"Is It The Next Day?"

Painting at Copper Kiln on Thursday
when she was feeling good.

Bella loves SnapChat!

Tuesday morning Bella threw up...that was one of those "first's" for her. (Not a good "first" though). Her pediatrician checked her over and also did a abdominal x-ray. Stomach virus with a partial intestinal obstruction. 

Her nausea only lasted one day but we took things easy Wednesday and just hung around the house playing.  Thursday she wanted to paint so we headed to Copper Kiln. "Grammy, I'm going to paint a shark!" (Cool!) "And maybe a giraffe! Next time I'm going to paint an elephant!!" (Double cool!)  We stopped for fries and milk shakes on the way home. "Grammy I can swallow my pill and drink my shake now!" (You sure can!)  We had such a great day! 

...And then her belly started to really bother her. (I'm beginning to think her Clinic might have read those x-rays just a little differently) That virus/obstruction combination caused a lot of turmoil for her.  Daddy came over to rub her tummy (Bella asked him to come rub her belly). But after he left her tummy started hurting again.  Thursday night she was awake basically all night. Never able to get comfortable, never able to get rid of anything, never able to be out of pain. We walked the floor, rocked back and forth, rubbed her belly over and over. She finally fell asleep after 4:00 a.m.  Friday morning she woke up and asked "Grammy is it the next day?" (Yes it is)  "It's six more days until my birthday!" And then rolled over and went right back to sleep! 

Things eventually starting moving and she was able to get relief. But it's night's like that when I hate CF so much. Jess is so correct when she says how helpless you feel.  It is so frustrating to have to sit and not be able to make it all go away. But Bella fights through it and accepts that this is just how it is. She bounces back the moment she feels good and is ready for the next round. She is such a warrior.  Love her so much.

Bella is right..her birthday is just a few days away. Next week Bella will turn FIVE!!!  She is so excited about her party. Thursday we received her invitation and when Daddy came to rub her belly she told him, "Nanny will be at my party, and my cousins!! And Meme and Pappy! Grammy and Papa got my 'immatations, too! And GrammaBetty!" I guess I blinked and time flew past so fast!  How can that be?!?  How can five years have gone by this fast!! Kindergarten is just around the corner! Our little Precious is growing up!  

"Cheese"!!