What a wonderful day. Lily woke up a little on the crabby side, but came around rather nicely as the day progressed. Donna called this morning and asked if she could take Lily shopping. After they left, James, Sarah Ellen and I took off for downtown. I had some money left on a gift certificate at a cooking store. We had fun picking out things to buy. We even had enough left over to walk next door and eat lunch at Slightly North of Broad. Sarah Ellen was a perfect peach the entire time.
Lily, Donna and Snookie were watching Dora while Lily got a breathing treatment when we returned home. So I made the big executive decision this morning and did not give Lily the prednisone today. I figure if she seems to get worse, then we can give her a dose tomorrow and she will have only missed one dose. How is that rationalizing?
After nap time, we baked and decorated cookies for Santa to have when he comes tonight. Then we got ready for our church's Christmas Eve service. One of the main reasons I wanted to be prednisone free was to enjoy this service with Lily. She loves the music and I so enjoy this service every year. Lily was an angel the entire time. She played quietly for an hour and a half and I didn't even have to pull out the candy cane for bribery. During one of the songs Lily looked at me and put her hand on my cheek so lovingly and gave me a wonderful smile. It was such a special moment for me.
This has always been one of my favorite times of year, and I never imagined how much more wonderful it could be with children. I never thought I would be this excited in anticipation of Lily's reaction tomorrow. I'm not sure I will be able to fall asleep tonight.
Happy Birthday, Jesus.
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