Lacie just turned 9 months old this past weekend. And as of today she has officially had 'one of those days'! I should have been aware that something was on the horizon when just before 5 this morning she woke up ready to nurse. Not that this is too odd, but the fact that she nursed for two hours straight was a good indicator that we were in for a day! :) Having been a little congested throughout the week  - Lacie woke up coughing like crazy and her nose full of junk. So much so that every time she sneezed her mouth would disappear in the 'goo of it all'. (Nice visual, huh?) She was wheezing so much that when you put your hand on her back it would vibrate. To the doctor we go...the nurses acted like I was an overreactive mom (because she had no fever, wasn't throwing up, etc), but soon changed their tune when the doctor ordered for Lacie to have a breathing treatment - one of many over the next week. They were very sweet about it, laughed with Lacie, showed me how to operate it and then politely LEFT the room for me to do battle with my strong-willed baby girl. 15 runs of "Jesus, Loves Me" later - she began to calm down and concede the fight. From there we went on a coffee date where she had the joy of chug-a-lugging 6 oz of prune juice in an effort to help her poop. Forgoing lunch - she fell asleep on my shoulder. We finally arrived home. As I tried to take a minute to 'go potty' myself - she came in after me. Trying to pull herself up on my leg she misstepped and busted her bottom lip. I immediately scooped her up and began to console the poor thing - in the midst of which her prune juice kicked in - and out! The first runny blow out we've had in 4 months - yeah? Another breathing treatment later and here we are. Bless her heart she has the best attitude though! She's blowing bubbles with her snot - stopping every so often to gargle it in the back of throat (hey, don't knock it til you try it). She jumping in her swing - and though her nose is pink, her lip is swollen and her face is covered in snot - she is singing and smiling at me with the sweetest little grin! It's definitely been 'one of those days'! I'm sure she's longing for a cold, tall glass of whole milk to help take the edge off and help her forget about this poopy day! Here's a hoping a nap will help. :)

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