This is what a sick little girl looks like. Danielle started acting sick Saturday morning. She had a runny nose, lots of drainage, and a cough. She threw up in her bed Saturday during her nap. After a nasty diaper Sunday morning, I thought it was a stomach virus. She was pretty irritable Sunday evening, but she slept all night Sunday night. She seemed ok on Monday morning, so off to the sitter she went. When I picked her up Monday afternoon, she was playing in the backyard. While in the car on the way home, she had a terrible coughing fit that caused her to throw up. Looking back, I don't think it was a stomach virus - I think that she has a horrible gag reflex (like her Mommy - it's even documented in the paperwork from the Scott & White ER when they were testing for all sorts of things that could have been causing me to be so sick) that causes her to throw up when she coughs too much or too hard. It's been an interesting few days with a little girl who just wants to be held, doesn't want to eat, and is just pretty miserable. Thank goodness she has so many clothes because she's had at least 6 baths in the past 3 days.
I'm thankful that this is the first time Danielle has been sick with something that has lasted over 24 hours. Peter was sick all the time when he was a baby, so Danielle being so healthy has been such a blessing. In fact, Peter was sick at the exact same age as Danielle is now - I guess Hazen babies don't do well at 16 months!!
Thankfully she is sleeping in her bed even though she doesn't feel well. She wakes herself up coughing, but she is awesome at putting herself back to sleep. I even gave her a pillow in her crib to keep her head elevated. She loves having a soft pillow like a big girl!!
Feel better soon sweet girl!!
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