Saturday, September 26, 2009

Medicine Free!

For the first time in her 463 days of life, Becca just went to bed with no medicines.  For the first time. 

At her 15-month appointment, we decided to discontinue her Zantac, which she's been getting twice a day for reflux since before she came home.  She's had Tylenol the past couple of days to give her some relief from her teething (#3 has broken through now!) and to help her through her vaccine ickiness, but she hasn't had anything in 24 hours. 

I laid out her pajamas, John gave her a bath, I cleaned her helmet, diapered and clothed her (including her "hat"), gave her Pediasure in a sippy cup, read The Going to Bed Book and Goodnight Moon, sang to her, prayed with her, and put her in her crib. 

How blessedly normal.

2 comments:

  1. Gosh! We started Nathan on "full time" meds when he was about 6 months old and he wasn't "drug free" until middle school! Seriously!

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  2. This is so profoundly simple and beautiful. You have brought tears to my eyes, Nancy. Hugs for you and sweet little baby kisses for Becca. God love you, now I am really crying! :)

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