Weekends

Two weekends ago, Ellianna and I had the pleasure of attending a baby shower for a friend.  It gave us girls an excuse to get a little dressed up and spend the afternoon with friends.  Elli had a great time!  She enjoyed watching all the people, several people held her without her complaining, and she even took a short nap.

Before we left, we had Ryan take some pictures of his girls.  Elli was very interested in the hibiscus flowers and kept trying to put it in her mouth.  The weather this time of year is perfect for spending time outside...we know we need to take advantage of the nice temperatures before the 90 degree days return!

This past weekend however, Elli spiked a 103 temperature Saturday night, threw-up a little, refused food, runny nose and just did not act normal.  After a call to our pediatrician Saturday night, we started Tylenol every 4 hours and kept watch as doc said there is a good virus going around.  We also learned that putting the febrile baby in a bath is no longer recommended so it doesn't shock their body and/or cause a seizure.  Several e-mails to the doc on Sunday describing Elli's symptoms had the doc thinking it was her first ear infection and told us to come in first thing today.  We got there early and were the first ones to be seen!  Turns out Elli has strep throat but no ear infection.  Her fever has gone down but hasn't stayed in the normal range yet.  She will be playful for a few minutes then goes back to feeling fussy.  She is finally napping right now.  In hindsight, this explains why she has only been sleeping for 40-60 minutes at a time the last 3 nights.  I can't wait for the antibiotic to kick in so our sweet girl starts feeling better.  How quickly our weekend plans get thrown out the window with a sick baby.  This was a good lesson for Ryan and I as she acted completely normal all day Saturday and we didn't realize how fast a baby can go from normal to sick.  We're hoping babies also go from sick to normal just as quickly!