Thanksgiving 2018
We had a simple breakfast of store-bought cinnamon rolls this morning, so we wouldn’t get full before Thanksgiving lunch.
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Baby’s First Wagon Ride
As usual, we stopped for our morning loves at the front desk with Aunt Meggie before heading to class. normally I carry her from the desk to her classroom, but today she was feeling like little Miss Independent, so she had to walk down the hall all by herself!
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Hospitalized with RSV
This time of year germs are running rampant through all the schools and daycare’s. In my daily blog post entry from Monday, I went on a little rant about people touching babies & spreading germs, and this story is the main reason why. Last year unfortunately, we dealt with germs & illness the hard way. This is a post about when Emerson was hospitalized with RSV at 4 months old, during November 2017…
It initially started out as just a cold (runny nose, little cough), and not much more. But it persisted for quite a while. (A year later I don’t remember how long, but it was at least 3 weeks, maybe even four.) But since it was just a cold, there wasn’t much we could do for her, except a few “home remedies.” We held her while the shower steamed up the bathroom, she slept at an incline in her rock-n-play, we used the NoseFrida to suction all the excess snot out of her nose, and we bought a humidifier for the bedroom. We gave her Zarbee’s cough syrup for infants, and put Zarbee’s rub on her chest (like Vicks VapoRub for babies). But the cold persisted. …
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27-Year-Old Baby Nightshirt
I love seeing all the different toys that Emerson chooses to okay with at drop-off each morning. I was surprised when she chose the giant plane this morning!
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Longhorn Birthday Dinner
Y’all already know I love pretty blue morning skies with clouds & sunlight, so I’ll just leave this right here…
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Triplet Baby Shower
Today was my sister’s first baby shower for her triplets! It was thrown by the ladies in my family, my mama, Grandmommie, Aunt Suzanne, Aunt Jane & myself. We hosted it at the Old Bradfordville School house, and it was so lovely! We’ve been planning roughly for a few months, but really hard for these past three weeks. We had lots of yummy snacks & punch, and delicious Publix cupcakes in the shape of a baby carriage. We decorated with a few simple things, and kept most things yellow, gray & white, which is how they plan to decorate the nursery as well. There were lots of lovely ladies who came to celebrate & support, and it was an amazing shower!
First, look at how amazing and beautiful my baby sister looks! She’s currently 18 weeks pregnant, and each baby is the size of an artichoke!
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Three Grocery Stores
First of all, yes, we still have the Moana poster from her birthday in July hanging in the dining room. She loves it, ok? Second, we had scrambled eggs and hash browns for breakfast this morning, and look how excited she was about it!
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Chilly Night for Chili
Baby girl finally went back to school this morning, for the first time all week! (Yes Monday was a holiday, and then she was out sick for three days, so her first day of school was a Friday.) She was bundled up nice and warm and cozy in her cute boots and her new little jacket from Grandmommie. The hood has little ears that make her look like an adorable baby bear.
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Virus Turned Into Ear Infection
Well, since Emerson’s fever was still hanging around yesterday, we decided to go back to the doctor’s office this morning to see our pediatrician/my friend, Abby. Turns out, the virus she had at the beginning of the week, caused some fluid on her ears, and now her left ear is infected, and she’s back on antibiotics again. But you know what? I’m fine with that! At this point, I’d rather her take the meds that will clear it all up, rather than her continue to just wait it out. Her temp stayed around 98/99° all day, and we’ve been given a note for her to return to school tomorrow.
While we were waiting, we pointed out all the dogs in this magazine, and she got super excited about each one of them.
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The Fever That Won’t Quit
We got jarred awake super early today at 3:30 a.m. with Emerson screaming & crying out of nowhere. When we got into her room, she was burning up, and her temp was 103°. We got her undressed and wiped down her head & face with a cool, damp cloth, and tried to calm her down. I got her redressed in a regular, cooler onesie, and rocked her for a while. But she did not want me to put her back down, so I ended up just holding her for the next few hours in the living room recliner. We both were in & out of sleep that whole time, until about 7 a.m.. Then we got up and she was very calm, but relatively “normal.” But since she had that high fever, that meant another day out of school, so we got breakfast ready and shared a bagel. She actually ate pretty well, so I was more than willing to share with her.
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