Daddy Rocks!!!

This is a post to thank my husband for being a great daddy and a great hubby!! Sydney is finally feeling better and is taking a nap, so I have time to post. As of Monday I had not slept all night in 9 nights, and it was catching up with me. Starting on Saturday night I was getting up every three hours to check on Syd and medicate her. So by Monday night I was lagging, I fell asleep on the couch around, Steven woke me up around 10 and got me into bed, he then took the monitor and phone out of our room and put it in the spare room, were he slept that night. He set his alarm for every 3 hours and got up with Syd all night so that I could sleep. Then he went to to work the next day and never complained. Thank you Steven!!!

Is it over yet?

Well we took Syd to the Dr again on Friday and I really thought we were getting somewhere. Just another stomach virus and we got some good booty cream for her diaper rash. But just wait, it was to good to be true. Saturday afternoon we were at a friends baby shower, and Sydney felt a little feverish. Hmmmmmm, well we got home and it was 103.4, I guess she did feel feverish. So the Dr on Friday said if her diarrhea got worse, she started vomiting or got a temp to call. Well I am a nurse so I decided to just wait and see, well she started vomiting. Sooo I called the pedi around 9pm and they said to take her to hospital. But Sydney was playing and laughing and I just knew if I took her in they would laugh at me so I didn't, I continued Tylenol and Motrin. 1am Saturday morning 104.3, more Motrin, 4 am 105.1, so I guess I have learned that my threshold is 105, so off we went. My poor baby has double ear infections, I am sure it is because we took her swimming on Friday, bad mom. And another UTI (Urinary tract infection). So my poor baby got an IV for fluid and antibiotics and an antibiotic shot, she did not like either. So we were released and have been fighting a temp all yesterday and now it is 3am as you guys might notice my posting time and I can't sleep because her temp at 1am was a cool 106.1. I gave more Motrin, I have my alarm set for every 3 hours to take her temp and give either Tylenol or Motrin we have be alternating. Anyways I gave her a bath and it came down to 104.9 and then she started vomiting. So do I give the Motrin again, because she threw up. Well I am not a nurse at 1am when it is my child that is running a 106 temp, so I called the pedi. They told me not to repeat the meds, continue taking temp and medicating every three hours, but that was her one chance to have a temp over 105, so if it gets above that again, she will be admitted. At 2am is was 103.7. Of course with all the excitement I am wide awake and nothing is on tv so here I sit, rambling on and now 4am in the morning. It is now time for another temp check and medication disbursement in the Rice household so I will stop for now.

MAALOX Rocks!!!!

Ok so Sydney had a horrible diaper rash from her tummy virus. I was talking to some friends at work about it and one of them said to put Maalox on her bottom. Well I did and it worked wonders. She still has it but it is so much better and she is not in as much pain. I feel as if maybe I have redeemed myself as a parent this one time.

Today is my Dad's birthday. Sydney and I are going to surprise him and take him out to dinner this evening. Then I think we will stay the night. He loves it when we stay the night because he gets to rock Syd to sleep, it is soooo sweet. It is so funny to watch him with her. He is such a great grandpa. WE are so blessed!!!

These are the days of my life......

Sydney is sick yet again. Another stomach virus, poor baby. It is coming out of both ends and this time she has gotten a horrible diaper rash. She is usually such a happy satisfied baby, but the past 24 hours have not been fun. I feel so helpless, when is the madness going to end? Steven said that if she wasn't so cute we might would have to put her down. I did remind him that Sydney was our baby and not a dog....