Starting to Feel Better

Poor sick Izzie is finally starting to feel better today. Her fever is completely gone, thank goodness, and the snot is down to a minimum. I guess she is finally running out. I can tell that the congestion has moved to her throat and she almost sounds a little hoarse at times. Poor girl. But she is definitely playing more, and slowly returning back to herself.

Mommy and Daddy on the other hand aren't feeling so good. With Izzie being sick, I don't think either of us really thought that we would get sick and we continued to hug and kiss on her, trying to make her feel better. We both went to the doctor today. Grammy (my mom), as always came to the rescue and watched Izzie while I went to my appointment this morning. She didn't miss me a wink. She really has so much fun over there, and that makes me feel so good when I leave her. She even fell asleep on her for an hour. (She is still a little behind on her sleep.) But, I think I caught my illness early- I don't mess around with feeling sick. I got a shot and some antibiotics, and I am already feeling better. Joe went in this afternoon and is a little worse off than I am. Poor Daddy. He got two shots :( But hopefully he will be feeling better soon too.

When It Rains It Pours!

These past few days have been quite challenging in the Bass household. Poor Izzie caught whatever Jack had, and I have learned very quickly that she is not going to be a good sick person. I have gotten about 6 hours of sleep in the past 48. Izzie has gotten more, but not enough. All she wants is for me to hold her, which I don't mind, but then I don't sleep. Why aren't you sleeping now Carla? Good question since Izzie is now napping in her pack n play. But... I can't fall asleep!!! It is very frustrating. But when I feel like I am on a time table I just can't do it. And why is she sleeping in her pack n play and not in her crib upstairs? This is where the pouring part comes in- our upstairs air conditioning unit is out. It can't just be one difficult thing at a time, it always has to be several!!

But at least Izzie is starting to feel better, and I know this because she is sleeping in her pack n play and not in my arms. She has had a fever in addition to a runny nose, a cough and a tooth coming in. All making her very fussy. If snot had monetary value, we would be millionaires. I keep trying to show her how to blow out her nose, but she just gets upset. So I am left with the nasal aspirator, which she HATES. Her fever got so bad last night that around 4am we decided to take her to the ER. Her temp was just shy of 105. The doctor said that she probably has a viral infection and to just keep doing what I am doing- however, I was under-medicating her. I guess with the fear of over-medicating, I just was a little too cautious. I feel so bad that I could have prevented her from getting better faster. But at least now she has seen a doctor and I know exactly how much to give her.

But I can tell she is starting to feel better. She is trying to play when she is awake and actually smiling too. We couldn't get her to smile last night no matter what we tried. The air conditioner will hopefully be fixed tomorrow and my sick girl can go back to sleeping in her own bed. Keep your fingers crossed. Okay, I guess I will try to get some sleep while she is still napping.

Isabella is 7 Months Old!

My baby girl is 7 months old today. She has learned so much in this past month, it's unbelievable to me. She sleeps well and she is now eating well. She eats everything I give her, and all of it at that. The poor girl was so ready to eat! She has also become quite the explorer since learning to crawl. Of course she loves to go for all the things she can't have: flip flops, Lucky's toys, Lucky's bed (especially when he is in it!) and anything else we leave on the floor. And now that she is pulling up, she would much rather play on the outside of her excersaucer instead of the inside- not as much fun for Mommy. She pulls herself up in her crib and looks like a tiny criminal when I go get her up in the morning. It's too cute! To say that she is attached to me would be an understatement. She loves her Mommy and is great so long as we are together. It can be exhausting, but it is so wonderful to be so loved by her. Her hair is getting thicker, but by the time she has enough hair to wear it in a clip, she will probably pull it out. She loves her glowworm, Molly her dolly and Sophie the giraffe. She responds to her name, which I love, but can now cry actual tears, which I hate. These past seven months have easily been the best of my life. I am so lucky and sooo blessed to be Isabella's mommy :)

Evening Walks

Lately I have been trying to push back Izzie's bathtime and bedtime by 30 minutes in order to have her sleep a little longer and a little better. Don't get me wrong, she is sleeping well, but getting up at 6:30 or 7:00 is a lot easier than 5 or 5:30. Now I know that pushing back her schedule 30 minutes may not sound that difficult, but if you know Izzie well, you know that when that girl is sleepy, she isn't happy. And when Izzie ain't happy, ain't no one happy. (Side note, I promise never, never again to use the word "ain't" in a blog. It goes strongly against my beliefs, however, I felt it most appropriate in this situation. Thank you.) So in addition to swinging in the backyard after dinner time (initially worked into schedule to kill time as well) we have been going for evening walks. It has been really great for Joe and me to talk about our days, and also to get Izzie and Lucky out for some fresh, and not too hot, air. Izzie has always loved going on walks. She is such a people watcher, just like Mommy, and loves just taking in everything around her. She notices EVERYTHING! It is too precious. But I do have to say that my favorite part would be when she strains and stretches her little head back, just to look at me and give me a smile. The sweetest smile I know.

Look What Izzie Can Do!

Isabella has learned so much in the past week and a half, I can't believe it! Not only did she start crawling (and now I can't keep her in one place!) but she has also started reaching for me and Joe when she wants us. It totally melts my heart, and I'm not sure it gets much better than seeing your baby reach for you. What a sweetheart! And to top it all off, she has started to pull herself up on things! I got the whole process in pictures step by step. Thank goodness we already lowered her crib to the bottom level. Lisa told me that once they learn to crawl, they start pick up everything else really quickly- she sure didn't lie! My sweet girl is growing soooo fast!

Last Lake Weekend

This posting comes late, but better late than never I guess! We had our last weekend at the lake for the Fourth of July. We had a great time, but of course my battery died on my camera :( I did manage to get a few pictures before it ran out of juice though. We had a great three day weekend with the whole family. We had a wonderful BBQ and Saturday night we got to see the awesome fireworks show. It was exactly what aFourth of July should be like. And what a great last weekend there :)

Izzie crawling