Lydia's Christmas outfit. I made the tutu.
First, I want to tell you about our day. It was great! We let Lydia wake up on her own, because honestly, she didn't care that Santa came. Then, we opened presents. Lydia got a crib mobile! She will love it! It's safari themed, and very bright colors. I think it will give her great stimulation and entertain her in the mornings.
Lydia seems to like her new mobile from Santa
After we got ready, we headed to Lance's brother, Scott's house for family festivities. We opened presents, had lunch, and played games. Lydia was an angel, but that's no surprise. She's such a good baby. We're pretty spoiled.
After we partied with Lance's family, we went to my parents' house. We opened presents, ate dinner, and hung-out for a bit.
All of Lydia's gifts. Such a spoiled girl!
We were able to be home around 8:00 pm. We put Lydia to bed and watched Hunger Games, one of the presents I received from Lance's mom. I was very worried about Lydia, because she had a bad cold. I had to stop the movie several times to check on her. We have a monitor, but monitors don't tell you if the baby can't breathe. I asked Lance to give her a blessing, and that calmed me down a bit. I took her in to the doctor the next morning. At that point, it was just a head cold.
The cold got worse as the week progressed. Poor Lydia! She was super stuffy. We had a party to go to on Thursday, and I went back and forth on whether or not I should go. Lance and I went to the party and left Lydia with my parents. I figured she was in good hands there. It didn't help the guilt I had leaving my baby when she was sick, though. However, it was nice to get a break and "sharpen the sword," as Lance says.
The party was at Golden Corral and bowling afterward. I pretty much had my worst game ever. I got 43 (I think - I'm too lazy to double check right now). Usually I'm in the 80's. My best turns happened when I used a 14 lb ball. I guess I'm too buff for the dinky little 10 lb ball I initially chose. Ha ha! Lance did awesome and got 143 (I think). When we picked Lydia up from my parents' house, she sounded pretty bad. But, she was VERY happy to see us!
I debated on whether to take her to the doctor again the next day (Friday) or not. We ended up taking her in at 6:45 that evening. Our fears were confirmed, she has RSV.
She doesn't need to be hospitalized as of right now, but we got a fancy machine delivered that sucks the snot out. It's called the BBG machine. BBG stands for "baby booger getter." That's really what it's called. Isn't that hilarious? It is probably one of the best machines ever invented. Lydia sounds immensely better. We have to use it often, like once every hour, but wow. My little Lydi-bug is breathing clearly now. Hallelujah!
Last night (Friday), I was very worried and in tears over it, but seeing her improvement has lifted my spirits for today. I hope the improvements continue and that she doesn't get any worse. We've got a couple more weeks of this, it sounds like, so I'm still worried, but I'm glad we have an effective tool now. Please keep Lydia in your prayers!
After she's over this, I think that we should not get sick the rest of the year. We've met our quota, right? A nasty bout of RSV is sickness enough for one year, don't you think? Ha ha! Let's cross our fingers. By the time she's well, it will be about half way through cold and flu season. I'll be crossing my fingers that we don't get any more sickness. It's not fun, especially with such a little one.
Well, I hope the rest of your holidays are fun! We'll probably have a quiet little celebration at our own house this year.
