This was the day that Freya had been excitedly waiting for - EKKA day! She had been diligently saving every coin she collected in her piggybank for months. First thing on the agenda was a trip to the bank to turn her coins into notes. Freya was very proud of her savings efforts and with her money counted, exchanged and then tucked safely into her little purse we were ready to hop on the train. But we didn't get far.
In the middle of a very crowded train Elijah vomited all over himself, all over me and all over the train seat - much to the visible horror of some of our fellow passengers. At the very next stop we disembarked and had to wait for a returning train.
Poor Freya was devastated, her look of disappointment broke my heart. Quietly she said, "but I've been saving for the Ekka all year." We assured Freya that we would make sure she got to the Ekka but I remember just how long it felt to wait for anticipated events as a child. It felt like forever. After a fresh change of clothes Eli slept the entire train ride home. He stayed asleep as we transferred from train to car only to wake up as soon as we got home... like he had never been sick at all!
