The good, the bad, and the ugly

The good: my kid actually ate broccoli tonight and liked it!!! (Notice, however, the untouched carrots. If she accidently gets one in her mouth, she fishes it back out immediately, making a grand face. I think she takes after me. Carrots... yuck!!)

The bad: She woke up at 5:45am and wouldn't go back to sleep. And although I put her in bed early tonight and she was clearly tired.... she didn't actually fall asleep til 8:30.

The ugly: We both have a nasty, persistent, deep, medication-defying cough left over from anotherwise minor cold... I am listening to her, asleep, coughing on and off, right now.

Sigh. Do I wake her, give her honey and some water in the hopes of making the cough go away, and pray she goes back to sleep quickly? Or do I let her cough, hoping it will subside on its own? I HATE making these kind of choices.

I hate this stupid cough. Neither of us is actively sick anymore, but the cough doesn't want to go away. I have drunk more tea and honey today than a whole boat of British grandmothers. Cara is going to be addicted to honey, which does help a little, but doesn't last very long. Arrrrgggghhhh. The only saving grace is that my cough is much worse than hers, which is FAR better than the reverse situation.

Ah... she has stopped coughing... for now, anyway. Big Mommy sigh of relief. And if you tell me that I worry too much, I am going to throw the honey at you. : P