Last night I woke up around 12:30am to hear Dallin crying and coughing. Whenever he gets the least bit of a cold, he always gets croupy. When I went into his room he was crying pretty hysterically and had a nasty barky cough. Worst of all, he could barely breathe. I hate the croup! It is always so scary. Things always seem worse in the middle of the night too. Luckily my "Nurse-Mommy" mode kicked in and I began administering all the at-home croup treatments. I gave him an otter pop to eat while I plugged in the humidifier. That didn't seem to work enough so I bundled him up in a big quilt and took him outside. I sat with him out on the patio for a while and we had a very nice Mommy and Dallin moment.
It was so quiet and peaceful outside at night. The moon was very bright and the stars were out. Dallin was quite impressed with them. I showed him the constellation Orion. After 10 minutes or so he was breathing much easier thanks to the cool air, so we went back in to bed, but it was nice to have the sweet moment with him. The first thing Dallin wanted to do this morning was go out and look at the stars. He was quite disappointed when Brett told him it was too light to see any! Just now, Dallin came up to me and said, "Mommy, when it's dark I want to go outside and look at the stars again. And you have to come with me and I need the blue blanket so I will be warm!"
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who enjoyed our time under the stars.
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11 months ago
3 comments:
I see a few sleepless nights in your future....and more star gazing!!! J/K What a sweet memory and moment for you both.
That is so sweet! What a good memory.
I think that boy will need a telescope along with his blankie next time. Here's to the moments!
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