Fever

Lily has some kind of yucky fever bug right now. It started in the wee hours of the morning on Monday; she woke up crying during the night with a high fever. We gave her some medicine and a lukewarm bath to cool her down, and she went back to sleep awhile later. She woke up a couple of hours later drenched in sweat and the fever was gone. We thought we were in the clear.... But the fever started coming back mid-day. I gave her another dose of medicine and laid her down for a nap. She woke up a couple hours later and it had spiked to 104! A quick trip to our wonderful pediatrician's office revealed that it's probably not flu. A CBC showed an elevated white count, and her chest x-ray indicated mild bronchopneumonia, although she's not coughing. Lily's lungs are difficult to diagnose with new illnesses because of her history of chronic lung disease. But since the flu test was negative, and she's obviously fighting something, Dr. D decided to be aggressive treating her lungs first. If she's still spiking a high fever after two doses of an oral antibiotic, we'll start Tamiflu to cover that base as well (since the rapid flu test doesn't catch all cases of flu).
So we really don't know WHY she's sick. She's just sick. Poor baby girl... Hopefully she'll be back to normal within a couple of days.

Prenatal Visit - 36 Weeks

I had my very last prenatal visit yesterday, and everything looks fine. I had one day of elevated blood pressure with some swelling in the last week, but things have returned to normal since then so there's nothing to be concerned about. My ultrasound was fun; I saw the baby's face straight on instead of just his profile, so that was cute. My NST was relatively dramatic because of course Dylan wasn't moving a whole lot (he never does in the morning) and there was a different doctor in charge of the monitoring part of clinic. This particular doctor was very conservative and hesitant to use the buzzer to 'wake him up;' so my NST lasted nearly 45 minutes before that doctor was satisfied with Dylan's movement.

My own doctors let me know that if all is going well, I may be able to be discharged from the hospital at the end of post-op day 2, which would be late Wednesday afternoon / evening, instead of waiting until Thursday - great news! We'll have to wait and see how I'm feeling, of course, but I'll probably be happy to skip one night of sleeping in a hospital bed.

All is well, and we're gearing up for the big day!

Fishing Trip

Daddy and Lily went fishing a few weeks ago while Mommy was at a baby shower. They had such a good time! Lily caught several fish; if you ask her about it, she'll tell you that she caught a daddy fish and a baby fish. Dusty said the first thing she said when they opened the container of worms was, "Oooh look, it's a baby snake!"

Reading with the Kids

Ande and Gideon were playing at our house a few weeks ago when Dusty got home from work. As soon as he walked in the door, he had all three of the kids crowded around him, asking him to read this book - Sleeping Beauty!

Prenatal Visit - 35 Weeks

I had another prenatal visit on Monday. They did another growth scan with my biophysical profile this time, and it showed that Dylan now weighs about 5 lbs 5 oz, which is actually more than my own birth weight of 5 lbs 2 oz! His weight is in the 33rd percentile. It looks like he has a little bit of hair, although it's hard to tell how much from the ultrasound. Everything else continues to be normal... I go back on Monday for one last visit with the docs and another BPP.
Less than two weeks to go!

Prenatal Visit - 34 Weeks

Lily and I visited the OB's office again on Tuesday for another biophysical profile. The ultrasound was really cute this time - Dylan was wiggling his fingers and toes, and bringing his hands up to his mouth. The NST was perfect; I brought ice water this time to keep him moving so they wouldn't have to prolong the test with the buzzer. I don't mind if they have to use the buzzer, but I knew that I had a limited amount of time with having to keep Lily occupied in her stroller. So ice water was my trick; poor little Dylan always starts squirming when I drink something cold.
Laura took my blood pressure since I was there anyway, and it was good. My c-section is officially scheduled with the hospital, and we're pretty much all set. I will see the doctors again for two more visits, with BPPs at each one, and the following week is Baby Day.

At home we're pretty much ready for Dylan to arrive. We still need to paint the Cat in the Hat, but if we buckle down and do it, it can easily be finished before delivery. I want to clean the upholstery on the chair in the nursery, and that's basically all that needs to be done. Dylan's clothes are all put away in his dresser, the crib is set up and ready to go, and I picked up some bottle nipples just in case we need them. Now if only I could wrap my head around the fact that I'm not going to get a full night's sleep for months...

Galveston 2009

We went to Galveston a couple of weekends ago when Grandpa Doug was visiting. We went down the beach to a quieter area and had a nice time playing in the water, although it was very hot out there in the sun! Lily enjoyed the sand but wasn't too keen on the saltwater and waves. After hanging out at the beach we visited downtown Galveston for some ice cream and window shopping. It was a fun trip!

Yes, that's Lily's wagon in the Gulf of Mexico!