Running Room

Hannah did a lot of tossing and turning last night. I thought it was because we barely got to spend anytime together yesterday between a job interview, a long nap, 3.5 hours at work and a media event at the newly opened Only Jeans.

Turns out I was missing her more than she was missing me because the nocturnal turning about was actually due to a runny nose. She woke up this morning with a crudy little nose. Luckily, it hasn't really affected her spirits.

She is a bit more tired than usual and I have to follow her around with a Kleenex in hand but so far we are going about our day as usual.

A huge relief considering the last time she was sick her schedule was compromised. But that was so long ago that I'm realizing how lucky I am to have such a healthy girl on my hands. Let's hear it for germs and not washing her hands every time they touch a foreign object.

So in the hopes of nipping this nose in the bud and carrying out our weekend plans to go the the St Jean sur Richelieu hot air balloon festival, I've been filling her up with liquids. Diluted OJ and apple juice, soup (which she quite enjoyed drinking through a straw at lunch), and plenty of water breaks.

Now the hardest part of all will be trying to keep myself from getting sick...

Sick And Tired

Runny nose. Grumpiness. Sneezing.

Hannah has her first cold.

It broke last night with snot running down her face and mommy feeling a bit stuffy too. Unfortunately, she hates the aspirator so getting her little nose clear is quite the challenge.

Luckily, it is happening now and will probably clear by this weekend for the Jewish New Year.

That covers the sick part. Now on to the tired.

Hopefully not only a symptom of this cold, but I am proud to report that Hannah has slept over 8 hours straight the past two nights. YAY!!!!

I am sure her ailments have something to do with it but I am also hoping that our modified Ferber technique of staying with her until she falls asleep is working. The first night I heard her wake up a few times but she fell back asleep on her on.

So hopefully with a sleeping success under our belt I can be an inspiration for you moms suffering into the wee hours of the night. Everything happens eventually. While Hannah was working on rolling and sitting, some of her peers were working on sleeping.

My husband and I knew we would have a ball of fire on our hands so I guess we should have expected sleep to be secondary.

Well now that it has arrived (please please be permanent) I have a feeling it won't be long before we are crawling....

Such busy little people they are!