Yesterday evening Becca called me in an absolute panic, said Ben was not home and Lincoln had burned himself, and asked if I would come over. When I got there the situation was not looking good. Lincoln had reached up on the counter and poured a bowl of boiling hot ramen down his body. Ben got there shortly thereafter and Becca and Ben rushed Linc to the E.R. On the way there things got even worse. Lincoln began vomiting, was having difficulty breathing, and had become lethargic. It was very scary and intense for a while, but ultimately they got him stabilized enough to be transported to a children's hospital, where they are now. They are not terribly concerned about his burns, but more so about the other reactions he was having. Initially they thought he was in shock and had some type of seizure, but have now decided it was an allergic reaction. They are not sure if it was caused by something in the ramen, the egg whites we put on him to help his burns (a terrible idea by the way), or if he got into the trail mix Quincy was eating. They will be at the hospital at least one more night and we all send our love, prayers, and concern their way.
Now back onto a much lighter subject, CC's half birthday. How is this possible? I have a very hard time believing this and yet that is what the calendar says. Over these last six months she has been such a joy to our family and can light up the whole room with her beautiful smile and huge dimples. I honestly don't know how we lived without her.
Here are a few of Carrigan's biggest highlights at 6 months:
-She has started sitting(ish). She will sit for a few seconds on her own, but has no protective extensions when she starts to fall. She starts tipping and that is it, she is a goner.
-If she sees something she wants, she will get it. Whether is it my hair, Merrick's cars,our faces, or even on occasion one of her toys, if she sets her eye on something, she will wiggle, roll, and scoot her way over to it and immediately shove it into her mouth. I am sure crawling is not far behind.
-She continues to love her tongue, she has always loved to stick out her tongue, but over the last few days it has been out constantly. Happy, sad, or in between, that silly little tongue is sticking out. I am actually wondering if it may be because she is getting a tooth, but only time will tell.
-She also loves to suck on her fingers. Most often it is pointer and middle finger, but sometimes it is just the pointer and sometimes it is all five (or ten if she gets really crazy).
-She loves mom, dad, and Merrick. When we come in after an absence she squeals and kicks her legs as fast and you can imagine.
-She has mixed emotions about strangers. Sometimes she is super happy and will go to anyone and other time only mommy or daddy will do.
-She loves her jumper and will go in and just bounce away.
-She is still not a great sleeper, she still wakes up every night, but it is now usually just twice rather than 3 or 4 times.
-She has yet to try any solid foods, but we are planning to start her on avocado this week so stay tuned for more on this.
Unfortunately her six-month pictures don't do her justice, but part way through she decided, like last time, she wanted to eat the sticker. This time the damage was irreparable and that was the end of that. She still is pretty stinkin' cute.
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