Lets back-track a few days....I heard about some great deals at Old Navy....so on Saturday...oh wait...let's back-track a few more days....the Xterra was due for a state inspection...so Josh brought it on Wednesday to go have it inspected and the oil changed...and guess what...it got rejected :( It needs a new muffler (just what I wanted to spend money on right before Christmas!) soooo....back to the story...on Saturday morning...the Xterra had an appointment to get a new muffler...so we dropped that off...and then Josh wanted to get a hair cut before leaving for GA...so we went and got that done. Sometimes Ella and I stay in the car and sometimes we go in (it's a Barber Shop)...but this time we went in...well Ella really doesn't like loud noises...and they use a "hair vacuum"....she didn't like that noise...especially when they used it on her Daddy...she kept watching him and yelling, "Daddy!" She had to make sure he was ok! So THEN we went to Old Navy....and I stocked up on some things for Ella...they had shirts on sale (still from Black Friday) for $4....and as fast as Ella grows out of her clothes...that was a deal to me! So we got shirts galore, a pair of pants, and a dress...and Josh picked up some shirts as well. So while Ella napped...I went downstairs and started wrapping :) Although we aren't going to put anything under the tree until Christmas morning...if she sees it earlier I think she will want to unwrap it!
Sunday we all went to church and then right after Josh headed out to GA...of course neither one of us thought about it being a really busy travel day as people were headed home after the Thanksgiving break...so unfortunately it added about 2 extra hours to his trip. However, he finally made it...and has had a good week. He has learned lots and passed his big test.
Monday - the usual. I went to work. Ella went to the sitters. The end. Oh wait...well just about normal...Sunday night....at 2:15am....I woke up out of a deep sleep to a loud THUD. Which I was already on edge for being home by myself...and I immediately thought, "this isn't right!!" But then I heard..."uh-oh"...."UH-OH"....hmmmm....why is Ella awake?? So I go upstairs into her room...and she is WIDE AWAKE....jumping around her crib and laughing. She is allowed 2 things in her crib...a little lovey that she has...and seahorse....which you push his belly and it's a light and has a little music that plays....well seahorse went flying through the air...hence the THUD. So I picked seahorse back up, put it into the crib, laid her back down, told her it was time to go to sleep, turned her music back on...and went back downstairs....well the hysterical crying began...and didn't stop...she kept it up for about 30 minutes...finally I came back upstairs...picked her up, changed her, got her a sip of water, gave her some motrin (maybe her teeth hurt??), put orajel on her gums, rocked her for a bit, turned the music back on and laid her back down...I went back downstairs...and again...crying....but only lasted about 10 minutes before she gave it up and fell asleep....so perfect...I was up from 2:15 to 3:30...thanks Ella! So that was actually Sunday night...so MONDAY night...I forgot to add this earlier....Ella was crabbbbbby!!! Super cranky...I told Josh she was in one of the worst moods I have ever seen her in. Absolutely nothing made her happy. At one point she brought me her teething medicine....carrying the tube in her mouth...she was trying to put it on herself...so I took the tube....and put some on my fingers so I could rub it on her gums...well I put my fingers in her mouth to put the orajel on...and Ella bit down...immediately hot tears sprung to my eyes...it hurt sooooooooooooooo bad....I couldn't believe it didn't break the skin...but I had two really deep teeth marks on my fingers. The worst pain I have had in a really long time. I don't think it was intentional on her part...she just wanted relief from her teeth hurting her...and took it out on me :(
So Tuesday...was a little better...still did the same routine...but not as much grumpiness. Ella never woke up Monday night....but I woke up at 4am and couldn't fall back asleep...so Tuesday felt like a really long day...I couldn't wait for bed Tuesday night!
Here is Ella being a little silly...
Although she did have one melt-down as I was picking her up at the sitters...she had a babydoll in her hand...that wasn't hers...and I made her give it back before we left...yeah that turned into a melt-down! And she did have to have a few time-outs over the past few days....she has turned into a hitter...which is NOT ok!
So onto Wednesday....whew....can you see why I can't wait for Josh to be back!
It was Romp N' Roll day today...Ella LOVES it there. She really comes out of her shell there....and just has the best time playing....and is always well behaved. So after we left there...it was Ella's 18 month check-up....she weighs 20lbs and 13oz...still tiny....but 31 1/4 inches tall...so long and skinny! Everything else was great. I just love Ella's Doctor there....she is so good at putting Ella at ease...not that Ella appreciates that yet...but Ella had her beloved stuffed puppy with her that lately goes everywhere with her...and Dr. Gagen was so sweet...she did everything on "puppy" first before doing it on Ella...listened to puppy's heartbeat...and then Ella's...looked at puppy's ears...and then Ella's....looked at puppy's eyes...and then Ella's....I was very impressed by her doing that...and thought it was very sweet as I know not every Doctor in that practice would do that. So then came the shots...which were given by the one nurse that I don't care for there. We have only seen her one other time...but she is my least favorite (extremely not friendly and very quick)...so Ella had to get two shots...and she did them both in the same leg...which Ella has always gotten them...one in each leg instead of in the same leg...but I didn't really think anything of it. So we left, stopped at the grocery store on the way home, and then came home. We had lunch, Ella played, and then I put her down for a nap. After her nap I got her up, carried her to her chair where she had her milk and a snack. I took her out of her chair and put her on the ground and walked into the living room to start picking up. Well Ella started crying...and I was like come on Ella just come into the living room...but I wasn't really paying attention...lately her mood has been so grouchy...I just thought she was being difficult...so I continued cleaning...and after about 5 minutes she was still crying...so I peeked around the corner and she is standing on on leg and won't put any weight on her leg that got the shots. So I get really close to her and get down on the ground...and try to get her to take a few steps towards me...she starts to but falls onto the ground hysterically crying...so I thought..hmmm well maybe her leg is asleep...and it's all tingly...that's not a good feeling....so I pick her up and hold her for a few minutes...I look at her leg...where her shots were given...everything looks just fine...it's not red or swollen, etc. So I bring her back to the living room and set her down...still the same thing...won't walk on it, won't put any weight on it....and now she doesn't even want me to touch her leg...still crying hysterically. (which this has never happened before with other shots)....so I call the Doctor's office...talk to a nurse...explain the situation....the nurse says...just give her some motrin, put an ice pack on her leg and just really baby her for an hour...and then see how she does....so I do that whole routine, she gets motrin, I get an ice pack out, I put her up on the couch with me and we cuddle for a while watching Veggie Tales....after about 30 minutes...I test it out...still won't walk. I set her up on the floor with books and some toys....we play for a bit...try walking again....still won't do it....by this point I have called Josh and he is ready for me to take her to the ER! I was like no, no, no....I really think her leg just hurts from the shots...I don't think anything is actually WRONG with her....but shots hurt....I'm sure she is just being dramatic....so long story short..she finallllly starts limping around...and a little while later running around...by the time it was bedtime...she was even dancing to Veggie Tales and having a good ole time...I think she's over it! Hopefully when she wakes up in the morning it will feel better!
Whew - I feel like I have typed a novel...a lot has happened this week! That's the low down so far...we'll see how the next few days go!
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