sniffle sniffle

Jillian has a gross nose today! It is not a constant run but instead sneezes with a massive mess. Yesterday she was pulling at her right ear a lot. She has just been off today. We went to Target tonight and she did not smile for anything. Not even the Cinderella Little People which she normally lights up for. She was crying when going to bed too, which is something that is super rare for her.
Is it bad that when Jillian gets a cold I start thinking the worse and preparing for problems. Maybe it is her track record. Hoping this running nose just stays that. There is always hope.
Today she has also been attached to her passy. When she has sinus drainage it seams to slow her gastric emptying and she spends the whole day puking mucus into her mouth. Luckily so far today she had been able to keep in in her mouth and swallow it back down.

Last night Brent was in a very minor car accident. No one was hurt and they were going less then 5mph. He stepped on his breaks and nothing happened and ended up rear ending the car in front of him. There was no damage on either car. Today we took the car to a local mechanic. The figured out that it was the breaks that needed to be replaced. They were working on that today and we will be able to pick up the car tomorrow. We are just grateful that no one was hurt and there is no real damage. 

Over the last day our thoughts have been with our "family" at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin with the shooting that occurred there yesterday. Jillian's first two admissions were on the 7th floor (where the shooting occurred) What I can tell you is that some of our favorite people in the hospital are on that floor. They taught us how to do tube feedings and helped us fight for our daughter. What I can tell you as a parent who has spent much time there is that I am sure that everyone did the best they could in the situation at that time. They worked their hardest and tried to do the best for kids because the vast majority of people around there would not know what to do but the best thing for kids. Without a doubt I still feel very safe there. The security guards know Dan by name from him visiting so much when we are there. People make unwise decisions in all sorts of places. Sadly yesterday Children's was the place this person chose. I still trust them with the safety of my baby.

On a happier note, we are getting ready to celebrate Jillian turning 1 in a month! We are so excited to be coming to this day! It has been an interesting journey to get to this point and we want to share this day with all of the people who have supported us. We are having an open house style party on December 14th at our house. We invite anyone who has supported us in any way over the last year to join us in the celebration! This party will be a little bit different then the normal 1st birthday party because, Jillian thinks her normal is more fun! Please join us!