There's a first for everything.

Usually baby's firsts are exciting and fun.

This one was horrifying and...not fun.

We don't know if she was feeling sick before or if it was motion sickness or dehydration or a mixture of them all,

but our poor Lucy got sick for the first time...her first time at Disneyland.

Yes, she's so young and yes, she won't remember this Disneyland experience, 

but my sister, her two kids, and my mom were in town so why WOULDN'T we go to the happiest place on earth?? (Plus, we were so excited to see her so happy on the rides, of course).

So we went. 

With a 3 year old, 4 1/2 month old, and a 1 1/2 month old. 

It was an adventure and worth it.

But let me tell you....it is the saddest thing to see a baby throw up.

Especially when it's your baby.

It started on the Mickey Mouse ferris wheel. 

I've never been on it and it was going to be a peaceful ride to take babies and a child.

Well, yes it would have been peaceful enough....if we didn't take the swinging gondola.

Why did we take the swinging gondola?!?

From a distance, the swinging gondolas do not look scary or like they will have too much force for such tiny humans.

We boarded the ride and they closed us in...

As we began our journey around and around, Mckay held onto Mindy and yelled "This is not fun! This is not fun!"

As we were laughing and trying to convince him that it was actually fun, Lucy projectile vomited all over Zach. Twice.

Who knew that she even had that much fluid in her?

That ride seemed like it would never stop! When it finally did Lucy fell right asleep. Fewf.

After she woke up, I fed her and she threw up again.

Through all of this, by the way, she didn't cry at all and she kept smiling at us. 

She is seriously such a happy girl.

We weren't sure what to do and then she started heaving, her face went red and she starting throwing up small amounts of yellow (gross that I'm so descriptive, but it just explains why we were so scared and sad and felt so helpless).

Zach called our pediatrician while I was watching her closely.

Mindy taught me what to do if she was choking, because it looked and sounded like she was.

There's good news though. She got better. 

After the crazy day at Disneyland and a sleepless night for both mommy and daddy (because we took turns sitting up with her so if she threw up she wouldn't choke) she got some electrolytes in her tiny body and she perked up.

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This strong girl gave us a scare, but everyone seemed to know she'd be okay.

That day I learned some things.

Not all firsts are good, but they are a part of this life.

I would do anything to make my daughter's pain/discomfort go away, Which made me appreciate even more that Heavenly Father sacrificed His only Son to die for everyone who has and will live on this Earth. I can't imagine how difficult it was for Him to see His Son suffer and die.

This experience also reaffirmed to me that God listens to and answers our prayers.