Elina was coughing most of the day on Friday (Jan. 9th), so I figured she might be getting sick. However, I never expected to hear what I heard out of her room later that night. At first it sounded like a man (which scared the fire out of me!)...then I realized that "man" was really a "barking seal" which was really my little girl!!! Jason got out The Baby Book, by Dr. Sears, (Thank you Emily!) and we determined she may have the Croup! Thankfully Dr. Sears outlined the virus in two different categories: When to be concerned and When to be not so concerned. Elina's symptoms fell into the not so concerning category. Either way, we still had a Very long night! She woke up with the same cough the next morning (and I use the term "woke up" very loosely...we were up and down all night). Saturday was filled with much coughing, runny nose, and fevers. The barking seal left our house, but everything else remained for the next several days. We went to the doctor (we love our doc!!!) on Monday and he prescribed breathing treatments for her weezing and told me what to expect for the next few days. Sure enough, every thing he said has come true so far. Her fevers subsided Wednesday. Coughing showed up mostly early am and late pm on Thursday. (I'm typing this Friday morning) We're still waiting to see how Friday is going to go...but I am prayerfully expecting continued progress! One of the bigger concerns though mid-week was dehydration since she wasn't really eating. That lasted mostly just Wed. and Thurs. I did notice and increase in appetite and willingness to nurse throughout the night Thurs. and Fri. am. Yay!!!
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Elina woke up coughing that first night we knew that she needed to sleep upright, so she "slept" on my chest in the recliner that night. However, Ellie just sleeps more soundly in her crib (sick or not), so we knew we'd have to prop up her mattress. This has worked well for her with the exception of two occasions!
I found her one morning with the bottom half of her body wedged between the mattress and the crib rails. She was fussing but thankfully not sreaming!...No...the screaming came when I was blow drying my hair. Since I was drying my hair I don't actually know how long she was screaming (trust me...I still feel horrible about this!). Anyway, I found her with her arm flailing between the crib rails (no pics of course!...I had to
rescue my baby!). It's only a little funny now, but at the time we were quite worked up...my poor baby was just plain stuck! She was fine though. We haven't lower the crib yet since she still has the yuck in her lungs...we're just watching all the more closely!
Here we are during a couple of breathing treatments. Notice our penguin friend!?!?...isn't that a cute
nebulizer...we are so thankful for insurance!!!
Over all...Elina has been such a trooper! She has her moments of feeling just down right Yuck!, but then there are moments like these...
Even though she was sick all week...Elina did something brand new...her "claps" make a sound!!!
More to come!...
All bundled up and ready for a stroll...
Umm...can we say "waaaay past time to baby-proof!"
Can you see the little purplish/blue line above Elina's brow? Yep...she had a little run in with the door frame and won her first bruise!...I think I was more upset about it than she was!
These foam bath toys are Elina's absolute favorite toys to play with/chew on!
Wave hello sweet girl!
Is it me or is my baby starting to look like a little girl...I don't think we'll be wearing this outfit again for a while!!! :)
Elina loves getting to visit her Daddy at work!
This was taken the day Elina started crawling...I finally let her get her bow!
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