the crud with a side of super full moon

you've had a cough since right before we went to mexico.  i didnt worry too much about it since it was the only symptom you had - no fever, no coughing up anything, high spirits...  but, it lingered, just as they said it would, for awhile.  i didnt like it.  i started researching like a mad-mama about how to clear it.  here is what i came up with as our ritual:

right before bed:

• oregano oil on your feet mixed with a little coconut oil, covered in socks
• magnesium oil rubbed on your back, tummy, and legs
• homemade "vicks" rubbed on your chest (since the other garbage is garbage - petroleum or some sheez) - coconut oil mixed with a few drops of eucalyptus, tea tree, lavender, and chamomile
• saline spray in your nose
• a spoon full of antibacterial, antiseptic, antifungal manuka honey to soothe your throat and help your "cold"
• humidifier all night.  CO is dry.

 morning:

•  fresh oregano feet, again
• probiotic mixed with your cod liver oil
•  spoon full of honey
• ball of coconut oil (you LOVE coconut oil.  i try not to give you too much d/t saturated fat, but a little is okay)
• saline spray in your nose and a good wipe

i bought the nosefrida, but havent used it.  that thing is crazy.  you dont really like being "messed" with - squirt up your nose, wiping, etc. (who does!?) - so, you cry.  you have dramatic tendencies, but i like it because it means youre sensitive.  i feel badly and give you TONS of love and kisses to help ease the mess.

verdict?  since i've been attacking this cold, you've progressively gotten better.  the only thing that is lingering, at this point, is your stuffy nose at night.  we woke at 4am to saline your nose since you couldnt breathe to nurse, properly.  yes, we still nurse.  yes, we still co-sleep.  attachment parenting, at its finest.  i love you.  critics can step.

i, also, bought some elderberries and will make syrup for the rest of the cold season and will add it to our morning ritual. 

you're so incredible.  you laugh easily, you're giving high fives, you're pointing at everything and saying, "du?"  i explain all at which you point.  you pointed at the moon, yesterday.  the super full moon. 

Next Supermoon December 2016

The next Supermoon will be on December 14, 2016.
The Supermoon on November 14, 2016, was the closest since January 26, 1948. The next time a Full Moon is even closer to Earth will be on November 25, 2034 (dates based on UTC time).

anyway, "the crud" is what i noticed grandma o says.  its how she explains her being ill.  ha.  i dont like the sound of the word, but its her way!  she's becoming eccentric, just like great gram.  i cant even imagine how i'll be at 70-80.  oh boy!


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* what am i listening to?   my spotify playlist.  dramarama:  anything, anything
* what are you wearing today?  your father has you.  camo pants, blue skull tank
* what are you grubbing?  we'll see.  he gave you bananas, which you, normally, house, but said you werent too into it, today.  he said, "mirk."  i had to buy horizon organic since we were at target.  i prefer organic valley grass-fed, which only natural grocers has.  oh well.  i'm hoping he gives you a slammer (a miracle pouch we found at target with LOTS of protein and organic ingredients), some green beans, and maybe some cottage cheese, your fave.

love you, little bear