Change of Plans Today

Elise developed a cough and a high fever (103.2) with the runny nose that she's had the past few days, so we had to skip Lydia's OT today to take Elise to the doctor. Elise has bronchitis. Dr. Wood prescribed Zithromax for her to get rid of it. Elise was such a big girl during her exam today...let me tell you what a big deal that is...the last few times we've gone to the doctor, she refuses to even go in the door that leads to the back where the examining rooms are. She usually stands in the doorway and says, "no, no, no," even if she is not to be the patient that day. Today, she did not shed one tear....even during the entire exam! Dr. Wood and I were both so proud of her!!!

While we were there, I asked for a weight check for Lydia. She weighed 9 lbs. 2.5 oz....4 oz. gain since last Tuesday...could be better. :( Then, Dr. Wood ordered the blood tests for the lactic acid and pyruvic acid and the chromosome study...from Dr. Superneau's request. So, here we go again! It is so heartwrenching for a mommy to watch them poke and prod and try again and again to get a vein that will give the amount of blood that they need for the test. It is no picnic for the lab techs either...they feel for her just as much as I do, I think. After the 4th stick, I could hear the tech mumbling something, but I couldn't really understand what she was saying. Just when I realized she was saying, "Come on Jesus. Make this blood flow. I know you feel for this baby too. Come on Jesus," the blood started to flow easily into the syringe. My eyes filled up with tears. They were so appreciative to me for being patient with them...but I know that they were doing the best they could and that it hurt them just as much as it hurt me. My little Lydia is a tough cookie...she doesn't have a choice, with all we've put her through. The lab techs said that they hoped they didn't see us come in there again....and, of course, I agreed.

Lydia had a tough feeding time last night, but things have been better today. I suspect that all the times that she sucks and can't get anything from the bottle...she is losing weight that she gains when does actually eat well. It seems like a revolving door...we'll keep at it to be sure that she continues to gain.

Just a little side piece of info...
My wonderful husband gave me a gift of a night out with the girls for my birthday. He actually called some of my friends and set it up himself. He decided that he would keep the girls himself (unaware that Granny had gone out of town for the weekend...I think he was planning to get help from her.) Anyway, he did a fantastic job! All girls were happy, clean, fed, and seemed to have fun! And...here's the kicker: Lydia is obviously turning out to be a daddy's girl because that is the ONLY night that she slept all night...he fed her at 11:30, then she slept until 7:30 the next morning. So, I thought- GREAT! That is the start of something new....wrong! The last two nights, when mom was in charge, she woke up between 3:00 and 3:30 for her feeding just like usual. I guess I can only continue to hope! The better news, though, is that she was awake for only about 45 minutes during that time as opposed to her regular 2-3 hours. That at least gives mom a little more shut-eye.