Wellness Update

Draya ended up staying home from daycare last Tuesday & Wednesday too. She still had a stuffy nose on Thursday still but so did all of the other kids there so we sent her back. I think she was happy to get out of the house. Her cough stayed a problem for two more nights that but it was just a regular cough, not barky any more. She would wake up crying and screaming often - Thursday & Friday nights were kind of rocky.
Draya was pretty much back to normal on Saturday though when we took her to the Kids Christmas Party at Mommy's work. Daddy & Uncle P were both working it (juggling ball making & yoyo stations respectively). She did hide under a table when Santa showed up but eventually agreed to sit on his lap with Mommy. Photos are coming soon...
Saturday night Draya went to stay with G'pa while Daddy & Mommy went back to Spruce. Mommy had to work and they both stayed to see MSND. G'pa took her to McDonald's and let her stay up late. She had lots of fun with him! Only thing is... now Mommy is getting sick. And Daddy is under the weather too.

The Croup Kid

Draya has been sick since Saturday. She woke up that morning with a barky cough and a low grade fever. We stayed home Saturday and missed W's birthday on Sunday. Today I kept her at home too. Throughout the weekend her appetite and energy were low and we watched lots lots of Treehouse and her favourite movies (Cars & Ratatouille). Last night she had a string of nasty diarrhea episodes that resulted in the washing of a couch cushion. I let her sleep in late today (rest is the best medicine) and it does seem like she's on the mend. Still having some poop issues but the cough is lessening and her voice in almost back to normal. She even had a few short energy spurts. She ate a little bit more and I really hope she'll be up for daycare tomorrow. If not, Daddy is going to stay home with her next.

Sick Day

Draya & I stayed home today because her body is fighting some sort of illness. She has a cough and an occasionally runny nose. She had a fever at about 5 a.m. on Sunday morning, yesterday at daycare (so I picked her up early) and last night for a few hours. I thought her temperature might be starting to go up a few times to day to but then it didn't. Good thing because it is difficult to get medicine into her! The old mix it into her apple juice doesn't work as well as it used to.
She was pretty moody, cuddly and clingy today and I think the quiet day in did her some good.
In any case it's back to work and daycare tomorrow... barring a fever relapse of course.

"Cookies" All Over

Mommy & Daddy have been initiated into a new stage of parenthood. The upset stomach – much cookie tossing included. Poor Draya, last night she was cranky at dinner - didn’t really want to eat - wanted Mommy. I wanted to eat dinner without a kid in my lap constantly so Draya had a tantrum and lay on the floor sniffling for a while. We though she was just tired. At about 7 pm she just stopped in the middle of the living room and tossed her cookies – twice. I gave her a speedy, standing up bath (she screamed) while Daddy cleaned the carpet. Then we cuddled her and sat her in front of Treehouse. She tossed her cookies about 5 or 6 more times, not that there was much left to toss and went through 4 more pairs of jammies (she didn’t always hit the bowl). There weren’t any other symptoms of illness, no fever, aches or other pains, she even got restless and bored of Treehouse eventually and wanted to play! She did eventually conk out on the couch at around 9:30 pm. We moved her up to our bed around 11 where she promptly tossed her cookies again, waking up at 2 am for a final tossing. I slept in with her this morning and when she got up at 8:30 she was totally fine. Drank milk and apple juice, nursed and ate oatmeal. Nothing came back up. I took her to daycare for 11am. But wow, toddler vomit is WAY different than baby blarg! We knew it would be but now we’ve experienced it!!

Migrating Vegetables & Capital X

Why is it that avocado in the middle of the bathroom floor seems normal when you have a small child living in the house?

Draya had a tummy-ache at daycare today from eating some of my elephant ear and mini doughnuts on the Midway yesterday. She still ate two helpings at lunch and a big snack at 3:30 though so it can't have been that bad.
We had fun at Capital X last night with I & G & L and then with S & A.
The kids area was okay but not spectacular. There were very few free things for little kids to do. Toddler Town was a bust. I was disappointed that they didn't have the petting zoo back. We did however have fun in the 'Family Farm'. Here are some cute photos of Draya riding a John Deer tractor. My cousin would be so proud!

Teething, Coughing & Toothpaste

Draya is getting her top molars. She has been teething for quite a while now as they slowly force their way through her gums. Last night as she was throwing her head back and screaming in pain I got a good look at the little culprits. Need less to say we gave her Motrin.
The OTHER reason she was up for two hours in the middle of the night last night is the cough she currently has. She has a bit if a chesty-rattle so we know there’s some phlegm there and the cough comes and goes. It’s been getting worse though, interrupting her sleep and shortening her naptime. We are watching her closely for other symptoms (fever) but so far none have appeared.
This morning she was in a surprisingly good mood. I let her sleep a little later so she wasn’t hungry for ‘real’ food after her milk. She insisted on taking our toothpaste tube with her to the car but lost interest once she was buckled in. She can’t twist the top off yet (thankfully). If she could I wouldn’t have let her take it.
She IS getting very good at following simple requests. “Go put your shoes on”, “find mommy’s necklace”, “come into the kitchen”, etc…
We have to be VERY careful near stairs these days though because she want to walk down them like a big girl instead of turning around and going down on her tummy. She knows that she’s not to take a step down until she is holding some ones hand and she tries to use the handrail but she’s just to short! I still know that one of these days she’s going to try on her own again and take a spill.
Speaking of lumps and bumps, Draya has a bit of a bruise next to her left eye these days from where the cuddle rocker at daycare ‘attacked’ her. Her face is at the same height as its arm and she rocked it into herself while heading or a toy. It was totally and accident. It can’t have hurt her very badly though as she wouldn’t let her teacher put a cold compress on it, she just wanted to go and play again.
Yes, my little bundle of energy is always on the go. Last Friday she walked for 3 long blocks on Whyte Ave while holding my hand. The only reason I had to pick her up was that she tried to go into a restaurant. When got to the coffee shop where we were meeting our friends she still wanted to roam… no rest for the Draya… or the mommy & daddy.
Coming soon… photos from our trip to the highland games last weekend… as soon as I find time to download the camera.