Croup Croup ba-Doop
The Croup! Or is it just Croup? For those non-parents it's the kiddie form of laryngitis but with a fever and congestion. And since the larynx is swelled up, you can't execute a productive cough to get the phlegm (such a strange and wonderful spelling) out. The end result is usually difficulty breathing, a barking cough, and if you're really unfortunate your lips will turn blue from the lack of oxygen. Sometimes, the phlegm can come out of your nose after a good sneeze and you end up looking like a Garbage Pail Kid:

Somewhere through all of this she learned how to say "Cracker". Her 2nd official word. The first was "Hot" because, you know, it comes up a lot. Is that food/bottle/bathtub hot? Don't touch that, it's hot! So for the last month or so, she has informed us when things are indeed Hot. But the interesting one came this weekend when she put her hand to her feverish head and said, "I .... hot." Oooooh, first person narrative. And also terribly cute and heartbreaking at the same time. So yeah, now Cracker. She was pointing to the cabinet where we keep them and kept repeating it over and over. Katrina wasn't facing her and was thinking she heard cracker but didn't know she was actually requesting one until she turned around and saw where Alina was pointing. "OH MY GOD, I'm sorry Alina, did you want a cracker??" Katrina then felt guilty because she didn't respond quickly enough. MOM, I'm saying a word over here. Can a baby getta snack?!
2 Comments:
OK, now wait a minute. I thought her sentence was "Yeah - sure."
So, we've got "cracker,hot, I hot,", but the funniest was when Pepe was swinging her, and asked her if she wanted to play "clock".
She distinctly said: "yeah, sure." But the best part was that is was in a slight New York accent. What a dream kid. Perfectimento. How about a Staaaarbucks.
Love from Mimi
The "yeah sure" is debatable. I contend that she was merely copying what was spoken to her.
Pepe: Do you want to play clock?
Alina: Ya!
Pepe: Are you sure?
Alina: Ya-sho!
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