Teething and Vomit and Poo, Oh My!

I was right about the teething. I took Logan to the doctor today because he didn't sleep AT ALL last night. He screamed all night. He was only content when I was rocking him, and as soon as I put him back down he would scream. He was due for his 6 month checkup anyway, so I figured they could check him out while we were there.

The doctor said his gums are really swollen on the bottom, and a little on the top as well. He may get several teeth in at a time. He also has a double ear infection. Thats why he screamed all night. Poor fella.

The nurses at our pediatricians office just love on Logan every time we are there. They are so sweet and we love our doctors. Whenever we have to come in they always load us up with free formula samples. Today they gave us 4 small cans. Thats $40 we are going to save in formula. They are fabulous.

 Even though he has a double ear infection and they had to give him 3 shots, he was so happy the whole time we were at the doctors office, laughing and cooing. He cried for maybe 10 seconds after he got his shots, then it was back to playing.

They took a look at that rash on his back, and it is eczema. She said to just keep putting the Aveeno eczema lotion on it and if it gets really red I can use some over the counter hydrocortisone cream (1%). He is in the 90th percentile for height and 60th percentile for his weight. He is almost 18 pounds now. He is growing up so fast. I never understood why people were sad when their babies grew up, but I sure do now. Where did my tiny baby go?

They put him on Amoxicillin for the ear infections and they said it could be as long as 72 hours before he feels better. Tonight he is pulling at his ears and threw up for the first time all over the couch and he has had 2 more blowout poo diapers since yesterday. It's going to be another long night I'm afraid.. My poor baby...I hope he gets a little sleep.

Teething Time

We have had quite the week here at the Adams' house...I think Logan has starting teething, for real this time. He has been super snotty and congested. He has also been running a low grade fever (100.0-100.9). And tonight, we had our first major blowout poo-splosion. He was bouncing in his jumperoo and it got everywhere...all over him, me, the bounceroo, the changing table, and finally, the bath tub. This is the kind of thing that would have made me gag before I became a mother. I felt like I was in a movie...carrying the naked baby by the armpits into the bathroom. It was a mess.

This weekend was also rather eventful. We had a babysitter 2(!!) nights in a row. The benefits of having both sets of grandparents within 5 minutes of us. We are truly blessed. Tyler's parents were actually going to keep Logan for the night Friday night. We went to pick him up and he was sound asleep. 45 minutes later, however, he was screaming. So we had to go back and pick him up around midnight. Good thing my inlaws live across the field. Saturday my mom kept him for a while so we could go to dinner with some friends who also have a new baby. It was great to have some adult time.

On a sad note, we had to say goodbye to Tucker, my Yorkie. I have had him for longer than I have known my husband and he is such a sweet, loving dog. But with the baby, he was just too much for me to handle. I couldn't give him the attention he was used to getting and he started peeing on everything and was ruining our house. Plus, he is a barker so he would wake Logan up pretty frequently. So we had to find him a new home. Thankfully, my Aunt offerent to take him, so I will still get to visit. I think after a week she will be ready to send him home, though...he is pretty high maintenance. We will see how it goes.

Me and my boys when Logan was just a month old