Sickness has reached our home

For weeks we have heard of friends children getting sick. We have been taking extra vitamins, wearing mittens and hats, doing everything right...or so we thought.

What started as a small cough and runny nose on Thursday turned into a severe cough and a tempature by Sunday. Monday she seemed to be fine with a low grade temp. Tuesday she woke up worse than before. Lillian visited Ms. Emily at her pediatricians office and came home with an inhaler. By that evening her tempature sky rocketed and she became and she became a very angry child. Wednesday we took a trip to the ER, because her cough was very unsettling. She spent a few hours at the hospital getting a full examination. We went home with an actual diagnosis-RSV. To find out that her inhaler was making the situation worse was nerve recking, but was thankful to know she only used it once.


Lesson learned today: Second opinions are ALWAYS worth feeling over cautious.

Now I get to start the not so fun task of finding her a new pediatrician....because every response from Ms Emily is "benedryl and inhaler" She never entertains the idea that it might be something else that actually needs medicine. Sometimes I think the ER doctors do a better job at analyzing the patients symptoms than the private practice doctors.

New Sleep Spot for Lillian!

Lillian got a new big girl bed in October when she had became daytime potty trained(she was able to make it through naps dry). We thought it would be a good motivation to not go potty in her NEW BIG GIRL bed! She loved her new bed, she would sit and play in it before falling asleep. It seemed as though she was awake for hours before dozing off. I got in the habit of going in to check on her before I went to bed and typically pulled books and toys off her bed and put them away.

Recently she has been becoming very opinionated with what she wanted on her bed at bedtime....like a pillow and daddy's fleece blanket. I think it has been her way of getting out of falling asleep with constant requests.

Last night she must have gotten an opinion about her bed, because when i went into her room she was not in it. The door never opened so I knew she was in her room. The closet door has a handle lock, so I knew she wasnt in there. Then I heard a "roar of a snore"....coming from under her bed. Thinking she must have been laying on the floor on the other side of her bed, because with the crib mattress laying under her bed, i didnt see how she could be under there. As soon as i got on the other side of her bed, I realized she really was under her bed, passed out, with a pull up on. Strange! I confusenly looked for her pj's. I found them under her big Elmo doll along with the panties I had put on her. I am not sure why my child insisted on taking her clothes off and putting a pull up on.....and I really dont understand why she would give up and roomy twin bed with comfy covers for a mattress on the floor under her bed.

I might start keeping her door open from now on! lol

Jesus take the Wheel

The above phrase has a deeper meaning hidden with in its words... It has been a song in which I began to love through the hard times. The words have great meaning. I had a lot going on through my mind thursday evening, as I drove to Byrdstown, Tn, when I heard that song come on the radio and I lifted my troubles into prayer. Driving long distances are perfect when you need to talk to "Him".

However the icey conditions had me really worried when the song came on the radio. As the Cookeville radio station finished playing Carrie Underwood's song they were telling everyone on the roads to be safe because the tempature had dropped in the lower 10's which meant all the slushy roads were turning to ice. I remember looking at Lillian sitting really calmly in her seat asking "there mommy?" Then I remember seeing the guy ahead of me tap his breaks ahead of me as he drove beside a guard rail. He stayed straight and narrow. Trying to stay at least 2 car lengths behind him, I decided to tap my breaks as well. With in seconds I was staring straight at the guard rail thinking i was going to crash right through it and end up badly hurt. I said another prayer. I quoted Carrie Underwood.."Jesus take the wheel" I turned the wheel slightly and closed my eyes. I remember feeling relaxed for a few seconds. When the car stopped moving I opened my eyes. The car stopped safely. There I sat in panic mode. Lillian screaming in the back "Cars" "Cars" All I could think of was, were there cars around? did we manage not to hit any of them. My emotions went haywire and I began to cry.
When I got myself together I had realized that we were on the road facing the opposite direction. I noticed a car coming and starting freaking out again because I was stuck sitting there on the frozen road. I remember thinking please dont hit me then my car started sliding backwards into the ditch in the median. Call it whatever you like! I truly believe that "He" was on my side thursday evening!

I learned that closing your eyes would be dangerous while driving and I remember learning how to correct yourself when you begin to fishtail... I started to correct myself, but it wasnt working, so i went against my better judgement and closed my eyes and asked for help. He heard my plea and got me off the road safely.

I was able to drive through the grass to the nearest u-turn area and turn around! The rest of the way I was telling the other cars not to make any sudden movements...lol As if they could hear me!

Conversations with Lillian

Lillian has moved into a new stage of talking! It has been wonderful to hear her learn new words and try hard to say them correctly but rarely come close. She is learning new words everyday at this point. Lillian is now talking in full sentences and they are even cuter to hear. "baby nap in that" she says....meaning the baby is napping in there, or "I los me" meaning I love you. The cutest is when she says "mommy I done(rubbing her tummy) I too full, it yummy!"She never ceases to amaze me with what she learns. She has plenty of sentences I still cant understand, but when I ask her to repeat it, she says it the exact same way, so I know she knows what she is talking about.... I just wish I knew what she was saying.

The next few months are going to be fun!!!