Our little Joey is still sick. We did take him to his doctor this morning. He has horrible diarrhea, fevers, and no appetite...most likely rotavirus. Poor thing had the stomach flu last weekend, never really recovered, and then got this nasty bug. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do for him but to wait it out and keep him hydrated. He is down to 26 pounds today, which means he has lost about three pounds in the last week! His pediatrician said this is ok as long as he is not dehydrated. I think he was a little dehydrated yesterday, but he seems to be drinking much better today and hasn't had quite as many stools. He ate quite a few helpings of green beans for dinner, one bite of chicken and a few bites of a cookie. This is the most he's eaten in three days, so we were thankful! Let me tell you, Joey is not a nice little guy when he's sick. If you say the wrong thing to him you're likely to get yelled at. He's had a few lectures about not being mean and disrespectful even though he doesn't feel good. We went for a nice long walk before dinner, so maybe the fresh air will do him good. Joey won't be able to go back to daycare until the diarrhea and fevers are gone, so it will be an interesting week. Let's all just pray that Kylah doesn't get this next! Joey wasn't too excited about me doing this, but here's a picture of sick Joey.
Enjoying his cookie...doesn't he just look pitiful?!
Look, ma, I can feed myself!
Mmmm, that was tasty! Joey thought it was pretty funny that Kylah was on the table in her Bumbo seat.
Kylah is getting very good at finding her fingers. I don't know if I should be glad that she can soothe herself now without always having her pacifier in, or unhappy that it will be much harder to take away fingers some day than a pacifier. Oh well...let's live in the moment and be happy!
For all of you who are wondering how the Ferberizing is going. I think it's actually going really well. That first night she cried for about 45 minutes (off and on) before she fell asleep and woke up around 3 am to eat...which means she slept for 7 hours straight. Last night she only cried for about 20 minutes before she went to sleep and slept for 8 straight hours. And then tonight she only cried for maybe 5 minutes before she went to sleep. We'll see what time she wakes up. I don't mind getting up to feed her at 3 or 4 because she goes to sleep by 8:00, so that means she's sleeping for 8 hours at a time, and then she'll go back to sleep until 7:30 or 8. Eventually we'll get her to sleep 12 hours at a time, but for now I will definitely take 8!!
Unfortunately, we haven't been able to really enjoy these solid sleeping hours yet. Since Joey's been sick he's been waking up crying multiple times during the night. If it's not one it's the other!!
Enjoying his cookie...doesn't he just look pitiful?!
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Kylah had her first taste of rice cereal at dinner tonight. She actually did pretty well, and even got a little mad when I stopped feeding it to her. Of course more ended up on her than in her mouth, but that's the fun of it!
Look, ma, I can feed myself!
Mmmm, that was tasty! Joey thought it was pretty funny that Kylah was on the table in her Bumbo seat.
Kylah is getting very good at finding her fingers. I don't know if I should be glad that she can soothe herself now without always having her pacifier in, or unhappy that it will be much harder to take away fingers some day than a pacifier. Oh well...let's live in the moment and be happy!
For all of you who are wondering how the Ferberizing is going. I think it's actually going really well. That first night she cried for about 45 minutes (off and on) before she fell asleep and woke up around 3 am to eat...which means she slept for 7 hours straight. Last night she only cried for about 20 minutes before she went to sleep and slept for 8 straight hours. And then tonight she only cried for maybe 5 minutes before she went to sleep. We'll see what time she wakes up. I don't mind getting up to feed her at 3 or 4 because she goes to sleep by 8:00, so that means she's sleeping for 8 hours at a time, and then she'll go back to sleep until 7:30 or 8. Eventually we'll get her to sleep 12 hours at a time, but for now I will definitely take 8!!
Unfortunately, we haven't been able to really enjoy these solid sleeping hours yet. Since Joey's been sick he's been waking up crying multiple times during the night. If it's not one it's the other!!
4 comments:
Hang in there! Having sick kids is so hard. You guys are doing great!
Good idea about the fresh air and sunshine...you're doing a good job!!! Give everyone a kiss and hug & here's a hug from me to you <>
That last picture of Kylah is so funny! She looks as if she is saying with her chubby cheeks, "Yeah, I'm sucking my fingers, so what?!?!"
Oh!! I feel for you! Jakin had rotovirus and lost 5 lbs. :( Keep up the good work with plenty of liquids! It was so great seeing you guys!! Oh--and after we saw you guys--Mikaiah decided to go back to 3:00 am feedings, so we let her cry it out too. :) 1 hour the first night, but only lasted 2 nights--back to 7:00 am. :)
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