Baby, Sickies, and other Goodness

No pictures today, as I'm typing this on my desktop computer and all the pictures and videos are on Tim's laptop. Sorry if that's what you were looking for!

We've had a rough go of things here lately. Norah and Maggie have been sick pretty continuously since before Christmas. I took Norah to the doctor about 2 weeks ago for her ears. She was complaining that she couldn't hear and cried if water got in. Well, she freaked out! It started when the nurse wanted her to get on the scale. I was able to diffuse the situation before she started wailing though. Mommy power! However, when Dr. Brennan came in the door to the exam room, she took one look and started screaming. He tried to look in her ears while she sat on my lap crying, but she kept thrashing around and burying her head in my armpit. It finally took me and an intern to hold her down while Dr. Brennan held her head down so he could take a quick look. It would have taken all of 30 seconds if she had sat still... and her ears looked just fine, of course. He said it was likely just a congested and eustachian tube from her having been sick a week before that. So he did prescribe an antibiotic anyway.

Then this Sunday Maggie woke up and felt a little warm. We went to church anyway, but as the service went on we could tell she was getting hotter and feeling worse. By the afternoon her fever was 103.3. My daycare kids have all been sick lately too, darn germs. One kid had tonsillitus and sinusitis, so I decided to call the doctor for Maggie right away Monday morning. She'd also been kind of cringing when drinking, so I thought maybe her throat was bothering her. The nurse said to wait another day or two and see what happened with the fever. Monday she seemed a bit better, with her fever going no higher than 101. I thought we were on the mend! Then Tuesday it was back up to 103.7 mid-morning. It stayed fairly high all day, so around dinner time I called the doctor's office again. I wanted to get her in right away Wed. morning. The nurse said I should bring her in to the after hours clinic, which I did at 8:30 Tues. night. Poor Maggie was SO tired since I snatched her right out of her crib to take her. Of course her temp was 99 when we were there and then yesterday morning she felt absolutely fine. Cranky, but no fever. I guess the $25 co-pay is a small price to pay for peace of mind. :) Hopefully we're all on the mend now. I've got 2 daycare kids right on the tail end of being sick and hoping the other one isn't coming down with something. She's home today and was yesterday too with a "fever" of 100... haha. I guess I'm glad that her mom thinks I shouldn't have to deal with a crabby baby and keeps her home.

I had an appointment with my midwife Tuesday afternoon. 16 and a half weeks now! I'm measuring just right and Baby's heart sounded great, nice and strong. I've been feeling him/her moving and kicking for a week and a half or so now, and it was neat to have Julie (CNM) notice that too while she was listening. My weight was a pound less according to their scale than when I was in 6 weeks ago, but I think I've gained 2-3 pounds now based on our scale at home. I weigh myself every morning just to keep track. I can't remember though how I gauged how much I gained with Maggie, if I calculated it from where I started or from the lowest point since I know I lost some. So for now I'll be keeping track from the lowest point (2-3 gain) and from where I started (still down 4 pounds). I know most women have gained a bit more by this point, but I guess I'm just unbalanced. I know I'll still gain just as much as average, it just happens during a shorter time period! :) Tim and I are working on girl names, as we've used the two we already had chosen. We have about 10 on our list now that we both "like," though some more than others. Middle name is going to wait until we choose a first name. Baby boy name is STILL the same, and will be until we get to use it. Yes, you read that correctly... this baby will, God-willing, NOT be the last one.

I have several prayer requests if you feel so inclined...
For health to return to our house! We're sick of being sick!
For LCMS churches calling candidates from the Seminaries, and those men assisting the process. There's going to be another shortage this year.
For peace of mind and ease of spirit as I am struggling a lot with my daycare situation lately.