Hi Daddy!

Thanks for playing with me this morning so Mommy could sleep in!

We had fun! Now I'm being a good girl and taking my nap! =)

Hi Daddy!

I'm not feeling very well. I hope you have fun playing the piano for the kids in Primary. Love you and miss you.

Hi Daddy!

I'm just hanging out in the back seat; you're in the front. Woke up from my nap, and I guess we're waiting for momma to grab some milk.

Hi Daddy!

I haven't had much to post since Mom shared my ER pictures. And since you've been sick, I've been able to see you during the day (when you weren't sleeping)...

I miss you today, but I'm glad you're feeling better. I'm tired of this icky cough. I hope it goes away soon.

Daddy took me to the ER

Yesterday was a crazy day.

I've been sick for almost 2 weeks. Mommy says I have a horrible cough with terrible mucus build-up that has made it hard for me to breathe. (You're telling me!) Daddy rushed home from work because Mommy called him in a panic.

I had nearly choked while coughing; thankfully, I was able to gasp a breath and breathe again -- otherwise Mommy would have been calling 911 instead of Daddy.

Anyway, Mommy and Daddy rushed me to the doctors office to get me looked at.

Thankfully, the nice nurse with the frog on her stethoscope said my lungs look clear. But my pulse ox was low. I kept curling her toes while they tried to get a reading:

The doctor decided to give me an albuterol treatment, which I definitely did not like (even though I almost fell asleep at one point).

Why, Daddy, why?

After the treatment, my pulse ox hadn't gone up. That, combined with a few other risk factors, made the doctor tell Mommy and Daddy to take me to the Emergency Room.

We didn't have to rush and run any lights, but the doctors wanted me to get seen quickly.

The hospital down the road from us has a separate Pediatric ER, which was wonderful, and because I was so little (and they put the magic word on my sheet: pertussis) the ER got us in rather quickly.

The ER nurse took all my vitals and then had Mommy put me in the saddest, smallest, cutest hospital gown ever.

The nurse came in to look at me and said that x-ray tech would come get me soon to do a chest x-ray and make sure my lungs looked good. Then we waited (for almost an hour) for them to come.

While we were waiting, Daddy started feel sick. He might have a little of what I've had, with cold symptoms and a small cough. Daddy got really light headed and almost passed out. Mommy told him to get somewhere where he wouldn't fall if he passed out because she was holding me and couldn't catch him.

By now it was almost 7. Just as a nurse came to do a swab of my nose, the x-ray tech showed up.

We left Daddy in the room and Mommy took me to get x-rayed. Mommy had to put on a little lead vest, which the tech explained slipped on like a snuggie.

[[Mommy says: Just because I barely got dressed today and I look seriously ghetto in my holy t-shirt, doesn't mean I am intimately familiar with how to wear a snuggie. But I managed to figure it out anyway :-)]]

I was so tired by this time that I was a very compliant patient. When we got back to the room, they had to take a swab from my nose to test for pertussis. It takes a few days to get those results.

The doctor came in and said my x-rays looked good; I didn't have pneumonia or RSV. They talked about the options of keeping her there, but I seemed to be doing better so Mommy and Daddy opted to bring me home and promised they'd bring me in if I got any worse.

The doctor looked at Daddy and said, "Are you okay?" He said he wasn't feeling well, and she replied he looked very flushed. Long story short, Daddy ended up being wheeled over to the adult ER to see if they thought he needed to be looked at. Thankfully, he got to just come home with us, and is going to the doctor tomorrow.

Just in case I test positive for pertussis, the ER docs started me on antibiotics. So far, Mommy says I seems to be doing okay, though my cough sounds just horrible and I cry sometimes when it hurts. Breaks Mommy's and Daddy's hearts.

So we're all very tired, me and Daddy from being sick, and Mommy from worrying about me while I sleep and spending a couple hours each night holding me while I coughs.

So if you come over and Mommy's in a snuggie, don't judge her...

Hi Daddy!

I went to the Dr today.
She said my cough just sounds bad, so I can still play with my toys!
Are we going to your grad reception tonight?
Does that mean I won't be the center of attention?

Hi Daddy!

Mom says I've been at A+ girl today.
Just like you - except the girl part.
It's just in our blood. Right Dad?

Hi Daddy!

This is the first time I've jet mommy put me down all afternoon.

At least when you're sick you get to be demanding.

Hi Daddy!

I'm grocery shopping with mom. I'm all runny today!

Hi Daddy!

This is my new toy for the day. I don't feel so good. :-(

Hi Daddy!

Today my friends came over to play. We had a great conversation:

Then you took me to the place and let that lady poke my legs. Why Daddy, why?

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Just kidding, mom told me to say that. She says I'll thank you later. :-)

Hi Daddy!

Today Mommy and I cleaned off my new toy!

I'm so glad Wada bought us a steam cleaner.

We took it all apart and sat on the balcony.

Then I got to play in it - I loved all the lights and sounds

Hi Mommy!

Happy 1st Mother's Day!
I love you so much and am so glad you're my mommy!

Daddy and I had a photo shoot while you were at the store, here are a few photos:

Watch here, or click through to see the whole album =)

Weeeeeeeee!

I got Daddy to leave his homework behind and take me for a walk.
We went to the little park by our house, and I rode my first slide!

Weeeeeeeeeee! Weee, weee, weeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Hi Daddy!

Mommy went shopping while I was laying down for a nap. You put me here on the play mat and went to go grab my other toy. But I didn't want to stay on my back - so I rolled over to look around!

Isn't that a neat trick?

Hi Daddy!

My friend Marriott came to see me today. We had fun playing with my baby doll.
Marriott's mommy is so nice be keeps calling me beautiful. I love her.
Have fun at temple. Miss you

Hi Daddy!

Hi Daddy! Mommy tried to lay me down without a swaddle today,
but it didn't work. Not even my favorite giraffe could trick me

Hi Daddy!

We're getting ready to run some errands.

Hi Daddy!

I played with Grace today and I made a new friend. I love play group.
Can you and I play tonight?

Hi Daddy!

I soaked mom in the bath today. Now I'm getting ready for bed. Love you.

Hope your presentation was good. I know I learned a lot from it!

Hi Daddy!

I just got back from my friend Patti's. I'm glad you're coming home soon.
I miss you. Be safe; see you soon.

Fwd: Hi Daddy!

Hi Daddy! I'm skipping relief society. What are you doing?

Mommy thinks I look so pretty today.