Vomit - Fever - Urgent Care

So last night, we had our first visit to Urgent Care for Lucy. Surprisingly, I wasn't stressed out about it at all. Probably because we were being pretty cautious and Lucy wasn't super sick - just sick enough for us to be concerned. Yesterday afternoon, Lucy was sleeping a lot and we assumed it was because she fell asleep in her infant bouncy seat and we had some classical music going. And you know, it seems like everyday, her patterns can change depending on the situation. But with her late afternoon and early evening feeding, she didn't seem to eat quite as much as she usually does and was pretty sleepy. She started to get a little fussy, so Brandon burped her and she did this giant spit up on his shoulder that leaked all the way down his collar (he wasn't using a burp cloth but probably won't make that mistake again). Lucy is not a big spit-upper but again, it didn't seem that out of the ordinary for babies in general. And then as I held her in my lap, with her sitting upright against my stomach and looking out, she did these two giant vomits, one right after another. I mean, the spit up was probably several tablespoons, but the vomit was several ounces - enough to soak the front of her onesie, a burp cloth, and a good portion of my pants and the couch underneath it. The vomit wasn't projectile but it was still very surprising. And then she started to get fussy - not her normal tired or hungry fussy. We assumed that this was her sick fussy and she just wanted to be held and was in and out of sleep. It's so sad seeing your baby sick! Then we took her temperature and it was around 101 degrees. We put a call in to the pediatrician and he said that we could probably bring her in to the emergency room if things didn't improve within half an hour. So just to be safe, we headed for Urgent Care.

Fortunately, no one was there so we were immediately seen. But funny thing is, as soon as we get there (which was timed right around her late evening feeding) she was all awake and alert and smiling and then started showing her hunger cues. So appetite and alertness came right back and it was as if nothing had happened at all. But hey, better to be safe than sorry. We figured it was better to go at 8:00 in the evening than midnight or later if things got worse. The doctor told us we should get a rectal thermometer instead of the armpit thermometer we were using for a more accurate reading and that we really didn't need to go to the emergency room until her temperature was 105 degrees. But all together, we were only out a $10 copay and an hour of our time - I think that's worth the peace of mind.

The doctor did pay Lucy a nice compliment though. When he walked in the room, he said, "Well, she's about STUNNING." It was really funny because he said it so straight at first and we thought he was going to say something like, "She's about [fill in the blank with something inconsequential like age, weight, etc.]" We really try hard not to brag about our little one because we are obviously biased as her parents. But we have received some really lovely compliments about her. A friend from church came to visit and was talking about how cute she is. I tried to play down the compliment by responding that all babies are cute. In response she said, "Yeah, all babies are cute but not all babies are take-your-breath-away gorgeous like yours." I think I blushed on behalf of both of us.

But back to last night - when we got home, Lucy was not up for bed yet with all her extra rest she got during the day. But instead of stressing about getting her into bed, we just enjoyed our little one and the fact that she had recovered so quickly. Who knows why she got sick in the first place - if it was something that I ate or something that she touched and got in her mouth. But here are some pics of her that probably don't do any justice for how cute she really is (or people say she is) or what a better mood she was in:I don't know where she got these pajamas (Maya's hand-me-downs, Elaine?) but they are absolutely adorable. Lucy has just started to fit into her 3-month clothes the past week (she is 3 months today!) so it's time to put away the newborn onesies. It's amazing how fast they grow!

Utah Symphony Under the Stars

Last night, we attended Let's Dance Under the Stars, an outdoor concert by the Utah Symphony at Thanksgiving Point. Emily scored some free tickets from her work so she invited Brandon and I (and Lucy of course) to come along with her and Jared. We expected it to be pretty informal since it was outdoors and we could just bring blankets to lay out on the grass. We were also hoping to picnic but were bummed when we realized that there was no outside food or drink allowed inside. And on our way there, the traffic was horrible! Thanksgiving Point, or at least the area around the Waterfall Amphitheater, is horribly laid out in terms of parking. So we were a little late. And had pretty bad seats cause it was first come, first seated. But we didn't really need to see anything, just hear the music. There were a ton of people there but it was a beautiful night and it was fun to just chat with the background music. And although Lucy had been a little fussy on the way there, it seemed that once she was outside, she just enjoyed the fresh air and classical music.

Lucy looking very stern - she had just pooped her diaper and was waiting for a change...


And here is Mom at work. I tried to convince Uncle Jared to do it because he has never changed a diaper in his life (he claims because he is the youngest in his familyt). He thinks he'll have plenty of opportunity for that in the future so he respectfully declined.


I just caved in and let Brandon purchase an iPhone which also required us to switch from our previous carrier, Sprint to AT&T. So for those who have AT&T, our calls are free now. I really needed a new phone anyway but I didn't get an iPhone. But here are the guys geeking out with their phones and comparing apps. It was really funny too because the elderly couple sitting right behind them were playing with their iPhones all night. It's great to see old people embrace technology.

Lucy is a much happier baby with a clean diaper. I think that she also really enjoyed the music and fresh air.

And here is Auntie Emily, getting her weekly fill of Lucy. Lucy can't seem to get enough of her Auntie - or rather, we were just trying to get a picture of her actually looking at the camera and smiling (and of course, Emily didn't want to look fat).

It was a nice night out but by the end of it, the bugs were intolerable. I was getting worried about Lucy being bitten, but I may have attracted her share and Brandon's as well. He thinks he's immune but I just reminded him that he has a wife with sweeter blood than his. Traffic was a nightmare on the way out - took us about an hour just to get to the freeway. But at least when we got home, Lucy went down without a problem because it was so late.

Hair!

So Lucy magically sprouted all this hair over night. We decided to try out some different hairstyles with her. Here are the results.

"I think this one makes me look a little plain Jane - what do you think?"

"This could definitely be improved with some highlights."

"Ummm - I don't really think that this is my style..."


"Yeah, I look totally hot with this one."

"Channeling Audrey Hepburn!"

"Mom - get this hair out of my face!"

"Okay, enough is enough - this is ridiculous!"