Tender Mercies/Miracles

Okay, so Dan and I just know that the day after I work a 12-hour shift, I'm grumpy, tired, overwhelmed and emotional.  Wouldn't you be?  Saturday the 21st was my first one since the baby, and it went ok.  The baby was ready to eat as soon as I got home at 8:30 pm.  Perfect, I thought, I'll feed her and then hope for MN for her next one.  Boy, I'll be a mess in the morning.  So, I prayed for strength and jumped under the covers.  Then, guess what?  She slept until 5:30!  Can you believe it?  I thanked God multiple times the next day and the day after that.  Unfortunately I think part of it was that she was getting sick.  Just a stuffy nose that night, no big deal, right?  Well, by Wednesday she was so congested and her cough was awful and she went 8 hours without a wet diaper that I took her to the doctor.  She has an ear infection and RSV!  If you don't know, it's a virus that in adults manifests as just a cold, but can make children under 2, and even more so children under 3 months very sick.  I was really worried when she told us that.  So you just watch.  As long as she keeps eating and doesn't start working really hard to breathe, you let it run its course.  The doc gave me a prescription that I could take her to the hospital for a clinic where they can suction out her nose so she can breathe.  We went there after the appointment, and as you can guess she absolutely hated it.  But it cleared her up.  Later that night when I fed her she was so stuffed up she would take two sucks and then she had to pull off so she could breathe through her mouth.  It was sad.  I took her again to the hospital and then I called my neighbor who has introduced me to essential oils.  She talked to another friend and they brought me over some stuff to put on her chest and back, 2 others to put on her feet, and one to rub around her ear.  You might think I'm being taken, but lavender helps me relax, and I'll be honest, the wee one has been the same, if not better.  The doctor said that it would definitely get worse before it got better.  So the miracles Heavenly Father has sent are, more sleep for me and my baby, some effective oils, and His blessing of watching over her tiny body.  I'm grateful to Him for His loving care.