in _this_ diaper bag, and it is 40 degrees out..... To make a long story short, the overalls had go, the onsie got a spot wash, and I don't think we will be eating there again any time soon.
But hey, at least it was so rediculous that it was even funny at the time. :P
Michelle