Hissyfits Photography Blog

Poor Gentry has one NASTY cough. It all started last week…ironically enough with the big change in weather we had. Both kids had runny noses, but as Huntler’s got better, Gentry’s did not. And then the cough started. I chalked it all up to allergies…Chris and I both have them and with rain and a weather change, it only seemed natural. I still think that is what was going on. But now? Now I am not so sure. Huntler’s sniffles have passed and he is feeling fine. Gentry, although she plays and “seems” fine, has a deep, lingering cough that sounds horrid. She also happened to be running a fever before bed last night and again this morning. I have kept her loaded up on Ibuprofen and Tylenol all day so as to keep it at bay, but I am hoping it is gone. As for the cough, no such luck.

Despite the fact that she wasn’t feeling her normal spunky self this morning, she still insisted on having her bath first thing, getting clean jammies and having me dry and curl her hair. Apparently even sick girls still like to feel pretty! So she bathed, donned her clean jams and had her hair fixed. And then she snuggled in amongst her blankets on my bed and watched Dora. She managed to sit still for two episodes and was then up and at ‘em again!

So cute and cuddly!! And then she realized I was taking her picture and started hiding under the covers from me! Lil’ stinker!! So I faked her out and started taking pictures of her sweet little polka dotted feet! She didn’t like that either! BUT…I got one!!

It just so happens that this morning I was freezing. Along with my navy velour jogging suit {because those are pretty much the only things that fit me these days!}, I pulled on some of those super soft, snuggly socks. Know which ones I am talking about? Anyway, they just happen to be blue, so my little shadow here also wanted blue socks. And then she went on and on about us both wearing boy socks today! Apparently girls should never wear anything blue. Ever. What in the world was I thinking?! Filing that one away in my mind so as not to ever buy her anything blue because she probably won’t wear it!!

So that was our day. It could have been worse so I have no complaints!! Gentry is a good sick girl…helps with the laundry and everything. I thought a lot about that today, about how much more challenging Huntler is to take care of when he is sick…how whiny he is. And Chris too. I think that even the littlest of girls must know that when you feel bad you have to just suck it up and keep going because no one else is going to do your work for you! And even the littlest of boys learn to whine, moan and lay around ALL day expecting to be waited on hand and foot!! Just some food for thought!!

Filed under my-lil-lollies, by Bethany