Pat and I took Wee Baby to the Children’s hospital today.  She needed an ultrasound to check out a few bumpies on her head.   They seem to be dermoid cysts and no cause for alarm, we will just keep an eye on them for size and if they ever start to bother wee baby.   We had to be at the hospital an hour before our appointment for paperwork.  We got there 30 minutes early, the paperwork took 5 minutes and the Doctor was an hour + late.   So we spent a few hours just waiting to get her ultrasound.

I was happy to get out of the hospital.  Wee Baby was the youngest one in the waiting area.  I kept looking around at the families…. wondering why they were there.  Wondering what struggles they were going through.  I said a prayer for all the children and their families.

Wee Baby did fine on her ultrasound… she cried…  mostly because she waited 3 hours to see the dr and by this time she was Miss Fussy Pants!

Finally on our way home.  Mariella started to fall asleep which she needed to.. she was exhausted.   She was so relaxed, notice in the pictures below how long her face is… she was so floppy from exhaustion.

She woke up about 10 minutes later.   I was talking to her …  telling her to go back to sleep because “We will have none of that crying“  when we get home.   And she started to chuckle…  a couple seconds later a full blown giggle!  :-)  Pat and I was laughing too it was so adorable!  I grabbed my camera and started to record.  I got the later end of it, but you can totally tell she had the giggle thing going on!  It was the sweetest thing..

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Today Pat and I took Mariella to her 2 month check up.  Even though she is nearly 10 weeks old!  We had some car malfunctions and some scheduling conflicts and finally we got her in today to see the doctor.  She weighs 11 pounds and 5 ounces, she is 22.5 inches long.  So she is doing fine gaining weight and growing.  She checked out fine and dandy.  I am worried about her poo, she seems to go several days between poops and it freaks me out.  The Dr says not to worry.  So I will try not too.

She had several shots today… poor Wee Baby.  It was so traumatic for her and for Pat and I.  I held one hand and Pat held the other.  She screamed and cried for a few minutes but I was able to calm her pretty quickly.  She fell asleep in the car seat when we left the office.   The Doctor told us she would sleep a lot so we decided to go to Target to get some groceries and household items.  We were there 5 minutes and Mariella woke up.  She did so well though, she didn’t make a peep and just looked around as we went up and down the isles. You could tell she was feeling crappy from the shots…

such a good Wee Baby.

She had a few reactions from the shots, she had a little fever for the night, she vomited after her dinner, and she was crancky before bedtime.   All in all she was such a trooper and I am so proud of her!

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February 4, 2010

I knew babies with colic were fussy.  I knew they were uncomfortable.  I knew they cried a lot.  But I was not prepared for this!

Thursday my DH came home and watched Wee Baby so I can go to the gym (in the apartment complex) and have a little me time.   I was on the elliptical when he cam running in saying “somethings wrong!” I ran to see what was happening, my husband said she started screaming after a diaper change.  I heard her screaming and immediatly got worried.  She had never made such a ruckus before…

She was screaming.  Arching he back. Couldn’t catch her breath.  Lips were completely dry.  Arms and legs flailed about.  Her face was red.  She was stiff like a board.  She wouldn’t look at me… it was absolutely the most frightening thing ever…

My husband in on the phone with a nurse, and I said lets go to the ER, and the nusrse on the phone said not to because she was not blue and could still breath. She said to bring her to urgent care and off we went.

She calmed down on the way there, and started up again when the nurse weighed her…     after all is said and done, the Doctor said it was colic.   I couldn’t believe it…  I thought she was going to scream her self silly…    It was so traumatic to me…    it was so scary I didn’t want to change her diaper in fear she would have another fit.

I just wanted to say to the parents who have a sweet baby with colic, that I love you and your babies!  And I pray all the discomfort in these babies are resolved sooner than later.  It broke my heart to see her inconsolable, and I suspect if you are a mom/dad with a colicky baby it breaks your heart too.  So much love and respect to these parents..  being patient, loving and nurturing to your baby in their times of discomfort.

The picture was taken the night before….  who knew she would have such a hard night the next day.   I hope she never has to go through that again.