Christmas Carnival....and a trip to the doctor.

 The Good:
Monday night, we took Pearce to a Christmas carnival in Round Rock.  It's been going on all month, but we just now had time to do it!  We got there right when it opened at 6:00 and didn't leave until 9:00!  The rides were perfect for him and he did everything several times.  I rode all of them with him and I now know I am old because several of them made me feel a little sick....but they were all kiddie rides!  Pearce loved the little roller coaster....I told Pearce he had to always be my ride buddy because Daddy doesn't like to ride a lot of rides :)  I have visions of Pearce and I riding the big roller coasters and rides one day, so he has to be brave!  His favorite thing of all, though, was the mirrored fun house.  We went through several times and I had to tell Pearce to keep his arms out in front of him because he kept running into the glass walls :)  We made our way through each time and then went down a twisty slide at the end.  Pearce then told me he wanted to do it all by himself.  That made me a little nervous because I thought what if he couldn't find his way out??  But he was persistent and at least I could see him going through because it was all glass, so I let him.  He totally did it in no time and was sooo proud of himself!  There was also a gigantic slide thing that Pearce loved.  We did it several times together and then he said he was brave enough to go by himself.  So another older boy carried his rug up for him and he climbed up the stairs all the way to the top.  The older boy put his rug on the slide for Pearce and then Pearce would not go!  I ran up the stairs real quick and told Pearce he could do it...and then gave him a push :)  He said "Wow, that was fun!"  I asked if he wanted to go again by himself, but he quickly said no, so he went on my lap a few more times :)  There was also a neat light maze and little houses that you could go inside and explore.  There was a ticket booth that kids could go in, so Pearce and two other older girls went inside.  I was outside and walked up and said "I would like two tickets please."  The older girls started playing along and pretended like they were giving me tickets.  Then Pearce said "Hey, that's my mommy....nobody messes with my mommy!"  He's a little possessive of me, I guess :)  We also ate all the yummy carnival food....nachos, a funnel cake, and cotton candy!  We had so much fun.  When we were leaving, Pearce said "Thanks for taking me here."  My sweet little boy. 

 

 

 
The Bad:
After the carnival, we went home and got Pearce ready for bed.  He started coughing pretty much non stop when we got home and all through the night.  He's had a bit of a cough for the past week and a half, but this coughing was literally nonstop.  None of us got much sleep that night.  I gave Pearce some cough medicine, but that didn't help him at all.  I took him to the doctor yesterday.  His oxygen levels were fine, his lungs were clear, and there was no wheezing, but the doctor agreed that his cough was awful.  Although Pearce doesn't have asthma, she wanted to try a nebulizer treatment just to see if that gave him some relief.  It did help him during the treatment, but as soon as it was done, the coughing started up again.  All the doctor could tell me to do was to make sure he rests, take cough medicine, and drink lots of fluids.  On our way home, we called Auntie Ashy to talk and Pearce wanted to talk to her....he could hardly even talk because he was coughing so much...poor baby!   So, the rest of the day, was spent on the couch watching TV, drinking warm tea with honey, and just resting.  THANK GOODNESS today his cough is a TON better!  He slept a lot better last night and coughs every once in a while, but soooooo much better.  We had another lazy day today, so, as Daniel Tiger says "Rest is best!"