Sick Baby!

Well, Lily has been extra fussy the last few days and hasn't slept a wink (it seems). This morning she woke up with a stuffy/runny (still not sure how that happens) nose and was coughing a bit. She also had watery eyes. So we decided to call the doc just to tell them what has been happening and what they'd suggest. Well they told us to come in because they'd had 2 cases of RSV in their office just this week so they wanted to make sure she was ok. So we went in and the checked her out. It was good news! It's only a cold, but they did tell us to watch out and see if it gets any worse. I feel so bad for her! She can't blow her own nose and is just unhappy. The doc said that nursing is the best medicine so I have been nursing her whenever she seems like she wants to. Plus since she's sick she could use more fluids.

So, we will have to either sleep with her in our arms or put her in the swing because when we've tried to put her in the crib she wakes right up because she can't breathe. Also, I'm not sure what they do when they swab a child's nose but I can tell you one thing. Lily HATED it. She cried harder than I've probably ever seen her cry afterwards. I finally had to nurse her for a few minutes in the doc's office to get her to calm down enough that we could get her dressed and race her home. So cross your fingers that Lily stays healthy and won't get any worse.

Oh, and we are once again on house arrest. The doc also said that we should try to keep her home and definitely not go to church with her for the next couple of months until RSV season has passed (after March I believe). So hopefully Brady and I can take turns going to church while the other one takes care of the baby.