Stuffy

We have taken quite a break from our blogging these days. Whoops. I just don't have many pictures or stories to share. It is most likely due to pure laziness but it's also due to Miss M being a little under the weather. It's not ideal to take pictures with snot all over her face. I am getting a new camera lens in the mail soon and I am rather excited about it. I really need to take some classes on how to get the most out of my camera but haven't yet fit that into my schedule (or budget - although I don't do budgets).

So, Miss M has been feeling under the weather for about a week and a half now. It started out that she was just stuffed up but it's moved to her chest and now she's coughing and more snotty. It's sad to sit by and listen to her not be able to breath. I wish I could be sick for her but that's probably how she got sick in the first place. From me.

She has resorted to eating oyster crackers and Ritz crackers (the low sodium variety - I don't recommend them - unless you need low sodium in your diet).

I called the doctor today but the confirmed that I shouldn't bring her in until she has a fever or has been sick for more than two weeks. They also recommended giving her a spoonful of honey to help reduce the coughing. I am not so sure how I feel about their competency since I am pretty sure you're not supposed to give a child under the age of a year honey. I realize she's close to a year but I don't think we'll take any chances. Apparently you are not supposed to give them peanut products until they are three years of age but Miss M has had some peanut butter - on accident the first time - somehow she snagged a peanut butter M&M and since she didn't go into cardiac arrest and turn out to be allergic I now give her part of part of my peanut butter crackers (cracker only - but it does have peanut residue).

She isn't sleeping well during nap times. I don't know if its due to not feeling well, giving up a morning nap, or just trying (and succeeding) at driving me bonkers. One nap that is 45 minutes long is not enough for a little girl (or her momma). But she is sleeping now so I am going to finish the laundry before she wakes up.

Oh. She is a busy girl. She likes to read books. She especially likes books that have flaps to lift or textures to touch. She likes to jump and bounce around. She's very good at walking around using the couch and whatever else she can find to get where she wants to go. She doesn't venture off her 5x8 foot rug unless I am in the kitchen. She is doing better at playing by herself for extended periods of time which is nice for me.

Okay. I seriously need to get stuff done.

Here's a picture from last night after bath time. It's not great but it's from my phone.