The Macmurphys: Baby Catching

First things first...Kaylie is 13 lbs. 11.5 oz. She has gained almost 1lb in 2 and 1/2 weeks. We have changed to a level 3 nipple on her bottle and has started to inhale her milk. She is still only drinking 4 to 5 ounces but she is finishing more of her bottles.

April - 11 month/ 8 months corrected picture with Buster (13 lbs. 11 oz)

That is the look that will get her a pony when she is older!

Before Kaylie was really mobile I made a comment to my mom about people who could not get their babies to lay down long enough for you to put their diaper on. I told her you should be able to teach a growing baby how to do this (through a routine) and not have to "catch them" and hold them down. I finished that conversation by laughing and saying that I knew at some point I would eat my words. That time has come! Kaylie only likes to roll to her right side and because of that she is quit stealthy about it. The minute you take that diaper half way of she is on her stomach trying to get away. It is quit a site to see a half naked,13 lb baby with a diaper dragging on the floor. Your first reaction is do I grab the diaper or the baby. This morning Jason was not home so I did the morning duties. Since he does not have a set time that he has to be a work he has taken on that task. After this morning I have a lot more respect for him. No one can ever say he does not have patience. With her diaper hanging half way off I frantically played the "how to catch the baby" game. Now I know you are thinking that I am silly and how hard could it really be to grab her, lay her down, and put on her diaper but I promise she is fast. The minute you go to reach for the clean diaper she is off. To top off you are on the floor which means play time to the dogs. I wait for the day one of them grabs her diaper and runs out the doggie door with it. That will be another post. Once you finally completed the mission and gotten her diaper on the game starts all over again.

I thought this was an adorable picture. This dress was put away before it was worn because she did not get to wear it before it got to cold. Who knew she would still fit into it 8 months later.

What are you talking about...? I wasn't doing anything wrong!

On a side note...On April 14th, I took Kaylie in to the doctor because she had started coughing really bad and as a 28 weeker her lungs are developed but definitely a lot weeker. They are somewhat immature. Because of this we spent the entire winter on RSV watch. Over Christmas we got a very mild case that we caught fast enough (Christmas Eve) allowing us to start breathing treatments and keeping us out of the hospital. Since then we take her in to make sure it is not in her chest and then restart her breathing treatments any time she gets a cough making it so it goes away fairly quickly. This time her cough has not gone away. On the 14th the doctor added another inhaled medicine called Pulmocort. It is an inhaled steroid that is used for asthma. That would be given with the Zoponax making her breathing treatments last 30 minutes vs. 15. For anyone who has had to give a breathing treatment you will understand my pain. 50% of the time Kaylie will go to sleep. The other 50% you are fighting her trying to keep this mask that is shaped like a Rhino on her face so that she gets the medicine. The only plus to her crying is that she inhales the medicine better. It doesn't make it easier. =) When I got to the office they ask the same questions. The first thing they ask you is what brings you her today? For the first time in months I really did not know. I told them I did not really know if anything was wrong but she spent the night before waking up every hour either whimpering or screaming. Her cold had picked up and her cough had not gone away. Prepared for the doctor to say she is fine and continue with what you are doing I waited. When he came in he listed to her lungs and nothing. I was confident he would not find anything their. He did the rest of his exam and nothing. The last thing he does is check her ears. Poor thing hates this but for some reason she did not cry. He said she had some wax and started to pull it out only it was not wax but blood. The first thing he said was she ruptured her ear drum. Frustrated, stressed, and sad all at the same time I almost lost it. Poor thing has been sick since November and can't get a break. He then said he was wrong and it was actually from her tubes. He told me she had a really bad ear infection and the blood was from the tubes. Gross! He also said she most likely had a sinus infection. As we were about to leave he told me that because she was a 28 weeker chances were we were going to have to see a pulmanologist for her lungs. Since she can't seem to get rid of this cough we may have to look at some different types of medication that he would not feel comfortable giving her. He said we would give it another week. Ugh! My hope and prayer is that maybe if we add this last component to her day we might actually have a week or two with a healthy baby. The doctor prescribed us a new antibiotic that has not been out too long and after one day of it her nose is clearing up and her moods have drastically changed. She is playing and happy. It could also be from the combination of that combined with the antibiotic ear drops and 3 doses of breathing treatments. =) Please continue to pray for her and her health. When she is healthy we catch up on so many milestones. It is amazing to see what she has done in the past when she has a week or two of feeling good.