Pumpkins, Sniffles and Coughs Oh My.....

Oh that time of year is upon us now. One thing about living down South is that our temps stay warmer much longer than they do up North. It also means extending of the allergy season which is not good for me. But I do like the idea of having warmer temps longer. I am not a cold person.
Halloween came and went and this year my Baby Girl went as Tinkerbell. We had lovely weather for it too. In the mid 70's which is awesome. Growing up I remember having to wear a winter coat over my costume while trick-or-treating, and it seemed fruitless to wear a costume really. Since it got all covered up by the winter coat, hat and mittens.
So this year she went as Tinkerbell, and she looked absolutely cute!! The only problem with her costume was the wings kept hooking on the back of her neck rest of her wheelchair. But her costume was cute. I made it out of poly/satin in a mint green shade sewing up a loose fitted tunic style top and baggie pants to match. I like to make costume so they can be duel purpose, and these I figured she could use afterwards as fancy pj's.
Well, we went to a friends neighborhood for trick-or-treating since our neighborhood is rural and we have mostly cows around us. Baby girl loves trick-or-treating. Even though with all her food allergies she cannot eat any of the candy. Except for perhaps the dum dum pops. We still bring her for inclusion and that is what its all about. Making her feel as normal as any other kid would. And at the end of the night she "trades" her candy in for something special,a new toy or movie.
My goal next year is to incorporate her wheelchair into her costume. Not quite sure how to do this. But I know I'll come up with something. I've seen people dressed as mice, and a block of cheese made from foam or cardboard was made to surround the wheelchair. I thought that was a cute idea! I also thought of making her wheechair a carriage with her in it as Cinderella. My current thought is to make her a medivel princess costume and make her wheelchair the "horse". I suppose its good Im starting to think of this now. It may take me all year to come up with something!!
Needless to say, Halloween has come and gone and now we near Thanksgiving. And with it the colder temps are finally starting to come in. Although Im more of the warm temp person, honestly this time of year its rather nice having more colder weather. There is something about it that gets you in the mood for the holidays. Doesn't it?
And with cold season you tend to run into another form of cold season. The kind we dread. And now, my poor Baby Girl has started with the sniffles and coughs oh my!!
Nothing is more heartbreaking for a parent then to see their child sick and not feeling well.
So sunday morning came around and she just wasn't herself. Not drinking as much and not wanting to eat as much as well. Usually the first signs of her not feeling well. To top that off, she hasn't done much in chewing kitty. And that is a major deal since she loves to chew kitty, all the time.
Monday morning came and she was pretty much just the same. Not as many wet diapers as we would like. So I knew we would have to take it up a notch a bit to get fluids into her. Of course, it meant her staying home from school. Monday night she was feeling better and actually ate her dinner and drank up two bottles of her Peptamin Junior. This is good!! But I know she still wasn't 100% herself.
Now its wednesday morning, and I seriously thought today would be the day she went back to school. But as hubby got her out of bed, I could hear her coughing up a storm and the gurgling of snot in her nose. Yes, she has got a cold!! My poor baby!! Without her speech she cannot tell us how she feels. What she wants. And that can be so frustrating!!
Tomorrow, I am not sure if she'll go to school or not. Friday she has speech with Ms Bobbi. And we will have to wait and see how she feels for that. Next week she has only one day of school before Thanksgiving break. I am hoping she will be feeling better by then. Often she tends to get sick on holidays. So let's keep our fingers crossed that she passes over this cold quickly.