Cooties

Madison started the day out on a yucky note - she was sick. We heard her crying in the room and Daddy almost got her to the bathroom in time, if you know what I mean.

She's been quiet and sleepy all day long. She's certainly in better condition, but I suspect she's also worn out. It's wreaked havoc on our schedule for today, but things could be considerably worse when you think about it, which I have. For example, what if she was sick this past Sunday when all the church activities were going on? Or what if she was sick on Christmas?

When you think about it with that sort of perspective, you become grateful that it was today that things took a turn for the worse, and not on Christmas morning. Still, you hate to see her suffering in any way. Again, fortunately, she's been asleep for a larger portion of the day.

Earlier this morning, in an attempt to brighten her day a bit, we let her open a few early Christmas presents from Marilyn and her family - and Kelly and Chad. From the latter, she got something that Daddy remembers having when he was a kid:

The Cootie Bug Game! Madison enjoyed this for a bit today, not necessarily playing by the rules, but certainly having fun putting the famous bugs together. Daddy had fun with them too, actually.

Yes, it's safe to say it: today, Madison had Cooties.

Mommy actually attended Christmas Eve play practice tonight - in order to suit everyone up - as Daddy stays here to watch over Madison as she sleeps. She's stirring now... looks like I have to go. We'll probably plug in another Christmas movie and do some snuggling...