Your Eyes Have Not Deceived You...

Yes...this is a new post mere days after my last one. Told you I was getting used to this no sleep thing!

Anyway, it's been a rough week. Since we returned from San Diego, Ella has been sick. She started to get a stuffy nose last week and by this past weekend she was starting to develop a fever. On Sunday night she was coughing so much that she threw up...all over Peter.

So I stayed home with her on Monday and she got a lot of rest. Last night she really started to improve and today she is much better. Still a cough and runny nose, but not nearly as bad as a few days ago.

I must say, having a sick baby takes a lot out of you. It's hard to not be able to help them. They just have to be stuffed up and not breathe! And of course, the whole not sleeping thing is awful. We caved and put her in the bed with us which was probably fine for her and Peter but somehow I ended up sleeping partly on the bed and partly on the nightstand! Ugh! So as of yesterday she was back in the crib.....the cry it out method is just gonna have to work for now so I can get some sleep! I found out last night though that Peter's the softy, not me. When she started to cry he wanted to go rock her and I told him to give her five minutes. He really didn't think it would work but after about three minutes she calmed down and went to sleep. Slept the whole night too! Yay!!!

Who knew the control you lose once you have a child. I kept telling myself....you are the adult here! If you want her in the crib and not in your bed then just do it! hehehe. Easier said than done. She's just so dang cute!

It looks like the cold bug has bitten most of the babies around here...and some of the mommies and daddies. All three of Janet's grandchildren (Jeremiah, Gideon, and Josiah) had it. And now Connor has it. Peter and I both have a cough and when I called Heather today she sounded awful! So.....here's to a swig of DayQuil and 1.25mL of Infant Tylenol...

Anyway, here are a few photos from the last few days.

Since I forgot to take her 10 month picture, I took this the next morning. So she's about 10 months and 8 hrs old here.....close enough, right? Who the heck is that happy at seven in the morning?!! Crazy kid!

Helping with the dishes.

Peter's dad was in town last week. Unfortunately I only got to see him one night at dinner, but on Friday he came over to spend some time with Ella, Blake, and Peter.

I think this was Sunday night when she was pretty sick. Time to read a story and go to bed...

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