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I think this is only the second time Elizabeth has gotten sick. She’s
got a runny nose and cough accompanied by lots of drool. I can’t
figure out if the drool is because she is teething again or if it’s a
side-effect from keeping her mouth open to breathe. For the last 3
days her face has been covered by drool and clear snot.

Elizabeth has been using several methods of snot removal: rub nose on
mom’s shirt, consent to being wiped with kleenex, put your hand on
your mouth/nose area and wipe upward into hair.

I’ve spent the last several days with shiny patches of dried snot on
my shirts. (I’m going to have to make an amendment to the “never wear
white” rule of motherhood. I don’t think the snot shows up nearly as
well on my white shirts.) I’m also thinking of making her wear a
sweatband on her head so when she wipes her own nose, hopefully, the
band would absorb it before it gets in her hair. She’s been sporting
some pretty spikey looks. We’re working on getting her to blow her
nose, but it’s difficult to get a toddler to do something when she
doesn’t want to do it. This also goes for taking medicine. She likes
the Tylenol Cough and Cold –I mean she took it the other day without
a problem–but suddenly she refuses to take it. She decided she would
rather blow bubbles in the spoon of bright red medicine, which of
course covered my white shirt and her in red. This morning I gave her
the tiny measuring cup and let her drink it herself, which seemed to
work. I had to accompany it by lots of “awwwww look at the little
cup.” I was also reminded of the Mary Poppin’s song “just a spoonful
of sugar helps the medicine go down.” Hmmm… maybe I could try some
honey?

She hasn’t been interested in eating much, but at least she can nurse
to get some nourishment and antibodies. She probably has a sensitive
tummy from all the drool/snot she’s been swallowing. The plus side in
all this is that since she’s been nursing so much, I’m back to having
cleavage!