Mom's Don't Get Sick Days

Last week I was SO sick....an ear infection and sinus infection were kicking my butt.  I was exhausted and hadn't been this sick in a LONG time. In the midst of me feeling like I'd been run over and had a foghorn blaring in my ear, Olivia was super cuddly and I had a sinking suspicion that she wasn't feeling too well either.  Sure enough, she had a fever.  I gave her some Tylenol, milk and a luke warm bath and she seemed to be acting more like herself. She hardly ate all day (which I'll soon discover was a good thing).After her 2nd bath of the day, I was rocking and cuddling her to sleep for the night and she vomited; everywhere. The room was dark and I couldn't see what was going on so I yelled for my husband who walked into the room and got a front row view of our poor baby getting sick. 
It totally freaked him out and he's already useless in these situations. Puke was everywhere, all over the rug, Olivia, me... it was a mess. I called the Dr. and bathed Olivia again while my husband shampooed Olivia's carpet and then back to bed she went with a small cup of tepid water. She slept until midnight and woke up starving.  I was so relieved that she woke up and wanted to eat something.  A few oyster crackers later, back to bed she went for the 3rd time and slept until the morning. Moral of the story?   No matter how sick you are, as a Mom (or Dad), when your kiddo gets sick, you're issue is no longer important. ...but that's fine with me, as long as my little girl is feeling better, I'm happy.  

Olivia's Feet Part 2 & More

I'm happy to report that my daughter's feet are fine! 

The doctor was not concerned at all with her inner foot walking. 

He said it's fairly common and not to worry. 

It may correct itself and it may not,

she may just have flat feet but as long as it isnt bothering her

and she has range of motion, not to worry. 

I mean seriously look at these adorable little toes!

My husband bought Olivia an Elmo stocking that sings "Jingle Bells" and let me just say, girlfriend loves it! 

She says "what's that" over and over and we play it over and over!



Olivia dancing & clapping to her Elmo stocking!



And I'll leave you with one more adorable picture of my girls cheeks,

because seriously, there's just no way to resist this cuteness!

~Laura

Olivia's Feet

Olivia has been walking for about a month now

and this past weekend I noticed that she's positioning her feet funny. 

Her ankle and inner foot is almost rolled inwards and her outer foot where her pinky toe is, is up. 

She's putting most of the pressure on her inner foot & ankle area.  See pic below.

 

This picture is taken from behind, her left foot is worse than her right foot.  See how she's standing on her foot rolled inwards but more on her ankle?



                                       She walks well and now that she does know how to walk,

she prefers it over crawling so I'm not concerned with pain

but rather with the formation of her foot & ankle. 

We are going to see a Pediatric Orthopedic specialist tomorrow at 10:15am. to have her checked out.  I

'm so thankful for my friend who's dealt with her fair share of her son's foot problems,

he has clubfeet. 

She was able to help me find a great doctor in the area and

give me some good information on what to expect.

Obviously I'm still worried because anytime something is potentially wrong with your child,

as a mother, you freak the heck out but

thank God I didn't have to wait long for an appointment.

Last night I didn't sleep much thinking about her little chubby feet and of course all these irrational thoughts flooded my mind...

...what if she cant walk? (wait, she's already walking)

...what if it's a syndrome or a condition - like not just a fixable physical issue?

...what if she needs to wear braces on her feet like Forest Gump?

...what if this affects her for life and she cant play sports?

...what if the doctors cant help her?

Obviously we are just at the beginning of this and this is small beans compared to what some families go through but it's still making me nervous for my baby girl.

I'll update tomorrow after the appointment.

Until then, please keep my girl in your prayers.

~Laura