E came down with a stomach bug over the weekend which I also caught. I’m better now but E still has a low fever and a cough. He’s been spending a lot of time draping himself over the couch and/or bursting into tears.
My stomach still isn’t back to 100% and I have been eating very much but for some reason this morning a fried egg (with a deliciously runny yolk) over rice sounded good to me. So I fried up an egg on the stove.
E loves helping to cook and dragged a chair over to the stove to watch. While I let him sprinkle some salt and pepper on the egg I reminded him that “This egg is for Mama; E can’t eat eggs because they will make him sick.” He’s usually pretty good about listening when we tell him that certain foods will make him sick and doesn’t insist on eating them.
But today, for whatever reason, he really wanted to try the egg. I gave him a few bites of rice but he kept pointing to the egg and saying “try it!” He had a full-blown sobbing meltdown and I ended up scraping my food into the trash because I felt horrible for eating it in front of him. And then I felt like crying.
I know that his food allergies are a minor thing as health issues go but I really wish he could eat eggs, drink milk, and have a peanut butter sandwich like a normal kid.
aw faith, i'm so sorry :[ it would break my heart too! you're doing a great job, mama.
Man, that is hard. You know, kids' allergies can go away after time – my sister was allergic to apples but by the time she was in elementary school, she wasn't anymore. Poor E… eggs are yummy for kids. 🙁
Poor guy! So sorry that he can't try these foods. My girls were allergic to milk, but they both outgrew it by age 4. Hopefully, E will, too.
Oh, dearest Faith, don't you worry. He's just tugging at your heart. It's awful when they're sick, isn't it? No one's acting like their normal self and everything just feels a little bit more intense. He'll be better before you know it and who knows? Maybe his food allergies will subside sooner than later. Hang in there :).
Ah! That would kill me, too! But you're better than me b/c I probably would have still eaten the egg. E knows he loves you! Get better, the both of you!
What a sad day, faithie! I so hope today is being a happier one. You should come to my house and I will cook you that egg… away from little eyes! 🙂
🙁 But in the end, you know it's better for him not to! And he IS a normal kid, Faith! 🙂
Joel and I both had stomach bugs too! It is a conspiracy, I tell you.