Aunt Jodie and Uncle Steve have a party every year the night before Thanksgiving. Esme had had a stuffy, runny nose for about 3 days before the party. She was having so much fun at the party that she didn't get an afternoon nap and fell asleep late for her, about 8:30. Bedtime is usually 7:30. She slept in her pack and play in Laurel's room.
About 10:30pm Esme cried and so I went to check on her and she sounded awful, like her whole cold had moved into her chest. It was a little scary sounding actually. So we took her to urgent care. They closed at 11pm and we showed up at 10:58 pm. I'm sure they weren't super happy with us, but they were really nice and we were the only ones there, so we were in and out which was nice.
Turns out, Esme had croup so I'm glad we decided to take her in. They gave her a shot of dexamethasone and that took care of the bark-y cough and the wheezing sound. Unfortunately, it didn't take care of the runny nose. Oh well.
For Thanksgiving, we went to Mike, Karen and Sam's house. Donna and Gary were there as well. We hung out most of the afternoon and Esme wouldn't take a nap to save her life. She was more fussy than I had seen her in a long time. As usual though, when she wasn't actually crying, she was smiling. And you could get her to smile in mid cry if you tried.
Here is the one picture that we took. Sitting with Grandma and Grandpa.
Once we got home, she went to bed pretty easily and slept great. The next morning she woke up talking and smiling just like always, although she still had a runny, icky nose. I brought her downstairs and got some breakfast ready for her - banana's, her favorite. She still wasn't super interested in eating so I started feeling around in her mouth just to check and see if she had a tooth and guess what? She did!!! She's been drooling and gnawing on things for 2 months already and the pediatrician's all said that she could do that for months and months before she actually got a tooth. I've checked for a tooth many, many times, but today (or maybe yesterday) was the day!
It makes me even more impressed that she was still happy for the most part yesterday. Croup and teething at the same time. That could have been a dangerous combination!
It's super hard to actually see her tooth because her tongue is in the way. There's no chance that I would get a picture of it. But here is the first picture of her smiling with her new tooth. :)
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