What a Day!

To start things off, Lydia slept ALL NIGHT last night...even with Mommy in charge! She took her last bottle at 8:30 last night (and went to sleep a little after 9:00) and slept until 6:30 this morning...yes, your eyes are not deceiving you...she slept 9 1/2 hours! I hope it is the start of something new and exciting! Although, we were up at about 5:00 with Audrey...bad cough, fever, bad congestion...sounds familiar, right? So, I made her an appointment to see the doctor at 4:00. Meanwhile, Lydia continued to eat well and have another good day. We found out the inevitable at the doctor's office...Audrey has bronchitis too. Poor baby...she really started to feel bad on the way home...fever chills, not able to breathe from the congestion.

We also found out that our little Lydia gained 3 oz. since Tuesday...tipping the scale at 9 lbs. 5.5 oz. Yippee! Dr. Wood said that brings joy to his heart. He tells us that he thinks about us all the time. I think he is just as concerned as we are about our Lydia. I also had him check her out to be sure that she doesn't have any signs of the bronchitis. He gave her a clean bill of health, except of course for the cold that is going on 3 weeks now. Instructions are to keep her away from her big sisters...as much as humanly possible.

Then...tonight, the stress really hit...feeding Lydia her last bottle before bed...she was sort of falling asleep...I was trying to get her to take just a little more. I put her on my shoulder for a burp...and---she threw up more than I could ever imagine her little body to hold. I called the nurse and they suggested giving her Pedialite...which I don't have at home...and Martin is in Eunice. So, Grandma and Paw-Paw are on their way over to bring us some. In the meantime, I am attempting to give her a little more milk because I suspect that the puking was from her reflux. If it happens again, I'll know that it may be a virus...and I'll start with the Pedialite. Our poor girl just can't go very long without some sort of excitement!