Friday was Elizabeth's birthday, and she woke up with a streaming cold. We opened her presents in bed, then flew to get ready for our trip out to Shrewsbury. She had some Medised, and seemed ok. The afternoon went by ok - both sets of grandparents arrived, more presents, cake, candle... lots of playing with new toys. She went to bed, and we sat down (exhausted as per usual) with a glass of wine to celebrate coming this far, and managing to get through what I thought would be a very emotional day but it didn't actually turn out to be so.
Saturday was 'our day' as a family. We went on our trip out to Hoo Farm which, despite our efforts to 'think positive', ended up in disappointment, but at least we got our money back. It was freezing cold, very bleak, and hardly anything was open. What was open we couldn't really see because there were Christmas trees lined up everywhere. What we could see (i.e. Christmas World) was hugely disappointing. Elizabeth seemed delighted to see an owl, and was able to mimic him, but I think she was glad to get back home.
Sunday saw us at home receiving guests, with more presents for her. She wasn't herself, and was clingy and whingey, not a good combination. She had some more Medised (which I was loathe to give her) and that helped her sleep in the afternoon, but when she woke up she was really unhappy, and clung onto me for ages. I thought she might sleep it off and be better the next day but...
Yesterday was a real 'clingon' day. She was in a bad-but-not-so-bad-she-needed-to-go-to-the-dr way, and I ended up carrying her around the house for most of the day. She fell asleep in my arms after feeding around 2pm, which I haven't seen for literally months. By the time husband came home she had picked up a bit.
The question is - what is wrong? It seems unlikely that this has anything to do with her injections that were last Thursday as they are only likely to have an effect during the 48 hours afterwards. It could be teething although I can't actually see inside her mouth to confirm. She definately has a cold, but doesn't usually suffer quite so much, so is it something else as well? How would I know if it was an ear infection, or tonsillitis or something?
Today she is much the same. We went to group this morning and she clung on to me for most of the morning, stopping to have a go on the walker, and to crawl around a little bit. She sobbed when we came home, then fed (again) and I was about to administer more Medised but decided to try lunch first. She ate her scrambled egg on toast and yoghurt, and has now settled for a nap, so she seems ok again. So confusing!
She has learned to say "Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiir" while pointing to the sky, indicating a bird.
She can also say "Whhhhaaasaaaaa?" which we think means "What's that?"
and can more or less say 'hello' and 'bye' - she says hello while playing with one of her many toy phones. She can also say "Oh Da?" which we think means, "Where has Daddy gone?".
Lets home things pick up soon.
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