2 posts tagged “sickness”

According to some people, that means I'm in the 3rd trimester. Have I mentioned that I have 2 footie sleepers I found on clearance at Sam's for this little baby boy? And that's all? I mean, I have all the big stuff from when Dora was a baby, but I have no idea where I'm going to put all the piles of baby shit that you need when you have a baby, because we are out of room in our house. It would be nice if I could convince my MIL and/or FIL to come clean the 30 years of accumulated shit they have stored in all our storage spaces out, but I really don't see that happening. So, yeah. 3 months left, and apparently we're doing this baby minimalist style!

We went camping last weekend, and the altitude kicked my ass more than I ever thought possible. Keep that in mind if you decide you want to go to the mountains when you are six months pregnant. It kept me pretty handily contained to the campsite, which, well, that's where all the s'more's fixin's were, so I really can't complain. Dora fell off the steps of my MIL's camper and scraped the crap out of her nose, but she was outside all day for several days in a row, so she was in HEAVEN. Her reaction was basically "There's MORE DIRT over here that I can smear all over me?!?! And then some more over HERE?!?! AWESOME!"

In other things you might want to reconsider heavily if you are thinking of doing while pregnant, let's talk about salmonella during your 21st week of pregnancy. Actually, let's don't talk about that at all, except to say this: DON'T DO IT.

Little baby boy has finally turned head down, I'm pretty sure. I mean, judging by all the wiggling and karate kicks going on in the general vicinity of my stomach/diaphragm/liver I'm pretty sure of it. Glucose tolerance test next Wednesday, so wish me non-puking thoughts that day, if you have a spare moment.

In closing, can I get a great big HALLELUJAH for us having the house to ourselves for more than a few days running for the first time in about 6 weeks? That starts today. My second/third trimester libido thanks you.

I knew it was bound to come sooner or later. The first time Dora got sick was weekend before last. Some sort of nasty virus that was like a horrid cold with a fever. Poor girl woke up with a snot covered face until this morning. That's 10 full days of snot-face, if anyone's counting. I have never been so thankful that my mom is a nurse, I'll tell you that much.

Things to remember:

1. Motrin works better than Tylenol at controlling fever, but if you rotate them, you can give them every 3 hours, rather than waiting the 4 between doses of Tylenol or the 6 between doses of Motrin.

2. Make peace with the snot. Constantly wiping at it will cause your precious baby's nose to become so irritated and raw that it cracks and bleeds and your baby screams and cries and then you will feel like a child abuser, not to mention scum of the earth. And also you might cry.

3. Let me preface this one by saying I AM SCARED SHITLESS OF SIDS. But, babies who can't breathe through their noses very well will sleep better on their tummies.

4. Sometimes, babies who are 7 months old can sleep on their tummies and not die of SIDS.

5. My SIDS monitor is WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD. OR PLATINUM. OR A MILLION DOLLARS.

6. I think my irrational fear of SIDS is tied up with my recurrent miscarriages back in my infertility days. Which brings me right back to my infertility posts that I keep thinking I'm going to write.

7. (Just to keep up with the numbered list that at this point has nothing to do with things to remember about babies being sick...) You guys have a good day, and I wish snot-less noses for you all.