taking the good with the bad

Well, Rebecca never really got well after last week's sicknesses, and now is even more sick.  I was up with her every hour last night (except for a stretch between 1:30-3:00 AM, so I didn't see the 2:00 hour).  She's got a fever and a bad cough, and is fussier and clingier than ever. She has an appointment at the doctor this afternoon.  Likely they'll tell me it's still a virus and they can't do anything for me, but if there's any chance that it's become an infection and antibiotics will help, then I want to find out.

I drank two cups of coffee this morning.  I NEVER drink two cups of coffee.  It's going to be one of those days....

But despite her being sick, there are some happy things to write about.  She's been working on her colors for a couple of months, and I think she's finally got them down pretty well.  Purple seems to be her favorite.  Every morning she points to her hair bows, which hang on the wall by her changing table, and says, "Bow.....burple."  She wants a purple bow, no matter what color her clothes are.  Sometimes I pick out purple clothes just so she can wear a purple bow.  Other days she has to be satisfied with a different color bow. 

She spends a LOT of time on my lap since she's been so sick, and has been loving looking at her word book over and over and over while she sits there.

She can tell me practically every word for the pictures in the book.  My husband looked at it with her the other day and couldn't believe how much she knew.

She's also getting really good at her shape puzzle, and knows most of the names of the shapes, too.

While she doesn't speak in phrases very much yet, she's got a few phrases down.  My favorite:

" 'ere'd it go?" (all slurred together, with her arms outstretched, palms up, shrugging her shoulders)

One of her favorite things right now is saying, "ugg," and throwing her head down on my shoulder and her arms across my chest for a big hug.  I can't resist those.  Even at 3:00 AM when she's up crying.  Fever or no fever, I'll take her hugs at 3:00 AM.  I'd prefer them at 3:00 PM, but I'll take them all.

She's the sweetest, cutest little handful I'll ever deal with.


Edited to add:  She has an ear infection!  Now that I have an antibiotic, I hope it will finally start to get better.  Anything's got to be better than last night.