Thursday, May 27, 2010

Battling A Cold and Teeth

Ellie has had a rough week!  Last Saturday, we noticed that she had the beginning of a tooth popping through, so we prepared ourselves for a grumpy baby for a few days!  We didn't quite know what we were getting into!  She has been "off" all week, slowly getting sicker and sicker each day.  On Sunday night, she spiked a fever of 101.8-too high for my liking!  It quickly subsided, but I knew she still wasn't feeling quite right.  I suspected she may be getting an ear infection, so I left work a few minutes early on Tuesday to take her into the doctor.  Her ears looked fine, lungs were clear, and we left with nothing more than what we already knew-Ellie has a good, old fashioned cold.  The cold + teething = no fun!  Wednesday she was feeling a little worse and seemed to have a tough day at daycare.  All the kids have a little virus that is going around!  I was toying with keeping her home on Thursday, and that thought was cemented when Ellie threw up on me not once, but twice on Thursday morning.  I was up at 4:30am writing substitute plans for the day.  I feel bad leaving my class without letting them know, but my girlie needed me today.  We're keeping her home again tomorrow.  Dave gets his first full day with his girl!  He got to "practice" today and successfully put her down for a nap.  I think we made a good choice keeping her home.  This evening, she seems to feel a little better.  She's down for the night-humidifier running, Vicks on her feet for her cough, saline in her nose, and fingers crossed that she sleeps through!

Mommy, my toof hurts :(

Could she be any more pitiful?  Poor girl...

Comfy?

Daddy making a fashion statement :)

2 comments:

  1. Poooooooooooooooor kiddo! Let's hope this is the worst you'll have to deal with in the teething department considering it's coupled with a cold! Good luck to you both for a speedy recovery!!!

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  2. poor baby! What a sad looking face!!! Arabella send hugs!

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