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Friday, March 11, 2011

Dr.S and Tsunamis

Wednesday Jane Ellis was very fussy, and not herself at all. She is usaually a very easy going, happy, smiley baby who likes to be held but doesn't require holding to be happy. She never ran a fever, and had had a cold for the past 4 or 5 days, so I thought it was just her cold. She fell asleep at 6p then woke to eat at 9p. After she woke up, she cried/screamed everytime she laid down flat. I thought she was just tired and fighting sleep, so I let her do that for about 5 mins. Give her her paci, she'd calm, I'd go downstairs and she'd start again. She does this sometimes if she's really tired, but not for this long. I went back up there, rocked her (she usually hates to be rocked- she likes to just be put in her bed) and she fell asleep on my chest. Everytime I tried to lay her in her bed, she'd wake up screaming. I decided to give her some tylenol- I swear it helped in 15 mins. I let her just sleep on me, then was finally able to lay her in her bed after a few hours- 2a by now. She woke me at 6a to eat and was up for the day - again, not like her, she normally goes back to sleep till atleast 830. By 10 she was soooo fussy/crying, wouldn't really eat and HAD to be held. By now, I knew it had to be an ear infection from her cold. We couldn't see Dr. S until 430 that afternoon. So more tylenol was given which helped calm her again. I was right, it was her right ear (Emma also had a right ear infections when she was just a month or so older than JE - weird lol) After a few more doses of tylenol and some amoxicillin - "the pink stuff" as most kids call it - she had a great night's sleep. And this morning is back to her old happy, calm, beautiful self. I'm so glad the Lord let this happen while I'm still at home. Not that her daddy wouldn't have held her all night, but I just feel so much better being home with her for her first sickness. It absolutely breaks my heart to know I'll be back to work in two weeks. But I know I have to work to keep the house and car, and that makes it slightly easier - slightly.

Now, on a sadder note. The point of this blog is two-fold. I wanted a way for family and friends (should they choose to follow) to stay updated on my sweet JE. But it was also a way to help me remember special things/events/milestones in her life. I want to take a second to write about Japan, and the sadness that has overcome that country. Eary this morning - 2 am our time and 2 pm theirs- there was an 8.9 mag earthquake 80 miles in the ocean. Here's a small excerpt from an article by foxnews:
"TOKYO -- A ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it carried away ships, cars and homes, and triggered widespread fires that burned out of control.
Hours later, the waves washed ashore the U.S. West Coast, where evacuations were ordered from California to Washington but little damage was sustained. The entire Pacific had been put on alert -- including coastal areas of South America, Canada and Alaska -- but waves were not as bad as expected." Here's the website: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/11/thousands-roam-tokyo-streets-massive-tsunami-devastates-region/

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives away, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though the waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling- Psalms 46:1-3. Praying for the people of Japan, today. Where else can they find comfort and peace, but in the Lord.