The day started off pretty simple with the exception of Ellie being sick. She was up every 20 minutes or so last night, and I can’t figure out if she’s got a bug or if it’s her teeth. It could be a combination of both since she’s been teething nonstop for the last 3 weeks now. At least those little pearly whites are popping pretty easily. We’ve only had a few days here and there that have resulted in uncontrollable crying and fussiness. Today she’s running a fever, though, and you can tell she just doesn’t feel great. That’s also caused her to refuse to nap most of the day, in fact she just went down for a nap, and I’m hoping she’ll stay out awhile. She was in a pretty good mood this morning when my MIL stopped by to see her, but things went down hill from there. My Grandma called wanting to know if I could help my Grandpa cleanup some stuff in their basement since her knees aren’t allowing her to go downstairs much these days. They had a pipe burst, and now they’ve got a big ‘ole mess. I helped him setup their basement dehumidifier, and I went to work cleaning up the mess. My poor Grandma kept Ellie upstairs, but nothing she did would console her. Her mood went from bad to worse as her fever rose. I helped my Grandpa clean everything up as quickly as I possibly could, then we came straight home. I dosed Ellie up with some Tylenol, and she was out like a light. Now I hope she’ll sleep for a good little while, at least long enough to help her feel a little better. I hate it when my poor little baby girl is sick. While she’s out I’m going to get some work done and look for some birthday party decorations. I can’t believe Ellie’s first birthday is right around the corner! I guess it’s time to start planning everything, or it’ll sneak up on me!