In Your Eyes…
11 Apr
We’ve been through a rough couple of weeks with Ella. She was pretty sick for several days with a high fever & ensuing grouchiness. She missed most of Easter because she was so tired & feverish. A trip to the pediatrician & a day or so later & we were able to start her on antibiotics for a bacterial infection. Once her fever was gone, she went into meltdown mode. Screaming, disagreeing, freaking out at every little decision made in a day. If I wanted to go do laundry? Time to freak out. Want to go to Little Gym? First let’s have a complete meltdown including not wanting to wear underwear, pants or shoes, but socks on our hands. Would you like some juice? Yes! No! Yes! *SCREAM*!!!! It was very difficult for all of us, but luckily, the past couple of days have been much better.
In the mean time, I had to find little joys during the day. So when Ella would have a few moments of happiness, I logged them in my head. Here are 3 little glimpses of normal Ella during a rocky time:
1. While waiting in Walgreens for “15 minutes” (an hour) to get her prescription, we wandered the aisles. We picked up some sidewalk chalk so we could do something fun outside even if we couldn’t go to the park. As soon as we got home, Ella wanted to go outside to play with her “chalklates”. So funny!
2. Part of my nesting/needing to get the house ready to sell phase has been SUPER CLEANING. I’ve been going through every closet, drawer, etc to clean & organize. One morning, while cleaning the bathroom drawers, Ella asked me what a certain bottle was. “That’s perfume” I said. Ella’s response? “It’s perf-me!” Of course it is!
3. A water line break in the parking lot at the mall after Little Gym caused us to take a detour while leaving. The cautionary tape up around the puddles gave an insight into how kids see the world. “Look Mom, it’s the news!” Ella said, seeing the caution tape. I just love how little minds work!
Now that we have our sweet girl (mostly) back, we’re trying to rebuild our potty training skills that were lost during the sick days. Some days are better than others so we’re bracing ourselves to take it one day at a time. As long as those days are finished by August.