It's not always about me.

A few weekends ago we and the Teals went to Sonny's for lunch. We are a loud bunch. I alone am loud so add three more adults to that along with four kids all five or under and well, we are a spectacle in a restaurant.

J was in rare form, he had skipped his nap and was eating his lunch late. Makily also was not being her usual Princess self. She was grumpy because her schedule was off.

Trishtwo leaned over to me and said "Those people keep looking at us". I take a quick glance back and sure enough the table behind us was looking. At first I shrugged it off thinking maybe they just were trying to figure out what kids belong to whom and if we would ever quiet down. Makily became so agitated though that Daddy had to take her out of her chair and hold her, she was hooked to the pump when he picked her up and her shirt went up. Her belly was exposed which obviously revealed she had a the feeding tube. It was more obvious because it was TAPED IN at the time. Seconds later Trishtwo again says "Gosh they are still looking at us, if they don't want to hear loud kids they shouldn't go to a family restaurant. I glance again and the Dad and I lock eyes for a brief second, I smile, say "Hi" and turn back around.

At this point I am CONVINCED they are gawking at Makily.

*sigh*

Trishtwo and I begin bantering back and forth about it quietly when Allen says "Hey do you two want to feel like real jerks"?

I say "not really but tell me anyway".

He says "They are bolus feeding the baby behind you".

I felt the blood rush to my head as I turned around quickly to see that Allen was telling the truth. I also noticed the baby had trache ties around her neck.

Usually I have radar for this, how did I miss it!?

I quickly realize that they probably thought WE were staring AT THEM just like we thought THEY were staring AT US.

THE IRONY.

So I whisper to Trishtwo "Should I say something? I can't stand it...I HAVE to say something".

I turn around and say "Hi, that is my daughter Makily she is hooked up to a feeding pump right now, how are you".

Talk about an ice breaker huh?

The whole table started laughing and admitted they had assumed we were staring at them because the Dad was feeding her....plus she had the trache and they get stupid comments about her all the time.

We talked back and forth, they told me about their little girl who was THE CUTEST LITTLE PEANUT EVER! She was reaching her hand out to me as I was talking to them. So sweet. She had many of the same complications and surgeries that Makily has had. It was refreshing to talk to them. I gave the mom my email address and blog addy. She contacted me this week.

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT TWO TUBE FEEDING KIDS WOULD BE SEATING RIGHT NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER?

Slim chance.......I happen to think our meeting was for a reason.

What that reason is, I don't know.....I'll just add it to my list of one of those "things".