Still Hanging On

Lucy is still sick. She has ever so kindly shared her awful cold with me. I am very congested and headachey and I just don't feel great. Justin is home though and has been a huge help. This would not have been fun with just Lucy and I. In case you all forgot or for my newer readers, last cold season was AWFUL for us once we were home with Lucy. She got three colds right after one another. She has what the doctors like to call a sensitive gag reflex and she throws up very easy. So what does that have to do with colds? Well, whenever she has drainage, it causes coughing, and the coughing ends up in a huge vomit session. This only occurs at night when she is laying down. So, last night she was exhausted and passed out so easily. About 45 minutes after she had been down, the coughing started. Sometimes she can cough a few times without getting sick. Not last night. She started a huge cough and before we could get to her, up came everything. It was the biggest mess. She had to have another bath, obviously the whole crib had to be changed, etc. Luckily, none of it got on the bumper pads, but they are outta there until we are vomit free. I got her bathed. Justin got the bed changed. I got her back to sleep. And Justin did the laundry. Again, it was so wonderful that I was not here alone, because I have done all of this alone and it was enough to make me cry and yell at my husband just because I needed to yell. One night last cold season when I was alone she threw up 3 times in the night. Yes, three times of me alone cleaning her, her bed, and getting her back to sleep. I really did almost lose it.

The good thing is, she is still in pretty good spirits during the day. Not 100%, but not that bad. We are just all so tired from the night wakings. And as others have said, it is REALLY hard to know what to medicate her for. Our ped gave us some suggestions since so many meds have been recalled. She is drooling so much that sometimes I think it is her teeth more than anything that is causing her being upset, but then again, I have no idea. Does her throat hurt like mine did yesterday? Is her mouth sore? Does she have a headache like me? So hard. I am hoping we are through the hardest part. No barfing yet tonight. I pray I did not just jinx that. I am too tired to do it all again. Please say a little prayer that she and I both get back to our normal selves again soon.

Now that I have complained enough, here are some really cute pictures from Lucy's bath in our big bathtub with bubbles and all. She could not believe all of the bubbles. Justin turned on the jets and they just overtook the place.