Olivia is doing great she has found her voice which is fun, and surprising for us...she has decided that her favorite time to stay awake and fuss is between 10 pm and 2 AM....and she loves being held by her sisters for hours every day....
The rest of the crew however is suffering...I have mastitis...it is horrible. If you have never had mastitis I hope you never have to go through it. Mastitis is an infection of the breast, it makes you feel like the flu. I have had a high fever, aching muscles to the point of not being able to get up to feed Olivia in the night...and PAIN like you can't believe! I am now on a prescription and should be feeling better soon...it was not the best night for Olivia to be up for 3 solid hours...I was ready to call my mom in Utah and tell her she had to fly here right now and hold the baby...because I was on my death bed....but there is more...
My sweet Ryan came home yesterday saying he was to tired for piano, I blew this off to an excuse...then at home he was working on his Valentines and said they were so "tiring and confusing him"...I looked at home and could tell he was sick.. I did the mommy kiss and confirmed that he had a fever. Because he just had bronchitis and an ear infection I thought the antibiotic might not have worked and had Brian take him, yet again, to the after hours clinic. He apparently has some viral thing and it is not what he had...nor is it the Flu (they did the test, and it was negative) however...he is the sickest I have ever seen him. His fever is now up to 103.5 on Motrin...he threw up because of his barking cough...he can't move and is currently laying in the hall way. Brian was up with him all night..while I was suffering with my own fever...we are trying to keep him away from Olivia....he needs his mommy loves but I fear Olivia getting the illness and so I am trying to let Brian take care of him..which is killing me. The sad part is that he has been the BEST at washing his hands and changing clothes the min. he gets home from school. When he found out that he had a fever he just cried and said "This is the worst life...I don't want to miss my Valentines Party and I don't want to get my baby sick...cause she might die." I am sad for him.
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JAIME WING you need to rest!!!!! Poor Ryan, he just can't catch a break. I always loved when people told me how tired I looked and how much I needed to rest, NOT! Unless you have had a preemie baby, you just can't understand what it is like. So hey, why not say it to someone else. I sure hope you all get better soon. Olivia is getting all those good antibodies from the breast milk so she is probably not going to get anything. Hang in there. It has been a bad month for sickness. Ali's whole class was out sick.
ReplyDeleteJamie...I've had mastitis and would rather give birth than have that again! I am so sorry you've been sick and that your family is down. Can I bring a dinner or do something to help?
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry Ryan is sick again and you are too. I know what mastitis is like, I had a severe case with my first one and it is miserable. Unless you've had it you cannot appreciate it. I hope everyone is feeling better soon.
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ReplyDeleteI am so sorry you are going thru this but you are right we are not in charge. I love hearing updates from Emily in Sunday School and am glad I found your blog. Your baby is precious. I've had mastitis too with Ellison and it is miserable. Please let me know if we can do something. Maybe watch your kids for a bit while you rest,whatever it takes. We are just a phone call away.
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ReplyDeletei just found your blog through sarah and just had to comment! first, i'm so sorry for all the rough stuff your family has gone through lately. when i found out about your premature delivery and the details of it, i was shocked. joey and i are so glad that you and olivia were okay. she is just gorgeous! i couldn't help but smile when i saw the pics of her you posted. it sounds like you have traveled a rough road, but you are doing a great job with it all and you will be blessed for hanging in there. i dealt with mastitis off and on when i had cali(the 3rd daughter)-oh, it was horrible! it kept coming back. so, i'm sorry you've had to go through that. and also, the sickness ryan has sounds EXACTLY what my 3 kids have had the past week and a half. fevers up to 104, tested negative for flu, horrid cough, seems like they are getting better and then it comes back. it lasted almost a week for them. now the older two are finally better but cali still isn't feeling great. good times:) anyways, just wanted to say hi and let you know you and the baby have been in our prayers ever since we found out about your traumatic labor. i admire your strength! lots of love~