2-month check-up (finally!)

We had to postpone this appointment back when she got sick because the fever she had can make it hard to monitor her reactions to her shots. Oh man, were they ugly. They had to stick her three times in one leg and two in the other, and she had to drink this other stuff. Ugh, I couldn't even watch, and she didn't just bawl, she sobbed and screamed. It was so sad, and made me cry too! But otherwise, she's fine and healthy. A wopping 12 lbs, 11 oz and 22 1/2 inches! But that's right on target for her age, so she's just perfect. She's still sleeping in her crib at night for awhile, but not all through the night yet. Oh well, it's still better than having to sleep with us all the time!

Slept in crib!

So early this morning (2am or so) I laid her down in her crib after her bottle to go put the bottle away. I came back and she was OUT. So I quietly made sure the monitor was plugged in, tiptoed out to our bedroom, and turned the monitor on. She woke up at 5am to eat, but then went right back down in her crib again! This time she woke up after an hour, and came to bed with me, but still, how awesome! We'll start putting her down in her crib at night from now on and see how she does.

Ugh

And now she has a horrible diaper rash. Does it ever end with this child? =)

No more fever, yay!

This medicine must be working, the fever is gone. She's much more awake today, playing and smiling like usual. Thank goodness.

Two months old... and an ER trip!

Well, this was a fun few days. Long long story short, Gracie's fever came back with a vengeance late Sunday, early Monday. It was 101.1 at 11pm, and after two hours and not being able to bring it below 100.8, even after a dose of Tylenol we called the nurse-on-call for her doctor, and they told us to take her to the ER. By the time we got there of course it had dropped to 99.0, so they just sat us in a room for two hours. When a doctor (stupid lady) finally came in they just said to keep an eye on her temp and bring her back if it went up again and we weren't able to bring it back down.

Well, she kept running a fever all day, spiking to 102.1 at 5pm, but we brought it down quickly with a cool bath and Tylenol. But at 1am Tuesday it was 102.0, and after Tylenol and another bath it was 102.4, so we took her back to the ER. This time she still had a fever when we got there, 100.6, so they put us in a room. Unlike the night before, a doctor (really nice guy) came in within 15 min and said there had been a lot of kids in with the bad flu that night, and he ordered chest xrays and a throat swab. Those came back negative, so he ordered blood work and urine taken. After THAT traumatic experience (it was so sad, they had to hold her down to put in the catheter and IV) the blood work came back negative, but the urine showed an elevated white cell count, so they diagnosed her with a urinary tract infection. They gave her a dose of antibiotics through her IV, monitored how she would react to it for half an hour, and then sent us home with a prescription and instructions to give her Tylenol every 4 hours until the fever lifted and give her medicine every 6 hours. She's very sleepy today after all that excitement early this morning, and the medicine is making her pretty lethargic, but otherwise she's doing fine. Hopefully this medicine works and gets rid of the infection.

Fever = doctor visit

Gracie started having a fever this weekend. On Saturday night it was 100.5 (under arm), but we got it down to 99.5 within 30 minutes. At 4am Sunday morning it was 100.8, but we got it down to 99.5 a couple hours later. Back up to 100.1 around 2pm, and back down an hour later. She was pretty fussy all day Sunday, so I called her doctor's office first thing this morning. They wanted us to come in, and checked her over. They said she looks fine and is acting okay, eating, sleeping, and having normal diapers, so they just want us to watch the temperature. If it gets above 100.8 rectally and stays that way for over an hour and we're not able to bring it down, or if it gets above 101 at all, we're to take her to the ER. I'm a little worried, but the doctor said she can sometimes just get hot in her clothes, and we are able to bring it down, so that's good. They weighed and measured her and she's 10lbs, 6oz, and 21 1/2 inches long! What a big girl!