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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Enough Already...
Sick. not sick.
Sick. not sick.
Sick. not sick.
That's how it is. Ella has been sick for countless months now on and off. She got a regular old cold a few months ago and then it turned into a chest thingy with a cough where the doctor ended up prescribing an inhaler because the cough never went away.
But the last 3 weeks have been so weird....I am not kidding. One week, she got sick, was throwing up and had a fever. That was quite an experience. This was the first time she has puked as a toddler and I don't think she knew what to do. Seriously, she didn't know whether she should keep her hands over her mouth, where to let it land once it came out or if she should swallow it. **Yuck, I know** I was in such a deep sleep when she woke me up that I didn't know what the hell was going on. I just kept saying, "Let it come out..in the toilet!" That lasted 2-3 days. Then she was better. It wiped her out so much that she fell asleep on the coach within 45 minutes of waking up the next morning. Ella was never one of those kids to fall asleep wherever unless she was in a bed. It was SUPER weird that she did that.
The next week after being fine for the last 4 days or so, all of a sudden she came down with a fever that went up to 103.5 degrees. To me, that is high and I was freaking out! It started around 2pm and every few hours we gave her Tylenol and was putting her in a cold shower. Her temp would go down to around 100 degrees and then spike back up. This happened all night long. We took 4 showers that night (and I mean from midnight to 6am). Keith thought that since the shower was breaking her fever that we were ok and just needed to let it pass. I brought her into the doctors the next day and the doctor said the same thing. That lasted 2-3 days. Then she was better.
Now, she is just coming off another cold. When I came home from work on Tuesday, my Mom said Ella was warm, had been coughing all day and kept having blowouts from her nose every time she sneezed. Lots of Care Bear and My Little Pony movies later and she is starting to feel better.
My friend had a baby a couple of weeks ago. We have been trying to get together on Wednesday for the last 3 weeks! Every week, Ella gets sick and we don't want to bring her near little V. so we reschedule for the next Wednesday. Fingers crossed that next week works! :0)
I think it was on the first bought of sickness, we got a wonderful surprise in the mail. I had asked Jen at New Green Mama to make me one of her awesome owls, but then I saw this bunny and thought, "I must have the bunny!" Thankfully, Jen asked me if I wanted the bunny instead of the owl. I must have sounded too excited in the comment I made about the bunny. :0) I didn't know she had even mailed it at this point, so when it came that day it was the most perfect thing Ella could have seen considering the way she felt.
After I took a few pictures of her with her new bunny, I started picking up the house a little. About 20 minutes later I looked over at her and she was again, asleep on the couch. It was absolutely the cutest thing. She was so wiped that she just closed her eyes and was out. I just stared at her.
Thank you so much Jen for the bunny. It really was just what we needed that day. :0)
I'm done venting....
Hoping for healthy summer days ahead.
Sick. not sick.
Sick. not sick.
That's how it is. Ella has been sick for countless months now on and off. She got a regular old cold a few months ago and then it turned into a chest thingy with a cough where the doctor ended up prescribing an inhaler because the cough never went away.
But the last 3 weeks have been so weird....I am not kidding. One week, she got sick, was throwing up and had a fever. That was quite an experience. This was the first time she has puked as a toddler and I don't think she knew what to do. Seriously, she didn't know whether she should keep her hands over her mouth, where to let it land once it came out or if she should swallow it. **Yuck, I know** I was in such a deep sleep when she woke me up that I didn't know what the hell was going on. I just kept saying, "Let it come out..in the toilet!" That lasted 2-3 days. Then she was better. It wiped her out so much that she fell asleep on the coach within 45 minutes of waking up the next morning. Ella was never one of those kids to fall asleep wherever unless she was in a bed. It was SUPER weird that she did that.
The next week after being fine for the last 4 days or so, all of a sudden she came down with a fever that went up to 103.5 degrees. To me, that is high and I was freaking out! It started around 2pm and every few hours we gave her Tylenol and was putting her in a cold shower. Her temp would go down to around 100 degrees and then spike back up. This happened all night long. We took 4 showers that night (and I mean from midnight to 6am). Keith thought that since the shower was breaking her fever that we were ok and just needed to let it pass. I brought her into the doctors the next day and the doctor said the same thing. That lasted 2-3 days. Then she was better.
Now, she is just coming off another cold. When I came home from work on Tuesday, my Mom said Ella was warm, had been coughing all day and kept having blowouts from her nose every time she sneezed. Lots of Care Bear and My Little Pony movies later and she is starting to feel better.
My friend had a baby a couple of weeks ago. We have been trying to get together on Wednesday for the last 3 weeks! Every week, Ella gets sick and we don't want to bring her near little V. so we reschedule for the next Wednesday. Fingers crossed that next week works! :0)
I think it was on the first bought of sickness, we got a wonderful surprise in the mail. I had asked Jen at New Green Mama to make me one of her awesome owls, but then I saw this bunny and thought, "I must have the bunny!" Thankfully, Jen asked me if I wanted the bunny instead of the owl. I must have sounded too excited in the comment I made about the bunny. :0) I didn't know she had even mailed it at this point, so when it came that day it was the most perfect thing Ella could have seen considering the way she felt.
After I took a few pictures of her with her new bunny, I started picking up the house a little. About 20 minutes later I looked over at her and she was again, asleep on the couch. It was absolutely the cutest thing. She was so wiped that she just closed her eyes and was out. I just stared at her.
Thank you so much Jen for the bunny. It really was just what we needed that day. :0)
I'm done venting....
Hoping for healthy summer days ahead.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Your Highness.....
Funny how the lines between reality and fantasy can sometimes be blured....
Me: "C'mon sweetie, hurry up and get out of the car."
Ella: "Mama, I'm going as fast as I can. Its hard being a princess sometimes."
Me: "C'mon sweetie, hurry up and get out of the car."
Ella: "Mama, I'm going as fast as I can. Its hard being a princess sometimes."
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
BSM - Happiness, Love and Simplicity
It hasn't felt like that so much recently. For some reason I have been very irritable lately. Maybe it's the stress of me working extra hours, Keith working extra hours, the construction going on everyday at my house, or Ella going through a stage of sassy disobedience that seems like it will never end. I have no idea. But it is definitely a slump I need to get out of.
Mother's Day was perfect though. I was so happy. Every second of the day...I was happy. It has been so long since I truly lived in the moment. I didn't care what had happened the hour before or what was happening the hour after. It wasnt complicated. I didnt have 10 different things on my mind that I needed to get done. I laughed with Ella all day instead of disciplining her. Everything she did I thought was amazing...as if I had never seen it before. I was clear and refreshed. Keith and I joked around instead of being angry with each other. I had so much gratitude for where I am in life and who I have in my life.
I felt HAPPY. I felt LOVED. It was SIMPLE.
For more Best Shot Monday images, head over to Tracey's.
Mother's Day was perfect though. I was so happy. Every second of the day...I was happy. It has been so long since I truly lived in the moment. I didn't care what had happened the hour before or what was happening the hour after. It wasnt complicated. I didnt have 10 different things on my mind that I needed to get done. I laughed with Ella all day instead of disciplining her. Everything she did I thought was amazing...as if I had never seen it before. I was clear and refreshed. Keith and I joked around instead of being angry with each other. I had so much gratitude for where I am in life and who I have in my life.
I felt HAPPY. I felt LOVED. It was SIMPLE.
For more Best Shot Monday images, head over to Tracey's.
Happy Mothers Day!
I hope everyone is having a wonderful Mothers Day. My Mom and I went and got a manicure and pedicure this morning. It was wonderful. Ella woke me up with a kiss and a card. This is how our conversation went:
Me: Thank you for making me a Mommy. (as I bopped her on her cute little nose with my finger)
Ella: Thank you for making me an Ella. (as she bopped me on my nose with her little finger)
My friend Stacy just became a first time Mommy on April 17th to little Victoria Lyn. I cant even explain to you how perfect Victoria's skin was. This photo was taken in the hospital LESS than 24 hours after she was born. Her skin coloring was perfect! It blew me away. No signs of trauma from birth at all. She came out a perfect little girl.
I dedicate this Mother's Day to my friend Stacy and sweet little V! :0)
Me: Thank you for making me a Mommy. (as I bopped her on her cute little nose with my finger)
Ella: Thank you for making me an Ella. (as she bopped me on my nose with her little finger)
My friend Stacy just became a first time Mommy on April 17th to little Victoria Lyn. I cant even explain to you how perfect Victoria's skin was. This photo was taken in the hospital LESS than 24 hours after she was born. Her skin coloring was perfect! It blew me away. No signs of trauma from birth at all. She came out a perfect little girl.
I dedicate this Mother's Day to my friend Stacy and sweet little V! :0)
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