I finally got Korbyn a Johnny jump up (Jenny for the girly one). She can barely see over the edge! This is the first time we put her in it, I think mommy found her new best friend :)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Four months!
We had our four month check-up yesterdy and our shots :(
She weighed 15 lbs. 6 oz. and was 24", not sure what her head was. But she is 90-95% length and weight and 20-25% head. I wonder if she's going to be super tall like her uncle Josh!? We didn't see her normal dr. but saw an absolute wonderful one! I actually almost like her more. She said she wants her to start on cereal with a spoon morning and evening and she'll be ready for fruits and veggies by 6 months. I can't believe she's already at that stage. She then got fussy during her exam so I made her a bottle and she immediately put both of her hands on it, which she always does and has been doing for a couple of weeks now, and the dr. was like "wow...that's really good that she can already do that!" She said she looks great and perfectly healthly.
I then asked her about her new sleeping habits. She is still waking every couple of hours and then usually wants a bottle around 1 a.m. but will then go right back to sleep. I asked her why she may be doing this and that she used to sleep 8 hours every night but ever since she got sick she has been on this crazy schedule. She looked at me with wide eyes and said "oh my goodness! She's four months old, she has every right to wake up and want a bottle in the middle of the night!" Well that solves that mystery :) I then asked her when she can start sleeping on her tummy becuase at home I let her nap on her stomache but for bed time I still put her on her back. She said she holds her head up so good that she doesn't see any reason why she can't sleep on her tummy...YAY! So last night I put her on her tummy and she only woke up around 1 and then went right back to sleep. So Korbyn and mommy got a much better night of sleep. And I don't know if it's because she slept so much better or what but she has been in such a great mood today! I know it's not that far into the day but it's like the old Korbyn is finally back. Even her teachers at daycare had said that she has been a little high maintenance ever since she had that ear infection but this morning her teacher said "wow! She is in such a great mood today!"
The only thing she's got going on right now is her dang boogers. She is so congested that she can't even suck on her pacifier because she absolutely can't breathe through her nose. I've been using the drops, sucking her nose like crazy and she sleeps with a humidifier every night and she is still so congested. Colton had awful allergies and congestion as a child and it looks as though our little turd has inherited that from her daddy as well :(
She weighed 15 lbs. 6 oz. and was 24", not sure what her head was. But she is 90-95% length and weight and 20-25% head. I wonder if she's going to be super tall like her uncle Josh!? We didn't see her normal dr. but saw an absolute wonderful one! I actually almost like her more. She said she wants her to start on cereal with a spoon morning and evening and she'll be ready for fruits and veggies by 6 months. I can't believe she's already at that stage. She then got fussy during her exam so I made her a bottle and she immediately put both of her hands on it, which she always does and has been doing for a couple of weeks now, and the dr. was like "wow...that's really good that she can already do that!" She said she looks great and perfectly healthly.
I then asked her about her new sleeping habits. She is still waking every couple of hours and then usually wants a bottle around 1 a.m. but will then go right back to sleep. I asked her why she may be doing this and that she used to sleep 8 hours every night but ever since she got sick she has been on this crazy schedule. She looked at me with wide eyes and said "oh my goodness! She's four months old, she has every right to wake up and want a bottle in the middle of the night!" Well that solves that mystery :) I then asked her when she can start sleeping on her tummy becuase at home I let her nap on her stomache but for bed time I still put her on her back. She said she holds her head up so good that she doesn't see any reason why she can't sleep on her tummy...YAY! So last night I put her on her tummy and she only woke up around 1 and then went right back to sleep. So Korbyn and mommy got a much better night of sleep. And I don't know if it's because she slept so much better or what but she has been in such a great mood today! I know it's not that far into the day but it's like the old Korbyn is finally back. Even her teachers at daycare had said that she has been a little high maintenance ever since she had that ear infection but this morning her teacher said "wow! She is in such a great mood today!"
The only thing she's got going on right now is her dang boogers. She is so congested that she can't even suck on her pacifier because she absolutely can't breathe through her nose. I've been using the drops, sucking her nose like crazy and she sleeps with a humidifier every night and she is still so congested. Colton had awful allergies and congestion as a child and it looks as though our little turd has inherited that from her daddy as well :(
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Just a cold?
Early Thursday morning, around 1, Korbyn started stirring so I went in and picked her up and she was burning up! I checked her temperature and it was 101.7, so I gave her some Tylenol and made her a bottle. About an hour later she woke up again so I checked her and it was still 101.5! I felt awful because I had to go into work that morning to finish up a few things so I had to take her with me but I just kept her in the office with me. As soon as 8 came I called to see if we could come in because she was still running a fever and FUSSY! The soonest they had was at 10:20 so I took it. I immediately thought it was possibly her ears again because technically she didn't finish her antibiotics because of her hives.
So we get to the dr. and she said, "well, her ears look great, it must be just a cold." WHAT?! Sorry, the mommy in me knows that this was not just a cold. She wasn't even congested nor did she have a runny or stuffy nose! She said "she looks clear, but with babies you never know, her ears could be infected tomorrow." Great.
I figured I drove an hour to the dr. to find out it's just a cold I might as well make use of my trip. Yvonne asked me to be a sponsor for Tye next weekend and I am in desperate need of a new dress so I went in to Macy's. Korbyn was in a much better mood and she was watching all the clothes I was trying on and smiling at them, it was pretty funny. Then as I was getting dressed I heard her start grunting and sure enough she filled up her britches. So I went to go checkout and went straight to the bathroom. Can you believe that Macy's doesn't have a baby changing station in their bathrooms!!! So I have to go into the food court and go to that bathroom. As I'm walking into the bathroom I look at Korbyn and notice she has something on her shirt, I bend down and realize that her poop had soaked all the way up past her belly button all the way around! Yuck. I go in and of course the changing station is out of liners and I used my last disposable liner I keep in the diaper bag so my only option was to use a toilet seat liner! Trust me, if I knew nobody else would be coming in I would have used the shirt off my back, who knows that last time that thing has been cleaned! And I'm not a germaphobe at all! But just the thought of all those poopy hineys touching that thing gave me the creeps.
It probably only took a couple of minutes but it seemed like an eternity to me! It was so hot in there and my hair kept getting in my face, my butt kept turning on the automatic hand dryer which made Korbyn jump every time it kicked on, people were coming in and out and walking right by us, and she literally had poop EVERYWHERE! Thank God I always keep an extra set of clothes with me, because she definitely needed them. I wiped her entire body down with wipes (mainly because of the poop but also because of the gross table) then I put germ-x on her hands, then wiped them again and washed my hands with hot soapy water for like 2 minutes! I felt like we were both disgusting after that.
Then she had another blowout that couldn't be contained Friday morning. I definitely don't think it's a cold, possibly a virus or maybe her teeth. Please let my little girl stay healthy!!!!
So we get to the dr. and she said, "well, her ears look great, it must be just a cold." WHAT?! Sorry, the mommy in me knows that this was not just a cold. She wasn't even congested nor did she have a runny or stuffy nose! She said "she looks clear, but with babies you never know, her ears could be infected tomorrow." Great.
I figured I drove an hour to the dr. to find out it's just a cold I might as well make use of my trip. Yvonne asked me to be a sponsor for Tye next weekend and I am in desperate need of a new dress so I went in to Macy's. Korbyn was in a much better mood and she was watching all the clothes I was trying on and smiling at them, it was pretty funny. Then as I was getting dressed I heard her start grunting and sure enough she filled up her britches. So I went to go checkout and went straight to the bathroom. Can you believe that Macy's doesn't have a baby changing station in their bathrooms!!! So I have to go into the food court and go to that bathroom. As I'm walking into the bathroom I look at Korbyn and notice she has something on her shirt, I bend down and realize that her poop had soaked all the way up past her belly button all the way around! Yuck. I go in and of course the changing station is out of liners and I used my last disposable liner I keep in the diaper bag so my only option was to use a toilet seat liner! Trust me, if I knew nobody else would be coming in I would have used the shirt off my back, who knows that last time that thing has been cleaned! And I'm not a germaphobe at all! But just the thought of all those poopy hineys touching that thing gave me the creeps.
It probably only took a couple of minutes but it seemed like an eternity to me! It was so hot in there and my hair kept getting in my face, my butt kept turning on the automatic hand dryer which made Korbyn jump every time it kicked on, people were coming in and out and walking right by us, and she literally had poop EVERYWHERE! Thank God I always keep an extra set of clothes with me, because she definitely needed them. I wiped her entire body down with wipes (mainly because of the poop but also because of the gross table) then I put germ-x on her hands, then wiped them again and washed my hands with hot soapy water for like 2 minutes! I felt like we were both disgusting after that.
Then she had another blowout that couldn't be contained Friday morning. I definitely don't think it's a cold, possibly a virus or maybe her teeth. Please let my little girl stay healthy!!!!
Friday, March 4, 2011
Pictures
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Attached
Ever since she has been sick (rsv, ear infection, hives...poor baby) she has become really attached to me. It was just me and Korbyn at home all day Saturday because Colton was in a fishing tournament. But I couldn't do ANYTHING unless she was sleeping! Every time I would put her down on her mat or in her chair, which she usually loves, she would just start screaming and as soon as I would pick her up she would be absolutely fine. Not that I don't love holding my baby and making her feel better, but it can wear you out pretty fast when nobody else is around to hold her.
Last night Colton and I were eating and she was in her exersaucer and she was happy for a few minutes then started crying so I put her on my lap and she was perfectly content for like 10 minutes just sitting there! It was so funny because she would stare at Colton for such a long time! He even told her "ok, you won the staring contest babe!"
She's getting so vocal now, I love it! I growl at her ALL the time and she's starting to do it, it's so funny! I told my mom that I do that to her and she said "I thought that's what she was doing in church!" She was so talkative during the sermon on Sunday Colton even leaned over and said "do I need to take her out?" I was like "NO! She's just talking!"
This is that lovey I was talking about, she has also learned to grab her paci and can take it out but hasn't figured out how to put it back in her mouth!
We were working outside this weekend and put her on the front porch in her exersaucer, she loves being outside! I saw this hat at baby Gap and just had to have it! It's so adorable and will be great for the summer keeping the sun off of her face.
Last night Colton and I were eating and she was in her exersaucer and she was happy for a few minutes then started crying so I put her on my lap and she was perfectly content for like 10 minutes just sitting there! It was so funny because she would stare at Colton for such a long time! He even told her "ok, you won the staring contest babe!"
She's getting so vocal now, I love it! I growl at her ALL the time and she's starting to do it, it's so funny! I told my mom that I do that to her and she said "I thought that's what she was doing in church!" She was so talkative during the sermon on Sunday Colton even leaned over and said "do I need to take her out?" I was like "NO! She's just talking!"
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Ahhhhh...
Finally! Korbyn slept through the night again! Now I'm almost positive that it was the amoxicillin. Now that it's completely out of her system she is not as fussy and she slept an entire 8 hours without waking once! I'm so glad my little girl is back to herself :) I can't imagine how bad she must have felt though when she was taking it...ugh :(
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Evil amoxicillin
Yesterday was Korbyn's last day to take her amoxicillin for her ear infection. Around 9 a.m. I went in her room at daycare to give it to her and I noticed she had what looked like a mosquito bite behind her ear. I told her teachers just to watch it and see what happens. A little while later they said that it had gone away but now she has another one behind her neck. Great.
Saturday night I had called the nurse advice line because when I undressed her for her bath that evening I noticed she had small red dots all over her chest, stomache and back. Immediately I thought she was probably having an allergic reaction to the medicine because I'm allergic to it and so is my niece, so I was waiting to see if she would also have it. They said it sounds like just a side effect and not an allergy but if anything changes to call back. It was gone by morning so I thought "GOOD! she's not allergic!" but yesterday definitely changed things. By the time a nurse called me back (I absolutely HATE that about calling the dr.'s office, I wish you could talk to someone right away ALL the time!) she had a blotch about 6 inches long and 3 inches wide across the back of her neck and it was spreading to her face, it looked awful. They said it sounds like she has hives and that it probably is an allergic reaction and to go ahead and bring her in as soon as possible. Of course I was still disgusting becuase I had gone to the gym that morning and had minimal makeup and just felt gross. But I took her home, changed and we were on our way.
Well I saw this goober of a dr. (no wonder he was the only one who had numerous appointments open that day!). Not that I don't think he was a good dr., but his bedside manner had plenty of room for improvement. He just said things that could have really offended people. I kind of take everyone with a grain of salt and see no need to make a big deal when not necessary. Even at the daycare all the girls were like "why aren't you freaking out more? You sure are being calm about all this!!!" I guess I get that from my mom who always seems to keep my feet on the ground :) Anyway, this dr. starting talking and joking about religion and saying stuff like "maybe God is catholic, ha ha" I honestly was not paying attention to what he was saying so I'm not sure exactly what he was talking about. But then he kind of jokingly asked what religion we were that we must be Baptist or Methodist...WHAT?! Where did you get that from!? So making light of the situation I said "no, we're Lutheran" and kind of kissed Korbyn on the head. He said "Oh ha, ha well then that's why you must have hives, that's your punishment!" and then proceeded to touch my forehead and made the sign of the cross on me!!!!!!! What the hell is wrong with this man???!!!! I told my mom about it and she was like "WHAT!? You need to tell someone about him!" But I'll just know that next time I will definitely NOT see him.
I told him that I occassionally put rice cereal in her last bottle before bed for the past couple of weeks and could that possibly be causing the hives? (because I know of a little boy who did get hives from rice cereal) he said that it could be that or the amoxicillin but her ear was cleared up so go ahead and stop both. I'm 99% positive it's the amoxicillin but I'm not going to put the rice cereal possibility to bed yet, so we'll have to see. Hopefully she's all cleared up by Friday because she has her 4 month check up and her shots, but if she's not we'll have to reschedule.
This is right before her bath last night, poor thing! I know it itches, when I hold her she constantly rubs her face into my shoulder and when I'm not she always has her hands up by her face rubbing it. And of course she's too small to take benadryl, so she has to just tough it out! But I put a cold washcloth on them and it seems to help.
I also asked him, "Is she fat for her age? Everyone always tells me how fat she is!" He looked at the chart and kind of chuckled and said "Uhhh, ya...she's pretty heavy, she's above the 100%!" Then I noticed that he was considering her a 3 month old and I said "well, she'll be 4 months Friday does that change anything? He looked and said "well that bumps her down to 95%!" LOL! We're gonna have a sumo wrestler on our hands in a couple of months! That's ok, I love her rolls :)
Saturday night I had called the nurse advice line because when I undressed her for her bath that evening I noticed she had small red dots all over her chest, stomache and back. Immediately I thought she was probably having an allergic reaction to the medicine because I'm allergic to it and so is my niece, so I was waiting to see if she would also have it. They said it sounds like just a side effect and not an allergy but if anything changes to call back. It was gone by morning so I thought "GOOD! she's not allergic!" but yesterday definitely changed things. By the time a nurse called me back (I absolutely HATE that about calling the dr.'s office, I wish you could talk to someone right away ALL the time!) she had a blotch about 6 inches long and 3 inches wide across the back of her neck and it was spreading to her face, it looked awful. They said it sounds like she has hives and that it probably is an allergic reaction and to go ahead and bring her in as soon as possible. Of course I was still disgusting becuase I had gone to the gym that morning and had minimal makeup and just felt gross. But I took her home, changed and we were on our way.
Well I saw this goober of a dr. (no wonder he was the only one who had numerous appointments open that day!). Not that I don't think he was a good dr., but his bedside manner had plenty of room for improvement. He just said things that could have really offended people. I kind of take everyone with a grain of salt and see no need to make a big deal when not necessary. Even at the daycare all the girls were like "why aren't you freaking out more? You sure are being calm about all this!!!" I guess I get that from my mom who always seems to keep my feet on the ground :) Anyway, this dr. starting talking and joking about religion and saying stuff like "maybe God is catholic, ha ha" I honestly was not paying attention to what he was saying so I'm not sure exactly what he was talking about. But then he kind of jokingly asked what religion we were that we must be Baptist or Methodist...WHAT?! Where did you get that from!? So making light of the situation I said "no, we're Lutheran" and kind of kissed Korbyn on the head. He said "Oh ha, ha well then that's why you must have hives, that's your punishment!" and then proceeded to touch my forehead and made the sign of the cross on me!!!!!!! What the hell is wrong with this man???!!!! I told my mom about it and she was like "WHAT!? You need to tell someone about him!" But I'll just know that next time I will definitely NOT see him.
I told him that I occassionally put rice cereal in her last bottle before bed for the past couple of weeks and could that possibly be causing the hives? (because I know of a little boy who did get hives from rice cereal) he said that it could be that or the amoxicillin but her ear was cleared up so go ahead and stop both. I'm 99% positive it's the amoxicillin but I'm not going to put the rice cereal possibility to bed yet, so we'll have to see. Hopefully she's all cleared up by Friday because she has her 4 month check up and her shots, but if she's not we'll have to reschedule.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)