i went back to work about two weeks ago. the week before, i started her in daycare part time to get me and her used to the place and the routine. well the sunday night before i was going back to work, she was super fussy and just acting like she didn't feel well. we took her temp and it was 104! of course i freaked out. we called the nurse on call at her doctors office, and she said to give her some tylenol and put a wet washcloth on her forehead. if it didn't go down, we should head to an emergency clinic.
it didn't go down so at about 9PM we were heading to the ER clinic. they did some tests, ran an X-ray, and determined that she had whats called RSV, which is a cold virus. likely she had gotten it from daycare. :( so we got back home at about midnight or 1am, and THANK GOODNESS my mom could come that week and babysit. she is better now but she also got a bad rash that landed us back at the doctors office and she's been fighting a cough.
anyway back to the normal update. ava is still only getting breast milk, moreso from bottles now that she's at daycare but i do nurse in the evenings and mornings before work. she takes about 4oz at a time, every 2-3 hours. she is still not a great napper--she prefers to take one long morning nap and then just short 30 minute cat naps throughout the day. she is GREAT at going down for bedtime. at about 7 we do a bath, then lotion and jammies. she gets either a bottle or we nurse, depending on the day, and then we swaddle her and into her crib she goes. we lay her down awake and she puts herself to sleep.
the sickness did affect her sleeping patterns, unfortunately. she was sleeping through the night pretty consistently, but now she goes down around 8, is up at about midnight, 3, and 6. its not terrible because she literally just eats and goes right back down, but i do miss the days of sleeping through the night. i am hoping now that she's feeling better the sleep will get better as well.
she still hates tummy time but does really well sitting in her froggie sit me up chair. she likes her play mat too, and loves to have her diaper changed because she gets your full attention. she's a very happy, smiley, and talkative baby. she coos and giggles and crows, and her personality so far seems very sweet and happy. the only times she fusses are if she's hungry or overtired.
i don't know how much she weighs, but i would guess 13-14 lbs. she's wearing a size 3M and size 2 diaper. i did put a 3-6 month outfit on her the other day and it fit! so i may have to start getting those out. she can track toys with her eyes and she has started reaching for them and grabbing at them too.
we love our sweet girl so much and are lucky we have her in our lives!
