Mommy has no answers or input on this day. Sometimes we suffer in silence. We rode an uphill battle in it's entirety today. Having to relocate out of our home for the day and try to keep the environment safe and fun is a major project for a FA family. We had wash downs, full on baths, and finally, benedryl just to hold it together. Shuffling around in an area not created by you can raise anxiety. All bets are off when a baby gets sick. 2 babies in bed safely now mommy's turn.
Three years ago, we walked into our local Claires Store. My ,then, 4 year old had accomplished the scholastic feat of learning all of her continents, oceans, and the entire milky way! I had been prodding her growth with promises of something from the store, as a sort of reward. Claires ( http://www.claires.com) is such a fun store for girls, and the girlie side of us women! My daughters made their way through the sparkle and frills and back to the Disney princess lip-glosses for kids. I bought one and thought "it worked! The knowledge and the bribe were complete!" But, as she ripped off the wrapping to her new lipgloss in the car and applied her new sparkly, "fun" lip gloss--our worlds changed! Her face began to swell with hives. I was driving and looking back on her telling me something was wrong and what I saw made me grow scared, really, really scared. I pulled over and jumped out of my vehicle and got to her. I wiped off the lipgloss and washed her face with
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