41 weeks

Well, Rose has been struck by a new sort of illness. We've already gotten through numerous colds, influenza, ear infections, and occasional vomiting/diarrhea . . . now we have a terrible cough and recurrent vomiting. Yuck! Yesterday (Saturday) morning we woke to nuggets of undigested food strewn around Rose's bed, with Little Miss herself adorned in dried on chunks and a strong scent of "eau de vomitus." Ew. After an impromptu bath, Mike fed her a bottle of freshly pumped milk and she promptly puked again. Double ew. But after another bath, she quickly morphed into her happy-go-lucky self again, so we thought it was just an upset tummy and she was already recovered. Rose and I went to the MOA to walk with my friend Dotty and her kids, as we do every other Saturday, and I very nervously fed her another bottle of milk at the end. It stayed down! So of course I thought she was fine. She ate some cheerios for lunch when we got home, then we took off for Mike's mom's house for dinner. At first she still seemed fine, albeit with an ongoing cough and running nose, but as the afternoon progressed she became more grumpy. She even fell asleep on Mike's chest right before dinner, which is something she hasn't done for quite a few months.

After eating in shifts, we headed out so we could try to stick with Rose's usual night-time routine. After saying our goodbyes, just as I was about to buckle her into the car, she vomited all over me. Triple ew. We cleaned her (and me) up as best we could, then headed out again. After her third bath of the day, she was in bed only a little later than usual. We prayed she would sleep through the night and not vomit any more.

She slept straight through the night and we were relieved not to find any evidence of overnight vomit. But as she was enjoying her morning milk, she puked all over me once again. Quadruple ew. We got her (and me) cleaned up yet again, gave her a little time to let her stomach settle, and then she took a bottle of milk with no problems.

Clearly vomiting 4 times in 24-36 hours is not normal, but we still can't figure out what's causing it. There seems to be no pattern between time of day, food vs. no food, fresh milk vs. frozen milk, etc.. We've been giving her ibuprofen for a slight fever since last night, and needless to say we're calling the doctor first thing tomorrow morning (and will call sooner if she develops more emergent symptoms).

She's on her third nap of the day already (so not like her!) - the first two were on me, and now she's in her stroller. Poor Rose!

I managed to put her "weekly onesie" on under her sleeper this morning, but I didn't want to disturb her too much given how sick she's been. So here are her weekly photos - the best we could do under the circumstances!

(Please ignore the atrocious tilt in this photo!)

"So big!"

"Forget the tripod crawl - I can go full speed now!"

"Up?"

"Where's Daddy?"

"I've almost got him in my reach..."

In other news, a week or so ago we gave Rose her first Oreo.

"More, please!"

I'll keep you posted about what the doctor says tomorrow. We're sticking with bland foods and lots of naps today, so hopefully she'll be on the mend soon.

Enjoy the Superbowl, everyone!