Today was Jaina's first day of "school" (day care). I looked at the board to see what she had for lunch. They fed her cheesy eggs and hot dogs. She's only 10 months old! Is that normal? I assumed they would have to feed them something healthy... like something with veggies or something. Maybe I should say something about it?
Overall, She did really well today. She didn't even cry when I left, which kinda hurt my feelings! I only called to check on her twice. She played really well with the other little girls and took a 2 hour nap. I guess it's just a normal day for her, although it just about drove me insane!
Monday, November 30
Saturday, November 28
Friday, November 27
Jaina's First Thanksgiving...
... was a rough one! The day started out as normal. About 12:30 we realized she was kind of hot, but blew it off because we had just come in from outside and our faces were cold. We noticed she acted really tired, but didn't really think a lot of it. A little while later my mom went and grabbed the thermometer to take her temperature and it was 104!!! We immediately gave her some Tylenol, stripped her down, and gave her a bath to try and get her fever down. After about 30 minutes it was down to 102, but she was still very lethargic. I got in touch with the pediatrician. He said her fever could be up to 108 and not to worry about the fever, but the other symptoms. He said we should use Motrin instead of Tylenol and to use the dosage for a 2 year old since she's over 6 months.
Then she started projectile vomiting all over the place. We eventually got her feeling better and her fever down to around 100. By the time we got back to Conway her fever was going back up, so I gave her some Motrin and waited a little while to see what was going to happen. She wouldn't keep any medicine or Pedia-lyte down and her fever kept creeping up so we decided (at 103) to go ahead and make the trip to the ER. Better safe than sorry, right?
When we got to the ER, her fever had gone back town to 101 and she (of course) was laughing and playing and giggling and acting like nothing was wrong. They tested for flu and strep (both negative) and did a blood draw to check her white blood count (also normal). Watching them draw blood from Jaina's arm and having to help hold her down was probably the worst thing I've ever been through with that child. So they basically told us it was probably a virus and to follow up with the pediatrician today.
As it turns out, she has Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. I've never heard of it but apparently it's not that uncommon. It can cause fever up to 105. She has 4 or 5 little blisters in the back of her mouth and throat that the ER doctor either missed or she developed them during the night. We're supposed to mix equal parts Benadryl and Maalox and give that to her to coat her mouth/throat and keep her hydrated. Thankfully she's able to keep down a bottle now. She is much better and her fever seems to be staying down, but she's still a sick little baby! :(
Then she started projectile vomiting all over the place. We eventually got her feeling better and her fever down to around 100. By the time we got back to Conway her fever was going back up, so I gave her some Motrin and waited a little while to see what was going to happen. She wouldn't keep any medicine or Pedia-lyte down and her fever kept creeping up so we decided (at 103) to go ahead and make the trip to the ER. Better safe than sorry, right?
When we got to the ER, her fever had gone back town to 101 and she (of course) was laughing and playing and giggling and acting like nothing was wrong. They tested for flu and strep (both negative) and did a blood draw to check her white blood count (also normal). Watching them draw blood from Jaina's arm and having to help hold her down was probably the worst thing I've ever been through with that child. So they basically told us it was probably a virus and to follow up with the pediatrician today.
As it turns out, she has Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. I've never heard of it but apparently it's not that uncommon. It can cause fever up to 105. She has 4 or 5 little blisters in the back of her mouth and throat that the ER doctor either missed or she developed them during the night. We're supposed to mix equal parts Benadryl and Maalox and give that to her to coat her mouth/throat and keep her hydrated. Thankfully she's able to keep down a bottle now. She is much better and her fever seems to be staying down, but she's still a sick little baby! :(
Thursday, November 19
Time for bed.
Tonight we went out to see some friends from church that live about 30 minutes away. I'm WORN OUT!!! One of their granddaughters just started beauty school, so I got a new (and quite cute!) hair cut out of the deal! :) I guess I should call and cancel the appointment I made for Monday.
I dropped all the paperwork and shot records and all that good stuff back of at the day care today. Jaina will officially start November 30! I'm kind of excited. I think she will do well because she seems like such a social little girl.
I'm just not looking forward to this weekend. I have to work Saturday and I can already tell it's going to be a busy weekend again. I guess that comes with having a child!
I dropped all the paperwork and shot records and all that good stuff back of at the day care today. Jaina will officially start November 30! I'm kind of excited. I think she will do well because she seems like such a social little girl.
I'm just not looking forward to this weekend. I have to work Saturday and I can already tell it's going to be a busy weekend again. I guess that comes with having a child!
Wednesday, November 18
Busy Day
I have to work Saturday, so I had the afternoon off. Greg and I went to Little Rock (with Jaina, obviously) so he could do a drug test for the new job. Then we went to Burlington Coat Factory (actually Baby Depot) and got Jaina some sippy cups, some things that go on the Avent bottles to make sippy cups, and a couple of long sleeved onesies for day care (since they said to definitely not send her in nice clothes). Then we decided on a whim to drive down to Malvern and visit the family down there for a while and go to services there.
Speaking of day care, we found one! Obviously it's not as great as not having to put her in day care, but I really got the impression that the owner genuinely loves all the kids that come there, and that's important to me. It's about 1 mile from the house and will only add a few minutes to my drive to work. I will have to take a longer way, but at least I won't have to drive across town to take her somewhere. It's $115/week (which is about average) and no enrollment fee (as opposed to some of the other places that had $100 annual enrollment fees and $25 application fees and $25 semi-annual "supply" fees). Greg and I took Jaina with us to look at the place, and she went straight to the owner when she wanted to hold her (which is a good sign, since she really won't go to anybody but us). She also crawled around and played with the little girls her age for a few minutes, and they all played so well together (but again, that was only for a few minutes)! The infant room had 6 babies already (under 18 months) and 2 adults with them, which is actually a pretty good ratio compared to some of the other places. They say prayers before they eat and do very basic Bible lessons. It seems like a great place, but I guess only time will tell.
Roxie is feeling so much better! She was so lethargic and didn't really want to play that much. Now that she's been treated for everything she had, she is just a big, clutzy puppy! She's probably doubled what she was eating. She really is the perfect dog to have with a baby. Jaina can crawl all over her and she really doesn't care. If she starts bothering her, she'll just get up and go in the other room. It's so different than having a Yorkie! This dog is (and has been for several days) completely house trained and we've only had her about a week. I guess I've just been so brainwashed by Yorkies, it just amazes me that there are smart dogs in this world! LOL!!!
Here is my Roxie dog and my Jaina bear. :)
Oh, and I forgot to mention that Jaina's had her first round of the flu shot. She's 17 pounds, 2 oz, and 27 1/2 inches tall (20th and 50th percentile respectively). So she's still tiny (but perfect :D).
Speaking of day care, we found one! Obviously it's not as great as not having to put her in day care, but I really got the impression that the owner genuinely loves all the kids that come there, and that's important to me. It's about 1 mile from the house and will only add a few minutes to my drive to work. I will have to take a longer way, but at least I won't have to drive across town to take her somewhere. It's $115/week (which is about average) and no enrollment fee (as opposed to some of the other places that had $100 annual enrollment fees and $25 application fees and $25 semi-annual "supply" fees). Greg and I took Jaina with us to look at the place, and she went straight to the owner when she wanted to hold her (which is a good sign, since she really won't go to anybody but us). She also crawled around and played with the little girls her age for a few minutes, and they all played so well together (but again, that was only for a few minutes)! The infant room had 6 babies already (under 18 months) and 2 adults with them, which is actually a pretty good ratio compared to some of the other places. They say prayers before they eat and do very basic Bible lessons. It seems like a great place, but I guess only time will tell.
Roxie is feeling so much better! She was so lethargic and didn't really want to play that much. Now that she's been treated for everything she had, she is just a big, clutzy puppy! She's probably doubled what she was eating. She really is the perfect dog to have with a baby. Jaina can crawl all over her and she really doesn't care. If she starts bothering her, she'll just get up and go in the other room. It's so different than having a Yorkie! This dog is (and has been for several days) completely house trained and we've only had her about a week. I guess I've just been so brainwashed by Yorkies, it just amazes me that there are smart dogs in this world! LOL!!!
Here is my Roxie dog and my Jaina bear. :)
Oh, and I forgot to mention that Jaina's had her first round of the flu shot. She's 17 pounds, 2 oz, and 27 1/2 inches tall (20th and 50th percentile respectively). So she's still tiny (but perfect :D).
Sunday, November 15
Saturday, November 14
Typical Saturday
I got to sleep late... this is my only Saturday to be off this month. My husband is awesome and took care of Jaina when she woke up at her normal time and I wasn't ready to get up! I'm crazy and volunteered to work 2 extra Saturdays this month so I could have the day off during the week (plus they needed somebody). Jaina and I met my mom and Jordan at PF Chang's in Little Rock for lunch. Then we went to a friend's house and hung out for a couple of hours.
Gotta go to bed... Church tomorrow!
Gotta go to bed... Church tomorrow!
Thursday, November 12
Brief Summary
We got a dog... she's a black lab. Her name is Roxie. She LOVES Jaina and Jaina kinda likes her, too. :)
Jaina can kind of walk, but only if holding our hands. Actually, she probably can walk but she's too chicken! She'll figure it out soon enough.
Greg got a job today in Sherwood at Cardinal Health. He'll be working in a call center and putting in orders for medical supplies (from what I understand). The schedule for him is 11-8, which is perfect for him. That means I'll spend next week finding a day care on my lunches...
Jaina can kind of walk, but only if holding our hands. Actually, she probably can walk but she's too chicken! She'll figure it out soon enough.
Greg got a job today in Sherwood at Cardinal Health. He'll be working in a call center and putting in orders for medical supplies (from what I understand). The schedule for him is 11-8, which is perfect for him. That means I'll spend next week finding a day care on my lunches...
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