The view from up here and surgery update

Is pretty adorable, wouldn't you say? Even despite being sick, Sunshine still gives the best leg hugs :-) She usually scoots over and wraps her whole body around me ... now she is starting to "leg hug" while standing up, it's so awesome to see! She especially loves to hug while I am cooking or cleaning up, LOL.

In other news, it seems that her fever is finally gone as of yesterday, Praise God. The cough, however, is another story. She continually coughs until she gags and chokes ... her whole face gets blood red. Her eyes are just kind of constantly red. It's painful to watch. She sometimes throws up because of how hard she's coughing ... and it is sometimes while she's sleeping, in her bed ... like last night. Oy. She is so uncomfortable while she's trying to sleep, so I don't think her rest is very restful. That also made for a very miserable girl yesterday, all day. It was the kind of day where there's no patience left by the time you put the kids to bed. Glad that one is over. Phew.

She has been doing much better since she woke up this morning, although I just put her down for an early AM nap ... poor exhausted little thing. DH took the other kids to church while I stayed at home with Sunshine ... I am starting to get concerned about having her around any other kids for fear that she will catch something else before surgery. And of course I don't want to pass this onto anyone else either, whatever it is. DH and I both agree that Sunshine seems to get every sickness so, so much worse than everyone else ... lack of antibodies? Who knows. This hasn't been fun ... at all ... and I feel so bad that if she actually *does* get better, we are just going to put her through a painful surgery right after.

The pediatrician changed her antibiotics on Friday and was still somewhat optimistic that we'll have surgery as scheduled. I am supposed to call him on Monday to give him an update - if she still had a fever we were going to have to subject her to blood work ... SO GLAD that is not a concern right now. He said that ideally, she should be symptom-free for 5 days before surgery ... we'll be cutting it close for sure. I am not holding my breath ... and quite frankly at this point, in some ways it would be relieving to postpone surgery so that I know she is actually truly healthy. The palate surgery is a tough one, very painful and recovery is not fun either ... after having been down the recovery road twice already for easier surgeries ... let's just say I am not looking forward to this one.

Thank you so much for keeping Sunshine in your prayers. This has been a bumpy road for sure, although in the grand scheme of things, it could be so much worse. Overall, this is just a little hiccup and I am trying to keep that in perspective. It is just not easy to watch your baby girl be sick so much!