"just" a cold

Baby had a cold this week.

Whoever deemed it "just" a cold never had a baby.

There is no just about it. Other than misery.

We did the usual - suctioned, humidified, medicated, rocked, paced, walked outside, sat on the floor of a steamy bathroom, cried, prayed....

everything but slept.

Daddy finally found help on the 2nd night. Music. Baby loves music.

(photo taken at 10pm, in case you were thinking I was enjoying the moment enough at 3am to snap a photo)

The next night during one of my shifts, I had Fernando Ortega's "California Town" on repeat while sitting with her. I was taken back to Bryan and I living in California before we had any kids. Geesh....what a life ~

Good evening
Lovely evening
A perfect evening
For a stroll on the town
Couples on the boardwalk
And down on the sandbar
Holding hands, staring out
To the moon on the ocean
Silver and soft
Water in motion

Car lights
Pacific Highway
We look both ways
My baby and me
We find a fancy restaurant
A table outside
In a quiet corner, please
Wind in the palm trees
Candles and wine
Her clear blue eyes
We stay till closing

Come on, my love
We can walk home
Past the dancers
And the bands winding down
Remind me again
What's the question?
We belong here
In this California town

The song that once made me smile and think about how wonderful my life was,

made me smile.

And think about how wonderful my life is.

Snotty noses and all.