Sick Day 3

Callie is starting to recover from her virus. Her fever broke last night and has not come back. She has a mild rash today but is on the upswing. The only tough part is that she is refusing to eat and is extremely cranky with lack of sleep and not feeling well. I have been worried about her refusing to eat even though the dr warned me she may and said it would be ok. I really wanted to make sure she got some fluids so I made fresh pears which she ate and tried everything to get her to drink. She would chew on the nipple of a bottle but not suck so I put a fast flow nipple and let her play in the tub with it. That worked at first and when that failed to work I switched to feeding her with a syringe. She ate like a sick little kitty out of the tiny syringe today and barely ate less than 1/4 of her usual daily milk. I am glad she doesn't have a fever anymore but desperate for her to get better fast because I am exhausted too and it's hard to see her so miserable. We try to keep her distracted and happy but its not working well. I'm crossing my fingers she gets some good sleep tonight and wakes up at least a little better than today.

Update: after some crying at bedtime I went back and got her to eat before falling asleep for the night, phew, feeling a lot better about her fluid intake now. I know how she feels as my sore throat just won't go away either, so to make it feel better I made almond milk ice cream after she went to bed to soothe my throat. Now off to bed for me too, before 8 pm, night night.

Battling a virus

Poor Callie has been very sick with a fever and diarrhea all last night and today. She had a fever that wouldn't break at night even with Tylenol, cool baths and naked time. We had a long night of crying and just rocking and trying to soothe her. I barely slept and stayed home from work to be with her today which was more of the same and trouble sleeping.
We went for a walk to get distracted. Then when we were home and she still wouldn't sleep and was just crying and crying I went back to my old bag of tricks.... Combining the best 2 sleep tactics I know, baby ergo carrier and vacuum. I literally strapped her on and just started vacuuming the whole house. By the time I finished the downstairs she was asleep and I could put her down in her crib. Phew!
I'm hoping this is a 24 hr bug and its overdue to be done but who knows. Poor baby is pretty miserable. I'll keep jumping through hoops to try and keep her calm and happy through this illness.

Sick Baby

Callie has had a cold for a few days; it's been going around as I had it too. But just last night she came down with a fever which continued today. She is not feeling too hot and has been sleepy and subdued. She has been enjoying her swing for the first time ever. It's probably soothing to just hang out and swing. We went to see the pediatrician to check her ears and lungs and she is doing fine, so they just want us to call back with an update tomorrow. She was tearing the paper on the table and having a good old time in their office. Notice the mischievous face she has and the torn paper next to her. You wouldn't even know she was sick! So I'm hoping she is feeling all better by tomorrow and no more fever, poor baby :( this is her first fever over 100

Pull over bibs

Callie always gets her hands in her food because she alternates spoon and hand in her mouth. She then always seems to get it all over her sleeves and clothes because she puts her messy hands on it. I decided I could make a simple bib that would solve these problems, and I wanted no Velcro because that ruins everything when it gets stuck in the wash. I also wanted no fasteners and soft dark colored fabric that won't stain. I decided it should pull over her head to keep it simple. I used left over fabric from my first baby wearing wrap and left over fold over elastic from her headbands. I made the bibs extra large so they cover her shoulders and the whole front of her body. I was able to make 4 in just 15 minutes or so. It was really simple and I didn't even sew the edges just the neck.
We tried it out at dinner with some sweet potatoes and it was a success! Yeah to mommy's homemade miracles. I think we will be making a bunch more soon. Here is a photo on the table and one of it in action.

Monday Family Day

Juan was able to stay home from work today to spend time with Callie and I. We had a good day of family fun. We went out to lunch, took the dogs for a long walk and then played at home. Callie was really intrigued by my cup at the restaurant and wanted to touch t and lick it. It was cold and had condensation on the outside so she really was licking it.
Then back at home she played and practiced her independent sitting more and keeps trying to touch and play with the dogs. She is always watching them and any chance she can get her hands on them she does. We had a good day with daddy and got some errands done too. It's always nice to have an extra set of hands to help out :)

Downloading...

Nicky bought Callie this hilarious diaper cover. I couldn't help myself but to set her up for this shot. Something is always downloading in her diaper but she also loves to computer and wants to touch it any chance she gets. This really made me giggle, hope you get a good laugh too.

Crazy hair

Callie has been having some crazy hair with the heat and my pony tails that fall out. I call it party on top. The sides of her hair are short and thin, it's just the wild top that's a problem. Here she is with her football rattle, since its Sunday! Crazy kid!