Wild hair...I couldn't resist playing with Nora's hair when she fell asleep tonight!
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Monday, September 26, 2005
So Big!
Nora is really starting to get around well. She is crawling SO fast now that just turning your head means she could be in a different room when you look back seconds later. She is also becoming proficient at cruising. When she is standing up and holding onto a piece of furniture, she can walk all around it.
Her curiosity is so much fun to watch! She has some alphabet cards that she looks almost like she is reading them. She turns them around, brings them close to her face, then chooses another card. She really seems to enjoy extended times of independent play. (We like that too ;-)
We continue to have sleeping problems. Ever since she got sick, she wakes up frequently throughout the night. We're working on that.
Nora had her one-year-old pictures taken on Saturday afternoon. The lady at JCPenney was very impressed because she only had to take 10 pictures. All of them were wonderful and difficult to choose between. It was interesting listening to all the other screams and cries coming from the other studio rooms. All anyone could hear from our room was giggling!
Her curiosity is so much fun to watch! She has some alphabet cards that she looks almost like she is reading them. She turns them around, brings them close to her face, then chooses another card. She really seems to enjoy extended times of independent play. (We like that too ;-)
We continue to have sleeping problems. Ever since she got sick, she wakes up frequently throughout the night. We're working on that.
Nora had her one-year-old pictures taken on Saturday afternoon. The lady at JCPenney was very impressed because she only had to take 10 pictures. All of them were wonderful and difficult to choose between. It was interesting listening to all the other screams and cries coming from the other studio rooms. All anyone could hear from our room was giggling!
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Chores
Nora decided that tonight was the night she was going to starting doing chores around the house. She is now in charge of the laundry and vacuuming. Sure hope this keeps up ;-)
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Released!
Nora was finally discharged from the hospital late yesterday morning. It turns out that Nora had a urinary tract infection that spread to her kidneys, which in turn started pumping a lot of bacteria into her bloodstream. The root cause of all of this is a low-level kidney reflux, which she will hopefully grow out of in 4-6 years.
The good news is that she is feeling better now than she has in over a week. The bad news is that she is going to need to stay on oral antibiotics every day for the next several years to prevent something like this from happening again. Much to our surprise, the pharmacy has her antibiotic available in a wide variety of flavors...so we're hoping the banana will cover the yucky taste of the medicine.
We're back to business as usual around here which is a huge relief for all of us. The past few days were a nightmare that I hope we will never have to repeat. Thanks to everyone for helping out with your thoughts and prayers.
Time to go...Nora is throwing food again. Back to her old self!
The good news is that she is feeling better now than she has in over a week. The bad news is that she is going to need to stay on oral antibiotics every day for the next several years to prevent something like this from happening again. Much to our surprise, the pharmacy has her antibiotic available in a wide variety of flavors...so we're hoping the banana will cover the yucky taste of the medicine.
We're back to business as usual around here which is a huge relief for all of us. The past few days were a nightmare that I hope we will never have to repeat. Thanks to everyone for helping out with your thoughts and prayers.
Time to go...Nora is throwing food again. Back to her old self!
Friday, September 16, 2005
Update
Nora is doing pretty well this morning. She slept through the night (minus the two times the nurses had to check all her 'vitals') which was a huge change from the past week and a half. She is also playing quite a bit, but still sleeping a lot. She took a 2.5 hour nap this morning which is not normal at all for her. I guess her body is just working overtime to get rid of all this crap.
She had an ultrasound this morning of her kidneys. They didn't show any damage from the infection however she has a strange structural defect. She has two tubes coming out of one of her kidneys. The doctors aren't sure what that really means yet. It may just be one of those things that either Brian and I have that no one would know about if we didn't have all these machines to look into our bodies. It may mean that she is more likely to get kidney infections because there is more than one tube going between the kidney and bladder.
We have one more test at 2:30 that is an x-ray of her bladder and kidneys when she urinates. They put some type of dye in her urine and then use an x-ray to see if urine only comes down or shoots up into the kidneys.
We'll keep you posted. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.
She had an ultrasound this morning of her kidneys. They didn't show any damage from the infection however she has a strange structural defect. She has two tubes coming out of one of her kidneys. The doctors aren't sure what that really means yet. It may just be one of those things that either Brian and I have that no one would know about if we didn't have all these machines to look into our bodies. It may mean that she is more likely to get kidney infections because there is more than one tube going between the kidney and bladder.
We have one more test at 2:30 that is an x-ray of her bladder and kidneys when she urinates. They put some type of dye in her urine and then use an x-ray to see if urine only comes down or shoots up into the kidneys.
We'll keep you posted. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Scary Stuff
I'm writing this entry from Children's Hospital. Nora will be here for this evening. Last night we had to take her to the emergency room because her fever spiked so quickly that she was losing circulation in her extremeties and was shaking all over. I don't have much time right now so I'll get to the chase:
*Nora has a kidney infection
*The kidney infection turned into a blood infection
*She is on IV Antibiotics and fluids until the blood infection goes away
*Hopefully we'll be home by tomorrow night
We'll keep you updated. Nora has been a trooper through all the pokes and sticks. I don't know how she's done it with a few smiles inbetween!
*Nora has a kidney infection
*The kidney infection turned into a blood infection
*She is on IV Antibiotics and fluids until the blood infection goes away
*Hopefully we'll be home by tomorrow night
We'll keep you updated. Nora has been a trooper through all the pokes and sticks. I don't know how she's done it with a few smiles inbetween!
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
104 degrees
That was Nora's temperature last night. Let me back up. Nora has been puking after her bottles for the past couple of days and not sleeping much at night. After an evening of about 2 hours of sleep between the two of us, Nora was sent home from daycare with a temp of 102. We took her to the doctor who told us to starting giving her Pedialite in small doses and just making sure she was loved and not becoming delirious.
When I took her temperature last night at about 9:00, it was a whopping 104. We called the doctor on call and she told us the same thing the doctor did earlier that day. Thankfully, Nora slept 5 hours straight last night, however, I had decided to stay home with her again just to make sure she was going to be ok. While watching the morning news, I learned that our school district was closed for the day because of power outages from the horrible wind storm we had last night. (They may be closed again tomorrow because Menomonee Falls was one of the worst hit in the area ;-)
Nora seemed to be doing well this morning as was playing on the rug as usual. She took a turn for the worst around 11:00 and was either crying or sleeping until about 4:00. She is again somewhat back to normal, but we'll see how the night goes. Poor thing!
Updates to follow.
When I took her temperature last night at about 9:00, it was a whopping 104. We called the doctor on call and she told us the same thing the doctor did earlier that day. Thankfully, Nora slept 5 hours straight last night, however, I had decided to stay home with her again just to make sure she was going to be ok. While watching the morning news, I learned that our school district was closed for the day because of power outages from the horrible wind storm we had last night. (They may be closed again tomorrow because Menomonee Falls was one of the worst hit in the area ;-)
Nora seemed to be doing well this morning as was playing on the rug as usual. She took a turn for the worst around 11:00 and was either crying or sleeping until about 4:00. She is again somewhat back to normal, but we'll see how the night goes. Poor thing!
Updates to follow.
Monday, September 12, 2005
Barrrrrrrrf
This has been a tough week for all of us...Nora's teething seems to have some nasty side effects. Last night we were giving her the bedtime bottle which she scarfed down with reckless abandon. Moments later, when trying to burp her, we were made witness to what could possibly be a world-record-setting projectile puke. The fact that we were running with her over to the sink just made it worse...it covered the *entire* length of our kitchen. Thank God for wood floors!
For April's photo documentation of the event, click here. Caution: not for the faint of heart.
For April's photo documentation of the event, click here. Caution: not for the faint of heart.
Friday, September 09, 2005
Organic? Why?
I'm getting this question from a lot of people lately...not with the kindest tone behind it either. The ladies at daycare think I'm crazy for bringing in my own meat and milk for Nora. I don't really care. I don't want her to have all those hormones and antibiotics in her system before she is able to handle them.
It's just a hunch, but I think little girls are maturing much faster than they used to because of the additives in our food that make animals grow bigger and faster. I know there isn't documented proof, but I'd rather take my chances by avoiding them for the sake of Nora's first period coming when she's 8. Who knows, I may be way off. But at the very least, it can't hurt her.
So if you are one of those people asking me or any other mother, "Why bother with organic?", there you go.
It's just a hunch, but I think little girls are maturing much faster than they used to because of the additives in our food that make animals grow bigger and faster. I know there isn't documented proof, but I'd rather take my chances by avoiding them for the sake of Nora's first period coming when she's 8. Who knows, I may be way off. But at the very least, it can't hurt her.
So if you are one of those people asking me or any other mother, "Why bother with organic?", there you go.
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Teeth, Meat and Milk
Nora's third top tooth has poked through the gum. She is working on the fourth tooth bringing the grand total to six teeth. These teeth are much bigger than the bottom teeth creating a very unhappy baby. She had two doses of Tylenol today and will prolly need the same tomorrow.
The teeth are a big help! Especially when she is chomping on her favorite food: pickles! Like mother, like daughter.
Nora had her first taste of meat tonight. Unfortunately she wasn't too into eating it, but that wasn't because of the taste so much as it was because her teeth are killing her. Nora and I went to the organic grocery store and got ground turkey, chicken breasts, and chicken hotdogs. We're also going to try the milk again also. A couple of ounces every day with lunch. Hopefully her little GI tract will slowly adjust to the changes.
The teeth are a big help! Especially when she is chomping on her favorite food: pickles! Like mother, like daughter.
Nora had her first taste of meat tonight. Unfortunately she wasn't too into eating it, but that wasn't because of the taste so much as it was because her teeth are killing her. Nora and I went to the organic grocery store and got ground turkey, chicken breasts, and chicken hotdogs. We're also going to try the milk again also. A couple of ounces every day with lunch. Hopefully her little GI tract will slowly adjust to the changes.
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