Under the Weather

Sorry for very few picture updates since Natalie's 8 month post, but it's been busy around here!

This week, Natalie got some diarrhea (she'll love reading about this when she is older...haha) for 2 days which lead to really bad diaper rash! She still has her stuffy nose, just cut her 1st top tooth and will probably have the other top tooth soon, but is not running a fever (thank goodness!). I felt so bad for her and the diaper rash because she hurt so bad every time you changed her (poor baby)! The diaper rash cream just wasn't cutting it, we also tried soaking her in a tub full of Aveeno Soothing bath stuff, but still no relief. You really wouldn't have known she was sick at all other than seeing her diaper rash and how bad it hurt her to clean her up...she was still her normal and happy self!

Bobby had been wanting me to take her to the doctor about her runny nose, but I really just thought it would run it's course and go away, plus her runny nose hasn't been that unusual for her for awhile now. She didn't have a fever, so I figured there was nothing the doctor would do anyway since the antibiotic she was given at her 6 month appointment didn't do any good. So, I hadn't scheduled an appointment.

Thursday night, she would not go to bed and you could tell she was not her normal self because she was pretty whiny (but I would be too if my bottom was as red as hers)! Bobby had to go into work at 3am, so it was Mommy duty night!  Fun, fun...especially for a Mommy that wasn't feeling too hot herself with a sore throat, runny nose, cough, and sneeze...plus I was just plain exhausted!  Natalie on the other hand definitely didn't seem exhausted because she stayed awake until after midnight, then woke up at 4am, 5am, 6am, and 7am. I knew the next day was going to be a long one since I already had a Vet appointment for Rusty and a doctor appointment for me. Luckily, Bobby was able to get an appointment in Natalie scheduled for in between Rusty and mine.

Our Friday:

9:30a - Rusty's vet appointment to check out his bump in between his shoulder blades (just a side effect from his vaccines the week before) Taking a dog on a leash who hates going to the vet and a baby in a carrier 2 weeks in a row is always a fun time!

10a - Take Rusty home and feed Natalie before leaving for her doctor appointment.

10:40a - Arrive to Natalie's doctor appt. The wait in the waiting room wasn't long but it was a long wait in the room!  Natalie weighs 16.6lb (has gained 1.6lb since her 6 month appt). The doctor said her lungs sounded good compared to how stuffy, runny her nose was and thinks she has something viral (probably got it from daycare...blah). Natalie got a prescription for Nystatin for her diaper rash (looks like it's clearing up and she is no longer screaming bloody murder when you change her...yay!), Florastor (probiotic) to take once a day, Pedialyte (4oz) only after having diarrhea to keep her hydrated...have only had to give to her once, and she also wrote a prescription for an antibiotic (only to fill if symptoms do not go away in less than 5 days) and stool sample for the lab if diarrhea persists this weekend...so far so good!

11:40a - Left the doctor office to head to Kroger to get her prescription and do some short grocery shopping while we waited...left around 12:30/12:45p.

1p - Grabbed something quick to eat, fed Natalie and relaxed briefly before heading to my doctor appointment.

2:30p - My doctor appointment. Luckily Bobby was able to watch her so that helped relieve the Mommy duties for a short bit even though Natalie was AWESOME the entire day!

4:30p - Finally home from doctor appointment...I think everyone was exhausted by this time and EVERYONE took a 2 hour nap!

Then, Natalie slept for 12 hours Friday night until I woke her up to get her ready to head to Indy to help Aunt Amanda and Uncle Matt move stuff out of their apartment and into a pod for a month before they close on their house. Natalie was again AWESOME all day today and got to see Grandma and Grandpa B as well!

Natalie obviously isn't tired at the moment since it is 10:30p at night and she is happily playing in her crib!  I hope she sleeps as well tonight as she did yesterday! So happy that she is feeling better though!

We are so blessed with such a happy baby!