Today was a tough day. Lila pooping blood. It freaked me out to change the diaper and see blood, not a drop, but a significant smattering of blood amid Lila's normal diaper creations.
It was emotional to think that something might be seriously wrong with our little 2 month old. I was upset and Christie was devastated.
We took Lila to the doctor's office today. The doctor told us that the blood was most likely due to an allergy, probably milk or soy or both, though we're taking Lila to get examined by the GI doctor to make sure it's not something really, really scary.
So, we've switched Lila's formula to one that's supposed to be allergy friendly and we wait and see. I do OK with "wait and see" but it's awfully hard on Christie, who desperately wants to fix whatever might be wrong with our baby.
While we had this really tough day of worry, Lila gave us a bit of a treat later on. She's been giving smiles here and there, often at weird times of the day, or on her changing pad.
Today, though, while Christie was holding her, Lila gave lots of smiles. A new twist on the smiling was that when you say her name, she gave her big gummy smiles. It was lovely. It even worked for me when I called out her name. It was an excellent treat after a tough day.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Explosion
Lila curled up on her mother's chest being cozy.
Christie said to me, full of maternal pride, "Isn't she beautiful?"
"Yes, she is," I agreed.
We both looked at her for a few moments, marveling. Then a loud sound not much quieter than gunfire exploded from Lila.
"Oh, my God!" Christie said.
"Wow, that was some powerful poop."
"She's very lady-like," Christie said with a smile. And then handed her to me for changing.
Christie said to me, full of maternal pride, "Isn't she beautiful?"
"Yes, she is," I agreed.
We both looked at her for a few moments, marveling. Then a loud sound not much quieter than gunfire exploded from Lila.
"Oh, my God!" Christie said.
"Wow, that was some powerful poop."
"She's very lady-like," Christie said with a smile. And then handed her to me for changing.
Arrival
On Tuesday afternoon, Lila came impatiently into the world.
It had appeared to the resident inspecting Lila's mother that the pregnancy still had quite some time to go. He left the room, only to be paged by Simone, the nurse, four minutes later, because the baby was ready to arrive. He sauntered into the room, looking a bit annoyed at being called back. Simone calmly, but in serious manner of a woman not to be messed with, told him to gear up because the baby was coming. He did so and Simone caught the baby, just before the resident could.
They cut the cord and gave beautiful Lila to her mother.
It had appeared to the resident inspecting Lila's mother that the pregnancy still had quite some time to go. He left the room, only to be paged by Simone, the nurse, four minutes later, because the baby was ready to arrive. He sauntered into the room, looking a bit annoyed at being called back. Simone calmly, but in serious manner of a woman not to be messed with, told him to gear up because the baby was coming. He did so and Simone caught the baby, just before the resident could.
They cut the cord and gave beautiful Lila to her mother.
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