Why are kids so cute when they sleep?! She fell asleep on our bed this afternoon and looked so comfy. Too bad she had reached the 3-hour mark and needed to be woken.
Getting ready for bed
When it was time for bed, Janie helped soothe Big GG a bit.
Then she snuck in and made herself comfy on Mommy and Daddy’s bed. She was nice enough to take her shoes off before sliding under the covers. Lucky for us, she ended back in her own bed before falling asleep.
Tuesday Evening
We went for a fun this evening and it was nice and warm outside.
For dinner, we went out to eat and Janie pretended to sleep on the table. Silly girl.
First ED Visit
Last night Janie went to sleep like normal but then suddenly woke up at 11 pm with a weird cough that sounded more like barking. She was also having trouble breathing and was wheezing too. At one point, she coughed so hard that she threw up. We were worried about her breathing so we drove her to Mommy’s work to get her check out.
Once we arrived, she was so mad because she just wanted to go back to sleep but was having trouble breathing.
She cried as the triage nurse tried to take her vitals but she allowed her to put the pulse-ox on her toe and the blood pressure cuff on her leg.
In the exam room, another nurse came in to examine her. They said she had croup and started her on a cool mist that came out of a tube.
We blew it in her face for a good hour and she started to sound better and perked up. The resident also came in and looked at her ears and listened to her chest. By then, she was much calmer and cooperative.
They left us in the room to have her monitored and to receive another medicine that would calm down the coughing some more. She took it out of an oral syringe like a champ.
As we waited some more, Janie became much more comfortable and played with the tube, watched a little tv, and was more herself. The nurses and resident were really nice, checked on us regularly, and brought her juice and a stuffed star. The attending took a while to come see us but he was thorough.
Luckyily, croup is a viral infection that affects the upper airway more than the lungs. It was described as an inflammation of her vocal cords, which causes the barking cough. She also had no runny nose and no fever, which we are happy about. At 3am, she was discharged and we were given the recommendation to get a cool humidifier going in the house. Also, if she were to start “barking” again, all we would need to do is drive her around with the windows down in the cold air or take her around the block in the stroller. Apparently the cold misty SF fog is the perfect remedy for croup.
By the time we got home, she was asleep and then went straight to bed and was out like a light. In the morning, she was still coughing but it sounded like a regular cough. Despite having less sleep last night, she’s back to the same happy little girl we know and love.
fake sleeping
Janie crawled into Mommy and Daddy’s bed and pretended to sleep. She’s not very good at fake sleeping.
She’s got a funny grin on her face and then bursts out laughing once we find her.
sleeping in
Janie must have had a really good Labor Day weekend because she really slept in this morning before Mirian arrived.
Sunday in Suburbia
We spent the greater part of today in Foster City and Redwood City. It started out with brunch at Chow Down and Janie was so excited to see Auntie Jia.
The next stop was Bed Bath & Beyond where Janie was free as a bird in the store and a little too energetic for my taste.
Then we went to Costco to buy some new tires for the car and Janie loved climbing and crawling along this metal bench.
We then took a walk around Auntie and Uncle’s neighborhood and Janie took a good nap in the stroller.
She woke up in time to check out this cute house that was for sale. No, we’re not moving – just taking a look to get an idea of the housing market.
For dinner, we had Korean tofu soup and Janie got to have her favorite purple rice, tofu, and some of Daddy’s kimchi fried rice.
Some of it was a little spicy but she was able to handle it like a champ.
1st Fever
This kid has been super healthy and it took her until tonight to have her first fever. She felt a little warm on the forehead this evening but I must not have gotten a good reading because it said her temp was normal. Then right before bed, I took it again and it said 99.7 degrees. I guess the streak is over and Janie has officially gotten her first fever at 2 years, 4 months, and 2 days. I gave her some Tylenol and she was knocked out within seconds of putting her to bed.
Sleep Update: Janie has been back in the pack n play this week. It’s a good thing I didn’t put it away yet. I have no idea why but she’s been choosing to sleep there again. She’s also been doing well without the pacifier so far.
28 months
Janie turned 28 months today and it has been a big month of changes. The most significant change is that that she started Day Care 2 days per week. Although it has been hard on both Janie and Mommy, the change is good and commuting with her has been nice. Another change is that she has become a full-fledged toddler with lots of strong opinions and wants to do everything on her own. She started to fight bedtime and makes up every excuse in the book to stay up longer. Just the other night, she stood in her bed and screamed “POOPOO IN THE TOILET!!” over and over and over again. She finally settled down on her own after 45 minutes of protesting. We also foresee some struggles with GG being detached from the pacifier. It fell off today and although the nipple has been cut down all the way, she still looks for the green part that remains. We will see how the next few nights go without it.
Here are some other things that happened this past month:
- New phrases: I don’t want it. KK do it! Mama go work. KK go to school. Better? I’m scared! Where are you? Good morning! What are you doing?
- In Spanish, she learned all her colors and I think she’s able to understand the teacher’s Spanish even with her being from Peru. Mirian is from El Salvador and apparently Spanish around the world varies a bit.
- Self-care: Janie can put on pants by herself now. She’s also working on getting toilet trained at school. The other day, the teacher kept her out of diapers all day and Janie had only one accident! I think we’re gonna go shopping for underwear this weekend.
- Gross motor: Janie still loves to climb and jump off of things. Her biggest accomplishment was learning how to pedal her tricycle. Now if she would figure out how to steer. She’s also getting a little better at catching and kicking a ball.
- Fine motor: Janie can now sign the ABCs on her own. She’s most proud of her ability to make Y with her fingers.
- Concepts: She learned about sharing and how to share. She still doesn’t like it but she’ s gotten better since her trip to Monterey where she had a hard time sharing her toys with Alice. Janie has also has a better understanding of Mommy and Daddy going to work and that they come back at the end of the day. I can hear her rehearsing “KK go school. Mama go work.”
- Pretend play: Janie imitates and rehearses everything. I often hear my words and tone of voice coming out of her when she’s playing and reenacting things with Big GG. She helps him go poopoo on the toilet, helps him jump off the curb, and she pointed out the rain to him at the window. She’ll even yell “NO” in the same way I do when she’s about to do something she’s not supposed to.
- Emotions: She has been telling us when she’s happy, mad, or scared. In Monterey, the whole family was watching Despicable Me 2 and she got scared of the purple minions. She clung onto Auntie Jia and said “Scared!!”
- Reading: Daddy taught Janie how to spell her name and she’s recognizing upper and lowercase letters all around her with increasing speed.
- Counting: Janie is learning 11-20 but she kind of makes it up as she goes along.
- Big Trips: Monterey and Lake Tahoe. She went to the beach during both trips and got really comfortable play at the beach by the end of our Tahoe trip.
- Her shoe size is still between 6 and 7 but we recently retired our favorite black Vans with the cherries on them. Those were the best hand-me-downs ever.
- The biggest thing that we’re dealing with now is our ever-increasingly-independent toddler. She expresses her opinions loudly and wants to do everything herself. Her stubborn streak has really emerged this past month.
Luckily, this kid is super cute and has enough charm to get us through the tough times. Happy 24 28 months, Big Girl!!
It’s time.
At school this morning, drop-off went a little better. She didn’t cry right away and even when she did it was more of a I-don’t-want-you-to-go-yet cry. I sat her down on the chair that we used last Friday and she was ok when I said “Mama has to go to work now.” When I picked her up, she was on the potty and the teacher said they left her out of the diaper all day and she only had one accident. I think I have to start buying Pull-ups for school.
When we parked the car in the garage, Janie handed GG to me and said “it’s broken”. Apparently the pacifier (already cut down to the end) had fallen off. Janie wasn’t upset but seemed confused. GG lasted right up until the day she turned 28 months.
When we got back to the house, I handed her the pacifier and told her to throw it away.
She very casually walked over and threw it in the trashcan. Hm. This might be easier than I thought. She already doesn’t use it during the day with Mirian and at school. The only time she really needs it is when I drop her off in the morning and to help her fall asleep at night. However, she doesn’t need it for her naps during the day.
When it was bedtime, I gave her GG and she walked over to the trashcan in hopes of retrieving the pacifier. When I said it was gone and that GG was broken, she didn’t get upset. She just walked away a little disappointed. Somehow she managed to fall asleep with broken GG in her hand and that was the end of it. I guess we’ll just have to see how the rest of the week goes.