I am over mine.
Matt is just starting.
And then there's Ella.
Poor kid spent the entirety of last night with a bad asthma cough. She could not get to sleep because of constant coughing and we were out of her Albuterol treatment (and all of the 24 hour pharmacies were closed due to the storm). So I stayed up with her. Around 5:00 AM she fell asleep snuggled next to me on the couch, wrapped up in her Grandma Blanket (which I am a little jealous of, Louise).
All day today she slept, awoke to eat a few spoonfuls of applesauce and slept some more. Today we got her medicine and finally gave her a breathing treatment before bed. Now, all is quiet.
It is times like these when I am suddenly reminded of Ella;s beginnings. Born a preemie, little Ella stayed in the NICU for 19 days. During her stay she used the billiruben tank, incubator, oxygen tanks, heat beds, feeding tubes, IVs and pretty much every other machine they had to offer. When she came home she still had oxygen for another month. We went through rounds of RSV shots, winters shut indoors, many prayers, tears and a lot of Mommy-worry. But she made it out okay and the only lingering reminder is her asthma.
These days she is filled with sunshine, energy and life! What a difference a few years can make. We were so blessed to have her make a full recovery when she started with so many problems.
So, I don't mind sitting up until 5:30 am.
In fact, it's my pleasure.
6 comments:
Sweet Little Ella! Her being in the hospital for so long was not fun. I'm glad she's alive and well, and better yet part of our family
Poor little thing. I don't have asthma or allergies but my whole family does, and according to them, there is nothing worse than asthma attacks. I sure hope she's feeling better tomorrow and you all get some good rest tonight!
Ick. I am not a fan of the asthma. The boys and I have it. It's not fun in the middle of the night, but it's true...when you're up with them all night, sometimes in the wee hours of the night you realize how precious they are!
Glad all of you are feeling better. My girls were beside me and saw the last picture and said "Are they singing song? About God? Really really loud?" I said probably so.
HallMom
Actually, we were having Greek Food for dinner and they were screaming "OPA!"
poor girl, glad she did okay for the night!
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