Matt left for California Wednesday morning, so guess what??
Yep, Taylor's sick with her first cold of the season.
Kinda early to be starting this crap again, but that's what happens when all the other kids come back to Gramma's...they start passing the germs like they're candy.
'Tis the season, I suppose.
So here she is calling her Daddy to tell him she wasn't feeling well yesterday.
He was very concerned...you can tell by her expression.
*****And this was my poor, sweet baby today at lunchtime. Now, anyone that knows Taylor knows that this is NOT normal. I've seen kids do this before, but not this girl...I couldn't believe it! That was the last bit of confirmation that I needed...this little girl just isn't feeling good. :(
She's also been boycotting food...which concerns me a little cuz she's pretty petite as it is. She can't afford to be cutting back her calories! Now, me on the other hand...well, that's a whole other issue...
*****
On a side note, it's been 2 weeks since Taylor threw her binky in the garbage! For several months she's only had it at nap/bedtime, but I've really been wanting to just get rid of it. I knew it was going to be hard (for all of us) but I also knew the longer we waited, the harder it would be. I'd come up with all kinds of excuses why we couldn't do it...we were going to be having company, she was teething, maybe when she got her big-girl bed. But, the truth is, I think I was just scared that it was going to be really hard for her, which in turn would be really hard for me, for Matt, and for my mom. Well, this kid never ceases to amaze me! The first night was hard putting her to bed. I had cut the end off of her binky and set it in her bed, so when she climbed in, she grabbed it and put it in her mouth. She immediately took it out and looked at it and said "uh-oh...uh-oh...me-me...uh-oh!" I asked her if it was broken and she said yes, so I told her that if it was broken we had to throw it in the garbage. So, she did. She carried it to the kitchen, almost threw it away, put it back in her mouth, took it out, looked at it and said "uh-oh, broken" and finally threw it away. And cried. I picked her up, carried her back to her room, and even though she was really upset, we did our normal routine...rock her by her bed, lay her down, say her prayers, and close the door. She cried and cried and alligator tears poured down her face and she called me over and over and said "me-me please" about 50 times and it totally broke my heart! :( She was crying, I was crying, Matt was almost crying (ok, not really) and I couldn't help but feel horrible that she didn't understand why we had taken away her one true love and her greatest source of comfort...why, oh why are these mean people taking my me-me away?? I knew she didn't understand and that was the hardest part. Just as I was about to go in there because I couldn't stand listening to her heart-wrenching plea for her beloved me-me, she got quiet. And that was that. The next day when she went down for her nap at my mom's, she asked for it, but when my mom told her they were in the garbage and all gone, she went to bed without so much as a peep. That same night...she didn't even ask for it! Laid right down and went to sleep. I was in complete shock! She's had a few episodes where she's gotten upset and asked for it since then (usually when she's overly tired and we're in the car) but other than that, it's a thing of the past! It really wasn't even close to being as bad as I thought it would be. Apparently, I was more attached to the binky than she was.
Sure woulda been nice to have one yesterday and today, though. :)
4 comments:
Get well soon Taylor and way to get rid of that me me. Caitlyn did it too and it made car rides a little whiney but other than that she did great... I think you are right about us being more attached than them :)
PS that pic of her sleeping in the high chair is precious... that'd never ever in a million years happen to Caitlyn :)
awww... i love her look when she is talking to daddy on the phone. Poor thing... I hope you feel better soon Taylor!
She is so cute! We did sort of the same thing with Lillie's bottles. I agree that it is much harder on us as parents.
I hope Taylor is feeling better soon, and would love to get the girls together sometime next month.
Well, I know how you feel about making excuses. I hate to admit it, but Grayson still uses his "sucker" at nap time and bedtime. I keep making all sorts of excuses...the latest one was...that we wouldn't get rid of it while Heath was going through chemo because there was enough stress with him as it was. Ok, well thats done..but he still has it. So, then I was going to 'send them to the sucker fairy' when school started...but we are on week 3 of school now. I just need to suck it up and do it! I keep telling him that we are going to set a date and mail them to the sucker fairy...and then the fairy will send him a present.
Hope she is feeling better!!
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