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Exploring the Kitchen

You know having a toddler is a wonderful thing but it is not without it's challenges. Brinson likes to get into everything. One of her favorite places to explore is the kitchen. She gets so focused on what she is doing it makes for great candid shots.

Enjoy!

This door is hard to open, can't you tell my mouth is open and if you could here the sound from a photo it would be a kinda guttural grunt!

Pots and Pans....very exciting and loud....YEAH!!!

I am doing nothing DAD....no worries!
Here she is inspecting containers of cat litter for the there sturdiness.

I'm so proud of her!

Thank you Stouffer's

Ok, I know what you're thinking.....that I've lost my mind. Truth is, I have...but none the less...I just had to share. Brinson ate this Salisbury steak/Mac Cheese in 2 meals. This isn't a kiddie dinner folks, this is the realllll dealllll. Ok, so the steak isnt completely gone but those of you who follow this blog know what kind of eating issues we've had. So, this is HUGE. I hope I'm not jinxing it by saying she's eating better.
On the health front, we are still dealing with the crud, but she's better. Now the coughin is chunky so I think it's loosening up.

P.S. Don't do it...don't click on the picture...it is nauseating.

Brinson is sicky-poo

Brinson has the crud. She's been coughing for about 4-5 days now. She doesn't have fever, and until tonight hasn't really acted sick. Tonight she's been whiney. I've called the Pedi and the GI and the dietician..lol At their advice we tried honey (she gagged which I knew she would) and hot apple juice (which she's not crazy about.) In the midst of all that she had some serious reflux the other night. She had been doing the gasping/gulping most of the night. Then we went from that to this......
She coughed so much that she vomited her dinner last night. It's so sad to watch her. I feel utterly helpless. Her face turns beet red, her nose runs, and her little eyes tear up. After several conversations with the doc office, we took her in today to see Dr. Rossell. The doc thought we might have to take her to Texas Children's ER last night because the coughing was so bad. I did everything in my power to AVOID the ER.
Anyhow, she's on meds I hope will work. She gets Xopenex/Pulmicort/Albuterol/Mucomyst via nebulizer several times a day. She's on Mucinex sprinkles and on oral Prednisolone for 5 days. I HOPE this works. Tonight at dinner were several more coughing spells, and we were up most of last night with her.
As I'm typing this she's asleep on the recliner with Daddy. I'm hoping she will have a better
night.
If anyone has suggestions on cough rememdies please feel free to share.
Ironically enough....she was sick this same time last year with Respiratory crud.

Shall we dance?

Brinson is a little under the weather with cough/runny nose/?upper respiratory/reflux/stomach issues stuff...but she still has time to dance with Daddy. :) (At least, she's not running fever....knock on wood!)

Aunt Barbara is here!

Aunt Barbara is in town for a few weeks, so she got to see Brinson all made up for Halloween!

Sharing a moment

This is what happens when the pigtails come out!

A couple of random shots from the evening!

Look closely and you can see her top teeth!!!!!!

Zachary's visit - weekend before Halloween

Rocking chair...finally!

Such a ham!