Help!

Lennon has her first cold :(  Last Friday she became very stuffed up.  On Saturday morning we called the Early Start Line, a phone help line you can use during the first two months after birth answered by nurses, and the nurse on the phone was very thorough with her questions and advised that we take her in to the Children's Hospital to be checked over.  So, we geared up and took her in.  They bumped her up in the line there because she is so little, only one month old!

The nurse took all her vitals and weighed her (8.5lbs!) and everything looked fine.  She didn't have a fever and her lungs sounded clear.  Then the doctor came in and checked her as well.  Her oxygen levels were fine although she was stuffed up and coughing a bit.  He said she has bronchiolitis.  He suggested we use saline drops to help clear her nose and suction it out.  So, off we went back home hoping this whole thing would pass quickly.

The saline drops and suctioning have been working well although difficult to do.  Babies don't like things up their nose!  Go figure!  She's still quite stuffed up a week later and has bouts of coughing.   Apparently symptoms of bronchiolitis can last from a week to a month.  Here's hoping we're on the short end of that!

Although it's really unpleasant hearing such a tiny person cough we are so lucky to have a healthy, happy baby!

starting to smile!

On another note, we have applied for Lennon's passport so we can take our first vacation!  We have a trip to Palm Springs booked for the beginning of April.  We are going with our friends Jerry and Danielle and their little one, George.  Should be a great time!  We are looking forward to getting away and into some warm weather!

Getting Lennon's passport picture taken was quite an adventure.  Since she can't hold her head up yet, I had to hold her up without having my hands appear in the picture.  Very difficult!  We went to Walmart to get the photo done.  The guy there was not very patient with the whole process and made us settle with a picture that was not very good.  Of course, when I took it to the passport office the next day they said it was no good.  Back to Walmart I went.  At least they will do a re-take for free if the photo isn't accepted.  There was a different girl working that day and she was much better at getting a good infant photo!  It's quite hilarious!


Sleep deprivation has been taking it's toll this week with Lennon and I both being sick.  She's been making a ton of noise and snorts in her sleep which makes it hard for us to sleep.  We definitely need to try to take even a small amount of time for ourselves soon!