The Sunday after we returned (nearly a week later) I was changing her diaper and saw something peculiar in it... a nail. Yes, that's right, a nail. Not a horribly huge one, as you can see it's cousin below, but still a nail.
We watched her diapers very closely afterward and there weren't any signs of blood, but we took her to the doctor on Tuesday and they didn't really have anything to say other than that she performed quite the delivery. That same day, she began having a fever. It remained constant so we treated her with alternating doses of baby Tylenol and ibuprofen to keep her comfortable and prevent her temperature from getting too high. Finally, Thursday night, her fever broke. Friday morning we woke up to a much happier baby... with a spattering of red spots on her forehead.
The spots gradually began to spread, on Saturday she had them all over her belly and face, as seen below:
When we spoke to Chris' mom on Friday and told her about Addie, she immediately said, "I know what that is! It's Roseola." The spots are a manifestation of the fever (and virus) after the fever breaks. We did take Addie to the doctor and they basically confirmed what we had learned.When someone is sick they usually feel miserable and taking care of someone who is miserable is also pretty miserable. Although we enjoyed nicknaming Addie "Spot" and "Roseola", it was mostly just sad to see her so weak and helpless--she would want to play and as soon as she was on the floor she would lay down or start crying. Friday afternoon I took Addie with me and Anya on a short venture to the Green Bazaar. We rode a tram back home and as I looked at my tired little spotted baby sitting in her stroller I could distinctly feel my love for her grow. As I have pondered that experience (and others like it) it seems to me to be a perfect example of how selfless service enables greater love for the one you serve.
Of course it's easy to feel that love grow when they have cute moments like this while sick, right?
As I thought about the nail in the diaper it occured to me that we possibly overlook many a foreign object in diapers, especially because many diapers today are disposables.
ReplyDeleteGet that dirty thing off and pitch it!!
Who really looks? Some do.
Babies are good at finding something and putting it in the mouth. Do we ReAlLy catch it all?
My 1st baby had newsprint in her diaper more often than I would care to admit. Somehow she got ahold of li'l pcs of paper.
My 2nd baby "ate" a rock while we were camping out in a very remote area. I freaked out, and never found it in his diaper. It must have passed undetected!
'Nuf sorry admissions from me.
love, mom (ps i wrote in my blog)
Poor little girl!! Glad she is starting to feel bette!!! Even when she wasn't feeling well she still looks so happy!!!
ReplyDeleteShe's so cute, even all spotty. Benjamin had Roseola about a month ago. He just had a fever and then the spots, but they weren't quite as bright as Addie's. And I knew what it was because my mom told me, too. Aren't we grateful for our experienced mothers??!! I can't believe she swallowed a NAIL!!! That couldn't have been comfortable.
ReplyDeleteOh man, that nail would scare the wits out of me! Hope she gets feeling better soon!
ReplyDeleteOlive had Roseola. Her fever was so high and the rash freaked me out. Wow...sick babies are hard. I am glad you pulled through. Addy is pretty stinkin cute. It makes me want another one.
ReplyDeleteNate had a marble in his diaper once...and I've seen plenty of poopy diapers from babysitting and the like with whole, undigested raisins in them!
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