This last weekend Ella got sick for what I consider the first time. She has had a cold a few times, but nothing too major. We were on our way up to Park City and we had just barely the house. I was sitting in the backseat with Ella and all of a sudden she started throwing up everywhere. In a matter of seconds everything was covered, but we get back home, pull her out, start washing the carseat cover and Dustin hosed down the plastic part. Ella seemed to be fine after that so we finally take off again, this time in a different carseat and in new clothes. Unfortunately, I was being a stupid mom and gave her some milk. About 10 minutes into our drive Ella throws up again and then immediately falls asleep. I felt so bad for her and panicked so of course I called her doctor. To make a long story a little shorter, we gave her a bath in Park City, and for the next while she seemed to be okay and was keeping food down. She hated the pedialite, but we got a few swallows in her. We had a party that night with Dustin's family and Ella was being her normal self so me being a naiive mom, let her have a little milk. She was exhausted so we left and stopped back at my mom's. While my mom was holding Ella the vomit started again and lasted a good minute. My mom and her whole kitchen were covered. Needless to say it was a long day full of lots of laundry. We are still trying to get the puke smell out of one of carseats' straps. And I felt sick all of Friday from inhaling so many of the fumes. It is a hard smell for your body to forget once it is bombarded with it. Fortuantely Ella didn't throw up again and we just took it easy the rest of the weekend to let her get better. She got to watch a lot of Sesame Street and Curious George (her favorites) since she was sick. Since she didn't feel too well but was exhausted, she was very clingy and spent a lot of time with mommy doing this.
I look asleep in this picture, but I was just looking down. I was so glad that she had fallen asleep at this point that I was afraid to move a muscle. I was of course loving it the whole time though.
Dustin was also sick this weekend with a horrible cough so my mom stopped by to say hi since she was down in Salt Lake. Ella was feeling much better at this point too, just kind of cranky. We were laughing because Ella has figured out how to get her snacks. Here she is getting off the lid.
She can fit her whole arm in the container to reach the crackers.
And finally success! Dustin and I are amazed at how much she watches us and picks up on things.
We have an old laptop that is broken and is headed to the garbage. And since Ella loves computers and is always trying to get to Dustin's when he is on it, he decided to let her go crazy with the broken one. It became a safety hazard very quickly as she started ripping the keys off, but it was fun while it lasted. I think it makes Dustin proud that she loves computers so much. :)
