I swear Mckell has been sick since before Christmas and hasn't really gotten better. Over the Christmas break she had the flu twice followed by ear infections. Then the day after she finished her antibiotics she got a bad cold- runny nose and bad cough thing with diarrhea followed with throwing up for a few days. Then constipated. Which brings me to last week- She's had a fever on and off since last Monday and the diarrhea returned (which makes for TONS of blowouts and laundry). So I took her to the doctor last Friday and he didn't really say much. All the while she refuses to eat- literally, not even treats. And Sunday she some how woke up with pink eye even though I haven't taken her out. So we went to the doctor again and found out she also has ear infections- again! Poor girl! She just can't seem to get better but it doesn't seem to slow her down too much- she still runs and plays but has had much more snuggle time with mom and dad.
Mckell is getting smarter and learning new things everyday which is so fun to watch. Some of her most used words are 'hel peas' (help please), 'cracka' (cracker), 'coo-kie', book, eat, 'thans' (thanks), mine, baby, elmo, 'belly butt' (belly button), 'bah bah' (bottle- I know! I'm weaning her off still, she still has one at bedtime, ops), 'na night', dance, and many more. She will pretty much say anything you tell her to or at least try to. She loves looking at books and pointing to things saying what they are. My favorite is when I say, "Do you want to sing" and she says "a, b, c" to start singing the alphabet. She also loves doing the itsy bitsy spider and just singing and dancing in general. Another thing I love is when when she tells me she's ready for bed or her nap (the girl still takes two naps a day and sleeps 12 hours at night). She'll get her blanket and baby and say 'bah bah na night.' What parent wouldn't love this?! She is so much fun at this age and I can't believe how big she's getting. Sometimes I just look at her and wonder how she's gotten so big because I still think of her as my little baby. Now if only we could get her all healthy again....
