Grandma_Bananarama
04-09-2007, 08:38 PM
It was a wild and wooly weekend. I woke up Easter morning and someone had put my vertical hold on high. The bed spun uncontrollably and nothing in my stomach was about to stay down. I have to admit I cried. Who was going to take care of the kids? How was I going to keep track of the little ones when I couldn't even sit up, let alone get out of bed?
So, I did the only thing I could think of: I brought the kids around the bed and I made them feel a part of the solution. I put the eldest in charge of his brothers. I gave him the right to decide what to play, and help them decide what movie to watch. My girl broke into her "mama" mode. She sat on my bed the entire day. She watched me sleep, got me water, made me toast after my nap. I have never had such an attentive nurse.
The older ones fixed lunch for them all. When dinner came, they told me what they wanted and I talked them through the process of using the oven and microwave. When it was time for them to go to bed, I was able to get out of bed to tuck them in . I praised them all, especially the oldest and his sister for how responsible they were and what a big help it was to me. After they were asleep, I said a prayer of thansgiving for such wonderful grandchildren in my time of need.
If you had asked me two years ago if that would ever be possible, I would have said never. It just goes to show what love, patience, treating them like they "can do ", and praise can accomplish.
So, I did the only thing I could think of: I brought the kids around the bed and I made them feel a part of the solution. I put the eldest in charge of his brothers. I gave him the right to decide what to play, and help them decide what movie to watch. My girl broke into her "mama" mode. She sat on my bed the entire day. She watched me sleep, got me water, made me toast after my nap. I have never had such an attentive nurse.
The older ones fixed lunch for them all. When dinner came, they told me what they wanted and I talked them through the process of using the oven and microwave. When it was time for them to go to bed, I was able to get out of bed to tuck them in . I praised them all, especially the oldest and his sister for how responsible they were and what a big help it was to me. After they were asleep, I said a prayer of thansgiving for such wonderful grandchildren in my time of need.
If you had asked me two years ago if that would ever be possible, I would have said never. It just goes to show what love, patience, treating them like they "can do ", and praise can accomplish.