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So this week, I pulled out my camera while I was playing with the girls. We had built a very extravagant (well, as extravagant as an old sheet and duct tape can possibly be…) castle in our living room. We had an army of scantily clad Barbies battling dragons, dinosaurs and questionable characters in an effort to free my two warrior princesses. And then life called. It reminded me that my little girl isn’t as invincible as that warrior princess who just slayed the 130 foot “dragon.” I decided to show photos of this, the painful side of our REAL life, instead of only sharing the good parts. My little girl has asthma. Nope, it’s not the end of the world. Yep, we count our blessings each and everyday that it’s nothing worse than this. I can tell you though, that at the first sniffle or wheeze, our stomachs flip and we wonder if her newest drug protocol will work. We don’t wonder IF, but WHEN and how long we’ll be in the hospital. It means that every cold will not simply pass in 5-7 days, but instead become a battle against pneumonia. It means we watch our strong, amazing girl lie nearly lifeless as she struggles to breathe. Typical for us, one of her allergies was triggered as we played and she had a flare up. Typical for us, she balked when I told her we needed a breathing treatment NOW. So here we are. This is part of our regular life and I’m sharing it with you today.
A valiant effort on her part, but hiding did NOT get her out of a decent dose of Albuterol today.
My sweet little girl…hoping she grows out of this very soon.
I love that first pic…. I hope she grows out of it too!!!
Oh I love that you documented this…. nebs have been a part of our lives for 9yrs. No fun
BUT- they do outgrow it some! My guy only needs it maybe once a year now, he’s on a good regiment of preventative meds that keep his asthma in check. I hope she can get it well under control too!!
I want to give her a big hug. She looks so brave. Beautiful images.
Poor little girl! Thank you for sharing these with us, Amber. She looks so brave in all of these!
Awww, these are beautiful but they break my heart! I hope she doesn’t get pneumonia this year and that she outgrows the asthma very soon! She looks so brave and these are gorgeous!
What a sweet, precious, strong little girl.
Thank you for sharing all of your life with us, as scary as the asthma is these images are even more gorgeous. I hope she grows out of it soon.
I’m so sorry you guys go through this so often. She’s beautiful – I love the one of her lying in the chair.
She is gorgeous. I too hopes she grows out of it.
Your beautiful little girl is such a warrior! You guys are always in my thoughts whenever our little guy gets a sniffle too. Hopefully you got to get back to slaying that dragon
love love!
Her eyes look right into my soul. What a total love. I hope this Winter is a beautiful one with not one trip to the hospital. I love her cute face mask.
and I just adore your work. Always and always and always.
Awe – your sweet baby! LOVe those eyes and I hope she grows out of it real soon too!!!