six month smiles

The Monday before Love Bug turned a big Six Months Old was not full of smiles. She came down with a really high fever. We went to the Dr and after a good once over, she couldn't find anything obviously wrong with my very sick baby girl. That lead to the catheter to see if she had a UTI, nope that came back negative. That lead to pulling blood from her tiny arm to test white blood cells and inflammation, nope those came back normal too. After all that trauma, (I don't know who thought it was worse, me or her) the very high fever was chalked up to a virus. Seriously. So there was a virus among us for several days. I believe I'd rather have my babies spuing some bodily fluid with a fever as opposed to none other symptoms. How scary was that?!! Very. Did I mention Beau was with me for this event? Oh yes he was. And do you know how precious he is? Let me tell you. He was patting her little leg and saying, "Its ok sissy, that's a nurse, it's ok sissy." pat pat pat. The nurse said, "Beau we're not hurting her, she's just mad because we have to hold her still." he said, "ok" in almost an well-then-its-ok-with-me tone. He certainly loves that baby girl and she might love him more. Melt. The wonderful praise report is she is all better, especially when I started giving her the correct medication thanks to guidance from Nurse Jenny. Slap to forehead.

Sweet baby girl is tiny. She is in the 5th percentile for height and weight! Developmentally she's right where she's supposed to be. Trying to sit up, but still a webble wobble, eating cereal and a few baby food veggies, trying to hold a bottle and rolling from both sides. She is now Oh So Smiley! Loves to talk to anyone. Chew on her toes. Beat rattles on the ground. She sings herself to sleep. Reaches for all objects. Adores her Daddy and his attention. Tries to sit up in the swing. Has to help Mama cook in her bumbo seat on the counter. Perhaps is teething a smidge. Takes her reflux medicine like a champ! She's probably Beau's greatest fan and he thinks she's the greatest audience. Just a tip, it is not a good idea to put them in the tub together yet, trust me, not a good idea.