Sick, Sicker, More Sickness.. and finally SLEEP!!!

We've basically been sick since Christmas. All of us, off and on, all at once, you name it, we've had it. Ear infection, respiratory infections, bronchitis, stomach flu, etc... We take vitamins, we all 3 had flu shots this year.... but we live with a 1 year old germ factory. Any germ that comes along... finds Ella!

She really hasn't slept well since we got home from Florida. If Ella's not sleeping well, none of us are. At first we thought she was in a rut, and we needed to use some "controlled crying" techniques to get her to soothe herself again. She's always been such a great sleeper, surely this was just a rough patch that we'd help her work through. We'd use some tips from "Super Nanny."

Then we realized she had an ear infection and we'd been letting her cry when she needed us to help with the pain! Talk about feeling like a horrible parent! But it's totally a guessing game. You never know when they're sick and when they just want to stay up and watch a video!

We capped it all off last weekend with a trip to urgent care, a trip to Children's Mercy Hospital, and Ella's fever topping 105!!! As if that weren't enough, Troy was sick at the same time with a stomach flu and my parents were in town. When it rains it pours!!

Last night, we finally got some welcome relief. Ella is hydrated again. She's drinking and eating. She went to bed at 8 and slept until we woke her up at 6:30 this morning. I was afraid something was wrong. I've forgotten what it's like to sleep for that long! Thank God we appear to be on the road to recovery!!