Sicky Poo

My poor Anna Boo has croup. Again. Both my babies got it often. She went to bed happy as a lark and woke up at 4:30 because she lost Bunny. This is normal and happens at least three to four times per week. I climb the stairs at some awful middle of the night hour so my toddler can once again snuggle with her sacred bunny. This time, as I climbed the stairs, I heard the familiar bark of a croupy baby.

After finding Bunny, getting the humidifier out of the basement and filling it up, I climbed the stairs to bundle her up and go sit out on the porch (only shortly after tucking in a very worried big brother...her coughing woke him up and he wanted to make sure she was okay). The cold air helps with breathing. As we were sitting on the cold step on the porch, Rianna was acting like her delightful self, commenting on the pretty lights, the dark, the sky, etc. She then noticed the stars. "Oh Mommy! Look at the stars!!" I glanced up to enjoy them with her. She looked at me, smiled and said, "Chin up, Mommy! Look at the stars!" So, my chin went up for a better look. At that point her hand shot out from under the bundled blankets to my exposed neck where she quickly tickled me while screeching, "TICKLE TICKLE!!! I tickle Mommy!!!" This brought a hearty laugh from me especially since it was the last thing I expected my sicky poo to do!

I found myself thinking, "This does not sound like a sick girl!!" ...but it's Rianna. She is almost always delightful...even when she is sick! :)

After putting her to bed, I turned the monitor up so I could make sure she was breathing. I thought I heard her say, "Brodder?" (Brother) I then heard nothing so I assumed she was just talking to herself. When I woke Jake this morning, he was exhausted. He told me he was worried about his sister and kept getting up after I put her back down so that he could check on her.

I told him that he was very sweet to check on her, but that I could take care of her. He really needs to get sleep. I told him that he was a great big brother. And he truly is...