6 Month Check-up

Well, Ellie is officially 7 months old (a few day short due to the weird month of February), but we just got her 6 month check up!

As you know, she has been under the weather for, oh, about 3 weeks now... Starting w/ a cough, given to her by DADDY (yes, I'm still bitter), which turned into Bronchiolitis--treated by the very exciting and fun breathing treatments. A week later she didn't seem to be getting much better, so another trip to the doctor unveiled a double ear infection! After a few days on anti-biotics, she did seem to be feeling better, finally... until the horrid case of diarrhea kicked in--caused by the 10 day antibiotics!

Now, normally, you might wonder why diarrhea is a big deal? Don't babies poo in their diaper anyway? Well, apparently her poo was super acidic and caused a massive case of diaper rash. By this past Friday, she was such a hot mess. It was the saddest thing ever! Thursday night she woke up 3 times crying cause her little butt hurt so bad. By 6 am we were soaking in the bath tub. A little nude sunbathing and fresh air seemed to help (See below), but we went back to the Doctor that afternoon. We had already decided to stop the anti-biotics a few days earlier, so the diarrhea was subsiding, but this girl re-defined the word SHART for days on end. Dr. gave us some Rx cream and told us to make a concoction of that stuff, neosporin and original desitin. After one application, we could tell she was already getting better. I'm happy to report that it's almost cleared up as of this morning!

So, all that aside, her six month check up was awesome! She's still in the 95th percentile for height (27 inches), weight (19 lbs!), and head size. All proportionate. She's right on target developmentally (proof that mommy having a glass of wine occasionally is ok!). We have been feeding her solids already, but we are supposed to ramp it up to at least two meals a day. Cereal, veggies, fruit, soy. Thank goodness we don't have to do meat yet.


6 am aveeno bath (why does elmo look orange?)



Bottomless sunbathing! Her rash doesn't look bad here, but believe me, it was killer if viewed from the "other" side! Notice that she is trying to pick and eat grass... She can not be left unattended w/ grass nearby!

Ellie had some things to say today

...please ignore the schnauzer in the background and the carrots on my shirt...

The first of many embarrassing photos to show her boyfriends...

Ellie is feeling much better now!

However, along w/ taking antibiotics comes diahrea (cha cha cha). And what comes along w/ diahrea? Diaper rash! OUCH! We've been trying to let Ellie "be free" a couple hours a day to help w/ the rash...

DOUBLE EAR INFECTION

Now Ellie has a DOUBLE EAR INFECTION. I type that in all caps because I want to YELL IT.

And I'm overwhelmed and stressed at work.

And my baby is in pain and would like everyone to know it (meaning, she's super whiney--not that I blame her).

Did I mention that work is seriously about to cause me a nervous breakdown?

Do I have new, added stress at work or has it just always been like this? Does it just seem worse now because all I want to do is saw "screw it" and just take care of my baby????????????????????

AAARRRRGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Bronchiolitis

Quick update... Poor Ellie has bronchiolitis! Which apparently, is similar to RSV. I guess it's like a baby cold that kicks their butts! Ellie has been doing breathing treatments since Tuesday night--which she hates, of course. And now that she has had this virus, she has a 30% more chance of having asthma later. And factor in genetics, I figure the poor girl has about a 50/50 chance of having it! UGH!

She's coughing and sneezing, but overall seems to still be pretty playful, so that's good, right? She is sleeping at night (of course aided by our friend Infant Tylenol)! Her appetite is down a little, but I'm sure that's pretty normal...

As of today, her cough seems WORSE and her snot is pouring out... but everyone tells me that is normal and good. The Dr. said only to worry if she started running a fever and had labored breathing.

This sucks!


Here is a pic of my good friend Jade and her baby from last week... same deal!

Life is short....and not fair!

A friend of mine in the insurance industry stopped by our office yesterday to drop off something. I asked her how she was doing and tears welled up in her eyes as she began to tell me... not so good. You see, her best friend from growing up in Connecticut passed away suddenly over the weekend. A mother of a 4 and 2 year old. 39 years old. She died of H1N1... Apparently, her kids had it first and were feeling better. She had been to the Dr. earlier that week herself and been treated, but suddenly passed out on Saturday. Her husband (an EMT) immediately called and ambulance and she died on the way to the hospital.

OF THE FLU!

Are you serious? I can't believe that happens!?!

She had not had the vaccine--she couldn't get it, as she was not in the high risk category....

Just a quick reminder to 1) GET YOUR FLU SHOTS and 2) Life is way too short and we should all live each day to the fullest! It's so hard to live by that mantra though.

I can't help but think that she was taking such good care of her babies that she didn't stop for a minute to rest herself. This is what all mommies do when their kids are sick, but mommies PLEASE get some rest if you need it too! And Daddies--please help mommy when she is not feeling well! You see what can happen?????

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