The Cox Family: Wedding Trip Chaos

Sometimes things really don't go as planned. I'm learning it's even more true when you're a parent to young children! This weekend David's cousin, Chase, got married in Lake Jackson or Clute, TX. That's where his bride, Robyn, is from. It's about 45 minutes outside of Houston. We decided it would be fun to go as a family. It's about a 5 1/2 hour drive for us. We left Saturday morning with only a few stops along the way and arrived at our hotel with just enough time to get dressed and get to the church. The boys did well and were cooperative. I was happy with how well they were doing! Then it was ceremony time. When we got there we got to see David's Uncle Paul (father of the groom) and it was time to go in. We decided to sit in the back so that we could easily take the boys out if we needed to. While we were waiting for the ceremony to start Aedan became unusually restless and grumpy. The boys made it through most of the ceremony, but David had to take Aedan out towards the end. The ceremony was beautiful! Everyone looked great and Robyn was gorgeous! I was looking forward to seeing them at the reception that was to follow. But Aedan had other plans! As we were loading the boys in the car, Aedan suddenly started projectile vomiting. :(( It was horrible! We quickly got him out of the car and stripped off his clothes and wrapped him in a blanket. There he continued to throw up. :( At that point we were like...okayy, not going to the reception! We got back to our hotel room where Aedan continued to throw up. :( We both felt it was better to get home instead of stay in one room with a sick baby all night. The hotel gave us a bunch of extra towels and I got Aedan all cleaned up and changed and we picked up some Pedialyte for the drive home. Preston fell asleep pretty much right away and slept the whole way. That was seriously a blessing! I sat in the back and took care of Aedan. Poor baby would fall asleep and then wake up, throw up, drink a little pedialyte....and then repeat. David made that drive home in 4 hours! Once home Aedan slept on a mattress pad cover on our bed and didn't throw up anymore. By the morning he seemed a little better and only threw up once and hasn't done it anymore today. Anyway, obviously it stinks when your kid is sick, but it's so much worse when you are on the road! :( We felt so sad for him, but I'm so glad he is doing better already. Here are a few pictures we took with our phones...