I guess we knew the day would arrive when our sweet little girl would start to throw tantrums in order to get her way. Emily has perfected the art of stomping her little feet, or lying flat on the floor and kicking when she doesn't get what she wants. The episodes are typically very short-lived, and she's pretty easily distracted. This week though, the tantrums have escalated to a new level, particularly when it comes to nap or bed time. Yesterday, she only took a 30 minute nap all day long!
Tonight, after a day with only a one-hour nap, she was so tired she could barely hold her eyes open, but she refused to go to bed. She wanted to play, sing and talk to us, and wouldn't settle down, even when we rocked her or read stories. I finally put her in the crib, kissed her goodnight, and left her with her lullaby music. She screamed (I use this word deliberately, because there weren't even tears when I went to check on her!) for almost 45 minutes on and off before finally giving up and collapsing with exhaustion.
We never completely used the "cry it out" method--not because we disagreed with it, but because we never really needed to, and Emily has almost always been ready for bed when we put her down. We aren't sure if this week was bad for sleep because she hasn't felt well, or because she's entering a new phase, but we're hoping it passes quickly.
Showing posts with label sick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sick. Show all posts
Friday, June 24, 2011
What a Week!
I ended up working from home and staying with Emily through Thursday of this week--she had diarrhea so bad on Monday that I changed her diaper 12 times! She was pretty consistently going every hour, and by the end of the day, her tiny heiny was completely raw--it was just heartbreaking.
Her appetite was normal though, and I tried to give her plenty of things that I thought would help. I've been trying to get her to eat a banana since we started solid food with her, and she always refused it. Something changed, and she ate an entire banana! I was so excited that I took this picture.
Mick said I was surely losing it...and it was only Monday!
On Tuesday, she was down to 6 diaper changes, and was continuing to eat and drink well, so I was optimistic that things were getting better. She stayed very active--running around with her popper
and playing in some of the moving boxes we have.
Wednesday, things seemed like they had improved enough for Emily to go to school--in fact, her teacher called to check on her, and I told her she'd definitely be there on Thursday. She enjoyed wearing Mick's flip flops around the house that morning :).
Little did I know that Emily would be up almost all night Wednesday night with a fever. She's been struggling a little with sleep this week, and Wednesday night was by far the worst. She still had a low fever Thursday morning, so I kept her at home again. At this point, we were convinced that teething was the culprit. Her diarrhea had been gone since Wednesday, and she kept chewing on her fingers and rubbing her jaw and ears. Still, she was in a good mood most of the day, but didn't want to eat much. She was much more interested in playing with the dogs, and covered Bella with these flower hair clips (since Emily won't leave them in her hair, I'm glad someone is getting some use out of them!).
Bella is an unbelievably patient dog :)
On Friday, Emily went back to school after a good night of sleep.
It was truly an exhausting week for all of us. We also had severe storms that left us without power two nights this week for about 5 hours each time. We're glad to see the weekend arrive, and it's such a relief to know Emily's getting back to normal.
Her appetite was normal though, and I tried to give her plenty of things that I thought would help. I've been trying to get her to eat a banana since we started solid food with her, and she always refused it. Something changed, and she ate an entire banana! I was so excited that I took this picture.
Mick said I was surely losing it...and it was only Monday!
On Tuesday, she was down to 6 diaper changes, and was continuing to eat and drink well, so I was optimistic that things were getting better. She stayed very active--running around with her popper
and playing in some of the moving boxes we have.
Wednesday, things seemed like they had improved enough for Emily to go to school--in fact, her teacher called to check on her, and I told her she'd definitely be there on Thursday. She enjoyed wearing Mick's flip flops around the house that morning :).
Little did I know that Emily would be up almost all night Wednesday night with a fever. She's been struggling a little with sleep this week, and Wednesday night was by far the worst. She still had a low fever Thursday morning, so I kept her at home again. At this point, we were convinced that teething was the culprit. Her diarrhea had been gone since Wednesday, and she kept chewing on her fingers and rubbing her jaw and ears. Still, she was in a good mood most of the day, but didn't want to eat much. She was much more interested in playing with the dogs, and covered Bella with these flower hair clips (since Emily won't leave them in her hair, I'm glad someone is getting some use out of them!).
Bella is an unbelievably patient dog :)
On Friday, Emily went back to school after a good night of sleep.
It was truly an exhausting week for all of us. We also had severe storms that left us without power two nights this week for about 5 hours each time. We're glad to see the weekend arrive, and it's such a relief to know Emily's getting back to normal.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Tummy Trouble
Thursday afternoon, Gateway called me about an hour before I'd normally leave work to pick Emily up--she had diarrhea, and it had been most of the day. I left early to get her, and she's had diarrhea nonstop since then! I stayed home with her on Friday, and it looks like I'll be home with her on Monday too.
We ended up taking her to the doctor this morning--he told us she most likely just had a stomach virus, but that babies' intestines just recover much more slowly than ours, and she could have diarrhea for three weeks! The strange thing is that she has no other symptoms, and except for the bad diaper rash she's getting that makes it miserable when we change her, she's perfectly happy.
He did tell us that while kids most often have respiratory illnesses in the winter, they usually have intestinal issues in the summer because they're just out and about more, and interacting with people and water. Makes sense, but certainly doesn't make it any easier to handle :(.
We ended up taking her to the doctor this morning--he told us she most likely just had a stomach virus, but that babies' intestines just recover much more slowly than ours, and she could have diarrhea for three weeks! The strange thing is that she has no other symptoms, and except for the bad diaper rash she's getting that makes it miserable when we change her, she's perfectly happy.
He did tell us that while kids most often have respiratory illnesses in the winter, they usually have intestinal issues in the summer because they're just out and about more, and interacting with people and water. Makes sense, but certainly doesn't make it any easier to handle :(.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Home Again
Yesterday, I got a call from Gateway to let me know Emily was sick again. I got there to pick her up around 1:30 in the afternoon, and she came home and took a 3-hour nap! She must have really needed the rest, because she went down for bed at her usual time and had no trouble falling asleep. I'm at home with her today, and she seems like she's uncomfortable for sure--she does have diarrhea, and is just generally a little more fussy than usual. She's eating fine, so I don't think she's in danger of becoming dehydrated, but I'm still a little worried about her.
Unfortunately, I was so sick over the weekend that my milk supply dropped to almost nothing, and it's not quite back to normal, so I won't have a choice but to give her some formula today. I'm afraid my pumping days are coming to an end though--it makes me sad because I feel like she needs that milk more than ever now. We will have to believe that she got the best first 7 months we could give her, and that now she'll get well with lots of rest and TLC!
Unfortunately, I was so sick over the weekend that my milk supply dropped to almost nothing, and it's not quite back to normal, so I won't have a choice but to give her some formula today. I'm afraid my pumping days are coming to an end though--it makes me sad because I feel like she needs that milk more than ever now. We will have to believe that she got the best first 7 months we could give her, and that now she'll get well with lots of rest and TLC!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Daddy's Turn
I think the stomach bug is determined to get to everyone in our house! Julie told me yesterday she got sick after she went home and had to be out of work yesterday. This morning, Mick woke up sick and missed work today! Tonight, he's not feeling quite as bad as he was earlier, but is in no way feeling great yet.
We'll definitely be glad when we're all healthy again!
We'll definitely be glad when we're all healthy again!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Sharing the Bug
After I accused Emily of faking her stomach bug on Thursday, she decided to share it with her mama. I woke up Thursday night/Friday morning around 12:30 very sick, and had to stay out of work on Friday. Thankfully, Emily was 100% better, so she went to day care. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to take good care of her if we were both at home because I was so sick.
I stayed in bed most of the day on Friday, and then picked up Julie that afternoon (she got in early for a friend's baby shower, and spent most of the day with her friend). We went to pick up Emily from day care a little early, and Aunt Julie got to meet Evan, Emily's boyfriend :).
Unfortunately, I've stayed sick most of the weekend, so we didn't have a chance to do much, other than shop for a baby shower gift and lie around in our pjs watching movies. Luckily, Emily is still doing great, so she and Aunt Julie spent some quality time together. Hair pulling is now something Emily has mastered!
We were sorry to see Aunt Julie go home, but are looking forward to seeing her for Thanksgiving next month.
I stayed in bed most of the day on Friday, and then picked up Julie that afternoon (she got in early for a friend's baby shower, and spent most of the day with her friend). We went to pick up Emily from day care a little early, and Aunt Julie got to meet Evan, Emily's boyfriend :).
Unfortunately, I've stayed sick most of the weekend, so we didn't have a chance to do much, other than shop for a baby shower gift and lie around in our pjs watching movies. Luckily, Emily is still doing great, so she and Aunt Julie spent some quality time together. Hair pulling is now something Emily has mastered!
We were sorry to see Aunt Julie go home, but are looking forward to seeing her for Thanksgiving next month.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Sick Day...Or Playing Hooky?
Yesterday afternoon as I was packing up my computer to leave the office, my phone rang and it was the director at Gateway. Seeing that number show up is not a good feeling! She immediately told me it wasn't an emergency, but said that Emily seemed to have caught the stomach bug that's going around, and she had thrown up twice and had diarrhea in the afternoon. Their policy is that when it happens twice, the child has to be picked up.
I got there about half an hour later, and Emily seemed okay, other than being a little fussier than usual. Apparently, the state regulations require children to remain out of child care until they've been symptom-free for 24 hours. Certainly seems like a reasonable expectation, and a good idea to be on the safe side.
Last night, she seemed very hungry, but we decided to skip the fruit and cereal. We gave her about 3 oz. of breastmilk around 6:30, and when she kept it down fine, we went ahead with her bath and another 4 oz. of milk. She drank it like she was starving, and went right to sleep when I put her in the crib.
This morning she has seemed fine too--no diarrhea and no vomiting at all. Of course, today was supposed to be a business trip to New Orleans for me--the first one in several weeks--but I canceled last night, and now am wondering if little Miss Wiggles planned this all along, just to get some quality time at home with her mama :).
I got there about half an hour later, and Emily seemed okay, other than being a little fussier than usual. Apparently, the state regulations require children to remain out of child care until they've been symptom-free for 24 hours. Certainly seems like a reasonable expectation, and a good idea to be on the safe side.
Last night, she seemed very hungry, but we decided to skip the fruit and cereal. We gave her about 3 oz. of breastmilk around 6:30, and when she kept it down fine, we went ahead with her bath and another 4 oz. of milk. She drank it like she was starving, and went right to sleep when I put her in the crib.
This morning she has seemed fine too--no diarrhea and no vomiting at all. Of course, today was supposed to be a business trip to New Orleans for me--the first one in several weeks--but I canceled last night, and now am wondering if little Miss Wiggles planned this all along, just to get some quality time at home with her mama :).
Friday, October 1, 2010
A Little Cold
This week, Emily has had some cold symptoms that seem to be bothering us a lot more than they're bothering her (a common theme these days!). Mick has been battling a cold for over a week and just couldn't seem to shake it, so now we think little Wiggles has a touch of it too.
She coughs a little and has a lot of congestion in her nose. It really makes me wish she could blow her nose and clear her throat! The pediatrician said on Tuesday that her lungs were clear and we had nothing to worry about, so we've just tried to keep her nose as clean as possible, and we bought a warm mist humidifier for her room, which seems to be helping her sleep better.
The strange thing is that Emily doesn't act like she feels bad at all--she laughs when she coughs or sneezes, and is otherwise perfectly happy!
She coughs a little and has a lot of congestion in her nose. It really makes me wish she could blow her nose and clear her throat! The pediatrician said on Tuesday that her lungs were clear and we had nothing to worry about, so we've just tried to keep her nose as clean as possible, and we bought a warm mist humidifier for her room, which seems to be helping her sleep better.
The strange thing is that Emily doesn't act like she feels bad at all--she laughs when she coughs or sneezes, and is otherwise perfectly happy!
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