It is not fun watching a sick baby. It is difficult and frustrating because as a parent you want to take all the pain away & just give comfort in all ways possible. It is also frustrating because you are not sure exactly what is ailing them when she is screaming and you are trying to solve the issue. My heart has been aching with every sniffle and cough she does.
We took her to doctor on Monday, a day after we noticed her symptoms & I had checked with my best friend who is also a mom with tons of experience, and the nurse practitioner agreed she has a cold. The also did a test to see if she had RSV and that came back negative, phew! However the nurse said they wanted babies to be sick, in fact they want them to be sick at least 7 times and said she would get RSV eventually! This did not make me happy to hear at all, I do not like going through this let alone seeing my baby penguin in pain! I know this is just the beginning of feeling helpless and having to watch her grow, but man this is a lot harder than I imagined. I have been praying a lot, praying for God to let me put Him in charge and for me to let go. I know I cannot control everything, especially when it comes to her, but my instincts are to protect her from all that can/will hurt her. I have to remind myself that she is in God's hands & His plan for her will bring her love, peace and happiness.
The other hard part of a baby being sick is that it throws off their sleep schedule! I had been working so hard to get her on a schedule & we had been doing so well. She has managed to learn to sleep through the night and now all of that seems lost. She has to sleep elevated right now so there goes all the crib training we had been working on too. *Sigh* I guess we shall start again once she gets on the mend.
Here are some pics of my little O, even sick she still manages to smile:
She even got a belated present in the mail!
Baby Penguin Towel, too cute!
Not really in the mood to play:
Here she is saying, "Mom I am not feeling the best" - poor baby!
Not quite sure how this position is comfortable but she seemed to like it!
Tummy time despite being sick!
Not feeling to good here:
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