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We had a good weekend which made for some decent picture time. Mallory has picked up some new tricks. Now she grabs things like rattles. She's also still talking in her own language constantly. It's exciting to see her learn new things. The weekends are good because she gets good sleep at night and during the day.
Don't forget to check the flickr photos every time you visit the site. Even though I don't post a photo I always update them on flickr!
It looks like Mallory has gotten mostly over her virus but now dad has a new one. I plan on bathing in bleach for the next couple of days so I can make sure I don't get her or Kris sick. We've taken some new photos which I think are pretty decent.
Also so people can get to know us better I'll be posting semi-daily nuggets of info or QoTD (Question of the day).
Question: Is anyone in your house serious about photography?
Answer: I would say that I'm a budding amateur photographer with pretty nice gear. Kris has taken some really great pictures over the years though but she's not as serious as dad about the hobby.
Thanks for the comments! Kris and I are going to alternate days staying home and probably take Mallory back to school on Monday. For now all we have to do is give her breathing treatments like we were before and just let this bug finish running its course.
We're probably going home this afternoon. She's steadily improving but will probably end up staying at home with us for the rest of the week. We don't want to send her back to school right now because she's still having a hard time eating since she's so congested. She's been sleeping most of the time but is a little more alert today. Hopefully the worst is behind us.
We probably need to find out what we need to do different because the main difference between what we were doing at home and what they did here was just have a nurse and a respiratory specialist help us monitor and give her breathing treatments.
Mallory is progressing along nicely. They're theorizing she has RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) even though she tested negative. Either way she ended up with Bronchiolitis which is inflamation inside her lungs. The biggest battle is keeping her nose clear since babies can't breathe through their mouths. "Mega boogers" and "Huge boogers" are terms the nurses are using to describe her snot. She has been on oxygen since her levels were low but has been taken off because she's doing fine now. She's still getting breathing treatments every 4 hours down from every 3 so she might get to go home soon depending on how she does.
Clarian North is the hospital we're at an we can unequivocaly say that it is hands down much better than St. Vincents Women's hospital where we delivered. The nurses communicate with eachother and the doctors very well unlike what we saw at the other hospital. They're all really nice to us and seem to really know what they're doing. They've instilled a level of confidence in us that just wasn't there at St. Vincents. The facility is really nice with a computer in every room that swings around on a mount from the ceiling that allows access to the web, tv and email. Breastfeeding mothers eat for free and room service is a flat rate of $7 for breakfast/lunch and $13 for dinner. The rooms have flatscreen tvs in them but we haven't used it. The hospital would be just as good if it didn't have all the bells and whistles.
Then there's Mallory. She's sleeping mostly but when she's getting breathing treatments or being checked out she cracks a smile and has been an incredible trooper throughout it all. Everyone who comes in the room comments on how beautiful she is. Of course we already knew that. It's time for a weary and tired mom and dad to sign off now, we'll post updates later.
A Picture Share!
Originally uploaded by beamz.
Here's a picture of our little trooper. Hopefully she begins to feel better and they let her go home soon.
Sometimes things don't go as planned. Despite one trip to her pediatrician on thursday and a visit to a good medcheck where she got put on breathing treatments and steroids to help her kick this cold virus, she didn't improve like we would expect. She was coughing so bad she threw up and the wheezing just kept getting worse. So we went to the ER and have now been admited. More later...
Pose
Originally uploaded by beamz.
Mallory looks a lot better than she feels. Her mom seems to have escaped illness but dad and girl are sick. We all stayed home today and mom took us to see the doctor. By the way the greatest invention seems to be the paper they use to cover the examination beds since it crinkles and Mallory likes crinkle sounds. Well, we both have a nasty cold that's been impossible to kick. We thought Mallory was getting better but now it seems to have gotten into her chest. She's in very good spirits and has been getting her rest so things aren't so bad. Anyway who could pass up the opportunity for a great picture.
Mallory playing
Originally uploaded by beamz.
This was taken this weekend while we had some fun talking and playing. Mallory is 3 months old today so we'll take some good pictures of her tonight.