We recently visited with some friends of ours who have twins that are about the same age as Zoe. When we went to their house and got the tour, Momma noticed that the cribs that they used had the side rail removed, effectively making them day beds.

In no less then a week later, Zoe’s crib now has the same configuration on her bed. The side rail is off and the crib is now a bed. I told Momma that the first thing Zoe is going to do is crawl out of the bed and run into our room, where she wants to sleep. I was convinced that this would happen….but it didn’t. I woke up today and she was sleeping soundly in her new bed.

Kris told me that I was being pessimistic. Go figure that! She was right and I was wrong (again), no climbing out  -  yet.

Apparently, Momma worked her magic and got her down. I did hear some crying but that soon faded and Zoe fell asleep in her BED.

Why is all of this going so fast?

I blinked and now she sleeps in a bed. I don’t want to blink anymore.

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Zoe’s recent trip to the hospital brought me to tears, and tears of laughter as well. Read on…

I recently got her the Pixar Short Films Collection because she is such a fan of the Pixar stuff. Apparently, she is a HUGE fan of the short film called “Jack-Jack Attack” the short that comes with the “Incredibles” DVD. There is a scene in this short film  where the baby burst into flames, driving the babysitter insane!

When she wants to watch this little featurette, she exclaims “Hot Baby!” repeatedly until we play it for her..

I wish I had an audio clip for you to listen to but unfortunately, she doesn’t say it on cue. Just imagine a 2 year old running around saying “Hot Baby!” over and over….

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Zoe had her first stay in the hospital after a visit to the E.R. on Thursday Nov. 19th. Kris was taking her to the doctor’s office for a flu shot, just a few days after a visit to the allergist who determined that Zoe isn’t allergic to anything that they test for (the sixteen most common inside and outside allergens) when Zoe started coughing and couldn’t stop or catch her breath. Kris said it was absolutely horrible. She pulled in to the E.R. at the hospital and, with the help of Zoe’s big brother, got her inside just in time for Zoe to vomit up her spaghetti O’s she had for lunch (all over Kris and the floor!)

The E.R. staff quickly gave her a breathing treatment and got her in order but were unable to get her Pulse Oxygen level where it needed to be (above 90%) so they admitted her. I was at work when Kris called me to let me know the bad news. I left as soon as possible and got over to the hospital.

They had Zoe on oxygen with a tube under her nose, like the ones you see on elderly people. It absolutely broke my heart to see her wearing that thing and breathing as fast as she was; over 50 times a minute.

I asked the doctor if this type of thing is common and she told me that half of her patients were in for this exact reason. The air quality has been bad and this just made it worse.

I have never felt such a feeling of sorrow as to see my own child struggling to breathe. I kept asking God to switch me with her and would have done anything to make it happen. The good news is that Saturday night at 5:30, she went home. She is on more medicine than I care to give her but her health is what is important.

I’m just so happy to see her back in good health and playing and smiling and jumping up and down!

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What a great Halloween we had. We took Zoe all through several neighborhoods for the weeks preceding the big day. We puled her around in her red wagon. She absolutely loved looking at all the scary stuff. When the big day came, she dressed up as a Jack-o-Lantern. We made it about 3/4 of the distance we thought we’d make before she got cranky.

Boy her candy is good!!!

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