Vivi's First Cold

We enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend by rocking a very grumpy, sick baby.  Boo!  

Madeline got her first cold at three months, and being a daycare baby, she was sick quite a few times that first year.  Vivi is more isolated from germs at home, but of course, it was only a matter of time.  

And oh, was it a doozy.  Maddie always melts into a puddle of tired helplessness when she's sick.  Vivi, no surprise, did not surrender as quietly. 

Not only did she have a fever, runny nose, and watery eyes, but she also had some major tummy troubles.  For close to 24 hours, she screamed in pain every ten minutes or so trying to poop.  On top of that, she wouldn't nurse.  Also, I think she may be teething.  Fun stuff.  

Friday night she woke up at one in the morning and didn't go back to bed.  Saturday was awful.  Eric and I took turns bouncing our wailing sweet potato around the house the entire day.  I don't think she ever stopped crying for more than five minutes.  

After a call to the Peditrician, and a call to my mother, we used a suppository.  Let's just say things got real.  Very, very real.  But it worked.  Now the poor girl locks her legs every time I change her diaper. She's no fool.  

Saturday night was much better.  She started eating again, and although she woke up screaming every few hours to poop, she slept.  

Sunday started off rocky.  She refused to nurse again, and I was worried we were in for another long day.  But after a long afternoon nap, she was acting more like herself.  She smiled and played and ate!  Hoo-ray!  

She had her six-month physical this morning, and while she's not 100 percent, she's looking better.  

She's still a peanut at just under 14 lbs, but she's growing at a steady pace.  She's just a skinny little bumble, that's all.  

The doctor recommended that the next solid we introduce be prunes.  Vivi is sure in for a yummy surprise this week!  Can't wait to start stewing some delicious prunes...