Adelaide's cold she got at DWC is still lingering on. (Above is a pic of her and her friend Emma Grace in our hotel room). Last week after we got back Rocky headed out of town for a camping trip with some friends from work and I stayed home with a not so well baby girl. [Note a tinge of bitterness I'm still working through]
She was still generally happy when awake and distracted but a nightmare when it came to napping or bedtime. She was snotty, coughing, not eating, not sleeping well, and then began vomiting. When she hit the third vomiting spell I decided to call the doctor. The nurse didn't know what it was either cause it was just random. She might vomit one day and skip the next. She told me to wait 'til Friday and if she still wasn't better to bring her in.
Well Friday hit and Thursday had been miserable so I called to set up an appointment first thing. The doctor of course said she seemed so happy and playful that she didn't seem sick at all (same thing I hear every time) but changed his tune when he checked her out.
Her left ear was all stopped up he said and on it's way to an ear infection. Her throat was all irritated and red. Her phlegm was so thick in her throat that it was causing her to gag and then proceed to vomit. He said everything was still clear (which as I'm learning is a big deal) but since it had been so long and she wasn't getting better he started her on a decongestant and antihistamine, Nalex. Picking up the prescription was a whole fiasco thanks to Walgreens, but that's a whole 'nother story. It wouldn't have normally been a big deal but everything was a big deal with Adelaide being so miserable and Rocky being gone.
She's been on the medicine since Friday and it really seems to be helping. She's sleeping better, not whining very much anymore, and is even getting her appetite back.
Another thing we discovered at the doctor visit is that Adelaide grew 3/4 of an inch since her visit 3 weeks ago. Talk about a growth spurt. She's now 29 inches tall which is sort of an unfortunate height because we're going to have to move her into her convertible car seat now. The infant car seat will have to move up to the attic. Our little girl is not quite so little anymore. I'm not looking forward to the switch not just for sentimental reasons but for practical ones as well. Adelaide has always been such an easy kid to move in the middle of the night-- plop her in her car seat, drive home, plop her into her bed, and she may never wake up at all. With the change we'll have to carry her to and from the car which I'm thinking isn't going to be quite as easy at least not the first few times.
3 comments:
Glad she is feeling better! We just switched Colt to the convertible cause he weighs too much for his Graco. Now, when we go out to eat, he has to sit in the high chair, instead of falling asleep in his carrier. :( Although, I think we are about to switch and just put the carrier in the trunk for such occasions. Good luck!
dang colt. slow down. i originally thought adelaide would hit the weight before height too but her weight gain has slowed with all the working out :). her seat goes up to 23 pounds i think.
i'm so sorry Adelaide has been sick! i'm glad she's getting better. i hope EG didn't infect her. she was on antibiotic that whole week but her ears have yet to clear up.
your new floors look awesome by the way!
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