Urinary Tract Infection

1. The poor baby girl!  She seems to always be getting something, but I'm sure all of these ailments now will make her a stronger person later.  We sure are building up her immunities.  She had a 104.5 fever on Saturday and every temperature that was taken from Saturday to Sunday was over 100.  Of course Chris and I were worried because as all new parents do, we freak out when there is un-chartered territory and we aren't quite sure what to do.  It seems like it is always a weekend when we can't call the doctor and have to wait patiently until Monday morning at 8:00am to call. I bet that office gets more volume Monday mornings than any other time.  When the receptionist answered and asked if we wanted to wait for a call back or come in, I wanted to bring her in because we had never had her with a temp such as this before...it was just too high and if you felt her head, it seriously burned your hand (okay, not really, but you get the idea). Not to mention, she wanted her mommy every second and usually she is pretty independent.  She did not want to be put down and would only fall asleep on my upper chest or with her head on my shoulder. It was super cute, but I didn't get any sleep. But I did treasure just holding her and feeling needed.  Normally, she wants her daddy...and will make noises until he looks at her. But when she is sick, it is obvious to us that she wants her mommy.  I love it and it just goes with the territory as all moms would know.  We took her into the doctor's office and they did a baby cat on her.  I know no one likes getting one of these, but they needed a sample of her urine to see if she had a urinary tract infection.  Although it was painful to see her in pain, we knew it was good to get it out of the way and onto more meds.  So this time, no virus, but she did have a UTI instead.  Thursday is her consultation with the Tubes doctor for her ears....guess this could be a good step towards less illness, but I guess we'll see.