I just love doing laundry!

Well today has been a bad day for Addison. We left the house at 6:30 for her 8:00 appointment for the upper GI series. I didn't know how bad the traffic would be and we had to be early to fill out the paperwork so it was an early morning for her. I was sick over the weekend and of course she has caught a cold from me. She was coughing this morning and vomited on the way to her appointment. I had packed some extra clothes incase she got sick during the test so I was able to go ahead and change her before we went in. She did awesome during the test. She drank the barium solution without fussing. The x-ray technicians were bragging on how well she did. As always, everywhere we go people tell us they wish all their patients act like she does. I was really dreading this test because of what happened during the last one but God heard my prayers and she was a big girl. They took a picture before she drank the solution and then every 15 minutes after for an hour and a half. she would tell the nice lady thank you after each x-ray. She is so sweet. It just breaks my heart how used to all this she is. She fell asleep on the way home and she woke up hungry so I fed her. She ate pretty good. She started coughing again and vomited about an hour after eating but it wasn't food, just bile and mucous from her sinus drainage. About 3 hours after that she told me she needed to go to the sink to throw up. She threw up all of her lunch then. She was wore out from that and tried to take a nap but she threw up 2 more times in the bed. It is so weird because you would think she would act sick from vomiting 5 times but she acts normal. I gave her a bath and one of my best friends Brooke came over with her daughter Brenna and Addie was ready to play. I guess she doesn't know any different because she has always thrown up so this is her normal. You normally associate vomiting with not feeling well so people are surprised when I say she threw up 5 times today and then she is running around the house being silly. It is a good thing I made some homemade laundry detergent! I wish I would have been making it this whole time, think of the money I would have saved.
Her appointment to pickup her "magic shoes" inserts is for Friday the 16th. She is still walking almost all of the time on her tippy toes. She even does it with her shoes on. I hope these inserts help her. I am sure they will, I just have to stay positive.
She did do something so funny today. I was cleaning the kitchen, picking up her toys and bringing to her bedroom. When I came out of her room I heard a voice coming from my phone. She had called Brooke and put it on speaker phone. At first I thought maybe Brooke had called and Addie answered it but Brooke said Addie called her. When Brooke said hello, Addie said Hi my name is Addie Gautreau. Hahaha She is so funny. I can't believe she even hit the button to put her on speaker. I always put Tre' and my parents on speaker so she can talk to them. She is so smart! She is so grown up since this last hospital stay. She isn't my little preemie baby anymore, she is my big girl.
We went to my friend Michelle's son Dylan's birthday party on Saturday. Normally I get anxiety when we are around big groups of people but I did good. I told myself I have to start getting out of the house and I can't keep holding her back from things normal children's parents don't think twice about. The party was at a skating rink and Addie got to put on the baby skates over her shoes. She loved it. I held both of her hands and walked with her on the rink. She had so much fun. She is such a people watcher. While Dylan was opening his presents and the kids were eating a little girl grabbed Addie's hand and took her to the bounce houses (I think that is what they are called. You know the blow up things kids jump in). Addie was scared at first but she went in and had the biggest smile on her face. It almost brought tears to my eyes seeing her so happy. For that moment I forgot about all her problems. I wish I had a camera to capture her face. I will never forget it. I am so glad I went. It was even her nap time and she did great. She fell right asleep in the car when we left but she lasted 2 hours at the party. You always want the best for your child and I just want mine to be pain free. I worry about her getting embarrassed when she goes to school and vomits. Kids are so mean and I know she will be made fun off. She is not even 2 1/2 years old and I am alreay thinking of these things.
Well lets make that 6 times today. As I am typing this she just told Tre' "I don't want to throw up" and then told him to take her to the sink. Please continue to pray for our family and Addison's doctors.