1/22/07

At 8:15 this morning I called the doctor's office back and they had me bring her in at 8:45. Dr. Johnson didn't seem to think it was anything to worry about that she just has a virus and that it will work its course. He listened to her bowels and said that they sounded pretty upset and not to expect her diarrhea to get better for several more days.

At her last appointment 2 1/2 weeks ago she weighed in at 16 pounds 3 ounces, today she weighs 16 pounds even. In that period of time she should have gained at least half a pound if not more, instead she has lost 3 ounces (probably more since she gained some before she got sick). I guess that is to be expected when you are expelling more than you are bringing in. The doctor didn't seem overly concerned about her weight loss, though I certainly am. She was already slightly underweight.

The thing I am struggling the most with her lately is getting her to eat. Before she was sick I had finally gotten her appetite to that of what a normal 9 month old should be. Now it has regressed further than it was before. In this last week I am lucky to get 24 ounces of formula down her and 4 ounces of baby food. Today all she would take was 6 ounces of baby food and maybe 20 ounces of formula. That is not enough for her even if she didn't have the diarrhea. I really hope that her appetite comes back soon. The doctor said that when the diarrhea goes away she will probably want to eat everything in sight. I hope that is soon before she looses more weight.

Well after we got home I put her down for her nap and she slept for about an hour, during this time the mail came and my new diaper bag that I ordered finally came in. It looks small and compact but it holds so much more than my old one did. It is really cool, has all these pockets for organizing and is a backpack so will be easier to tote. My old one was seriously falling apart, the plastic lining on my old one was all coming out and the inside was nasty.

After Emilee woke up from her nap we played and then watched some WOW Christian Music Videos. Emilee especially like the vegie tales one, about cheeseburgers. My favorites were the Entertaining Angels by Newsboys and God so Loved by Jaci Valasquez. When that was over she went down for her afternoon nap around 3 or so. She slept until almost 5 so that was a great nap for her. When she got up her daddy came home and spent some time with her while I cooked dinner. After which we watched Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. All in all we had a pretty good day.

Emilee amazes me she has remained such a happy baby throughout this whole thing. You can see in her eyes how miserable she is, but she doesn't let it keep her from having fun. I wish I could be more like that.

Jennifer :O)