Saturday, January 24, 2009

New hobby

Julie has a new hobby. Well, I guess it's not new, really. It's just intensified. Last June, she caught a sinus infection from yours truly. She held onto it for a week or more. Last month, she snagged the sniffles, but was generous enough to share with Daddy and Aunt Candice after only a day or two.

She has now brought home several strays: two ear infections, an eye infection, and another cold. She hasn't been sleeping well at nights (and for a couple nights in a row, would only sleep vertically on Ben's chest in a rocking chair), wasn't playing at all during the say for a day or two, and wasn't eating. She didn't even want to comfort eat by nursing.

We took her to the doctor on Thursday, got some antibiotics, and she's doing much better. She's not up to 100%, but at this moment, she is asleep in her own bed, without crusties on her eye, and with three meals in her tummy, not to mention her breastfeedings. She's still extra cranky when she's tired, but she's much closer to the happy girl we know.

This is Julie in the bath on Wednesday evening. If you didn't know, you definitely couldn't tell she's a little sickie.

2 comments:

Mary said...

Gesh! What a bummer to catch all that. The poor thing. It is NO fun when they are sick. It seems everyone feels crappy and no one get any sleep. I'm glad to hear she's doing better. The picture is so cute!

JerieH said...

I am so glad that she feels better. She looked good today, and she looks very happy in her bath. Just think, there is one (or two) less bug for her to get later?