our Lily

Oh, how I love this girl!

she can make a mess so fast it makes my head spin

She hasn't quite been herself in a long time.

Mostly, I think she was out of sorts 

from having an extra person in the house for so long.

I can sure understand that.

And Marcos had only been gone 3 days

when she came down with a nasty

long, drawn out cold.

Then the Tummy Bug visited

and she never really had it full-fledged,

but she had several days of not feeling too swift.

I'm not quite sure what happened, but Monday,

we got our sweet Lily back!

I've missed her.

Mommy loves you, Precious Girl!!

edited to add:
She'd come in our room in the early morning
and unhappily snuggled between her sister and youngest big brother
(she'd wanted to snuggle next to me, but alas, there was no room)
and this is how our Lily woke up today:
She rolled over to look at me
sitting in the rocking chair with the mangled pads,
barely opening her eyes.
"Oh, Momma, isn't it a beautiful day today?
It's so nice to have the bright sun coming in (it's rather overcast)
and these comfy bed and chair
and all this space!"
And with a sweep of her arm, she bopped out of bed.

Do you see what I mean??