What's the old saying...
... something along the lines that when you have children, your parents get to sit back and laugh at all the things your child does to make your life difficult as if it's some sort of payback for all the difficulties you put your parents through?
Well, I'm not sure if this is a sign to come... and I'm sure in 10 years Emma will be thrilled that I blogged about this... but Emma had impecable timing last night. Liz and I gave Emma her first bath ever... she had been getting a bit grimmey, so it was nice to get her clean. While she was not exactly excited to take a bath, she was doing just fine. So, just as we are finishing up, Emma gets a strange look in her eye... and she pooped. In the wash basin. She is now no longer clean. Wonderful. Perfect timing.
While I know that this isn't the first time a baby has pooped in the bath (and definitely won't be the last), I have to wonder what more she has in store for Liz and I in the future. And I wonder if the next time Emma does something silly if my mom will laugh as hard as she did when I told her about the pooping incident. I'd hate to think that my mom enjoyed the fact that I worked so hard to clean my baby girl only to have her quickly dirty herself again. But, I did do my fair share of things as a child (and adult) to make my mom shake her head in disbelief, so maybe this is just the starts of my just desserts.
On a more serious note, Emma is doing well. I didn't know that we were going to be bathing Emma last night, so I didn't bring my camera. Oops. Emma continues to eat well, and there is hope that she may lose her IV within a couple days. We'll see... There continues to be no sign of infection, so Emma may be off her antibiotics soon. Emma's lungs continue to improve after the changing of her breathing tube. She is no longer having the difficult spells that were plaguing her. However, Emma's murmur continues to be strong, so she is scheduled for an x-ray tomorrow (i believe). Based on the results of the x-ray, and her health, she could have surgery to close the duct (which is causing the murmur) before Christmas. We'll have to see I guess. If I've learned one thing over these past couple weeks, its that Emma moves at her own pace regardless of what her mother and father think and want.
Well, I'm not sure if this is a sign to come... and I'm sure in 10 years Emma will be thrilled that I blogged about this... but Emma had impecable timing last night. Liz and I gave Emma her first bath ever... she had been getting a bit grimmey, so it was nice to get her clean. While she was not exactly excited to take a bath, she was doing just fine. So, just as we are finishing up, Emma gets a strange look in her eye... and she pooped. In the wash basin. She is now no longer clean. Wonderful. Perfect timing.
While I know that this isn't the first time a baby has pooped in the bath (and definitely won't be the last), I have to wonder what more she has in store for Liz and I in the future. And I wonder if the next time Emma does something silly if my mom will laugh as hard as she did when I told her about the pooping incident. I'd hate to think that my mom enjoyed the fact that I worked so hard to clean my baby girl only to have her quickly dirty herself again. But, I did do my fair share of things as a child (and adult) to make my mom shake her head in disbelief, so maybe this is just the starts of my just desserts.
On a more serious note, Emma is doing well. I didn't know that we were going to be bathing Emma last night, so I didn't bring my camera. Oops. Emma continues to eat well, and there is hope that she may lose her IV within a couple days. We'll see... There continues to be no sign of infection, so Emma may be off her antibiotics soon. Emma's lungs continue to improve after the changing of her breathing tube. She is no longer having the difficult spells that were plaguing her. However, Emma's murmur continues to be strong, so she is scheduled for an x-ray tomorrow (i believe). Based on the results of the x-ray, and her health, she could have surgery to close the duct (which is causing the murmur) before Christmas. We'll have to see I guess. If I've learned one thing over these past couple weeks, its that Emma moves at her own pace regardless of what her mother and father think and want.
posted by Chadwick at 2:33 PM
1 Comments:
Sounds like Emma is doing well today. The last batch of pictures was FABULOUS-- she looks SO strong. She is a beautiful baby (the spitting image of her mom). I love seeing pictures of her. She seems to have so much hair-- I love it!
How wonderful a surprise giving her a bath must have been, she's so feisty to have poo'd in there already! :)
As always, please call or email me if there's ever anything I can do to help. Between finals, going back to work, and most importantly, EMMA, I can only imagine what you guys are dealing with. I wish I were closer, to be able to offer more.
Emma, & her parents, are as always, in our thoughts and prayers, specifically now hoping her murmur improves again. Keep us updated. And good luck with your exams, Chadwick!
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