"I wanted to keep my central line forever..."

Poor Baby did not want to get an IV, she started crying and was begging to get her finger poked instead (which you all know she does not like either). I explained that she had to get antibiotics and told her I was sorry. She looked up and me and whispered that she wished she could have kept her central line forver. It almost made me cry. She was upset and cried for the nurse not to touch her when she went to put the emla cream on. She went to x-ray (which has been easy for her since she was three) and was freaking out because she was so scared about the upcoming IV. She did not want me to put her down. We talked while we were waiting for them to check the x-ray and I told her she could ask her friend Alexa to be with her and hold her hand. She responded well to that. Mom would hold her and Alexa would hold her hand and be with her. We got back to the room and she was so scared. She kept telling them she needed a minute before she could put her hand up (all the while begging for them not to do it). I didn't think she was going to be able to do it and I thought we would have to do it the hard way. At the last moment she surprised me and thrust her arm up, turned away, and held very still. She still cried, but she did great. I was SO proud of her. She told me she did it for me and for Alexa. She is the sweetest thing.

She wanted to make sure I took a picture of it.

This is how she explained her fever to me while we were waiting for a room, it was cute so I made her repeat it for the camera.

We amused ourselves by taking some video...guess what song she is singing?

I have been wanting to record her saying the word temperature forever, she says it so cutely.

Deep Woosie-Doosie baths are Natalie's consilation for having her central line out. Here is some video and pics from Natalie & Stephen's most recent bubble filled deep woosie doosie bath just a couple of days before.


He always gets the bubbles over over his face and mouth, silly boy.

The Colonel saying bubble.

At a make a wsih art party.

He slipped on the floor while he was trying to pose, so I only captured tears.
She picked out her own clothes. It was a cold days and she picked these yellow shorts...I think because they matched the yellow glasses she happened to be wearing.
Natalie holding our friends new baby.