Monday, January 7, 2008
Libby Drama
Today was strange.  I got up at 2am with Libby Lu to feed her, and she quickly downed a 7oz bottle.  I had such hope that it would be a normal day...but, sadly, it wasn't. My routine was normal - I got up at 5, loaded the car, and then got Libby up at 6:00.  That's where it went wrong.  I thought because it had been 4 hours since her last feeding I would try to feed her before taking her to daycare.  She wanted no part of it and had only 2 oz.  I figured she was just too sleepy but she was wide awake.  So off to daycare we went with her wide awake.  I dropped her off and left her playing on the floor with one of her teachers.  Around 11:30 I called over to the daycare to see how Miss Libby Lu was doing and couldn't get a hold of the teacher that was taking care of her.  She wanted to call me back to talk about Elizabeth.  Again - bad feeling.  About 20 long minutes later she called me back to tell me they were struggling to get Libby to eat.  She only had 3 or 4 oz at her last feeding and cried every time they put the bottle in her mouth.  I was a little nervous but thought maybe it was a fluke.  She, thankfully, suggested she would call back after she tried to feed her again at her next bottle.  I got the next call around 12:30 to say she only had 2 oz and was crying very hard.  So, off to the daycare to get her.  I tried to feed her when I got home and she downed 6.5 oz.  I think she was really warm.  It was very hot in the room because of the strange temperature change outside.  I dressed her as cooly as I could get - a short sleeve onsie and very light pants.  It apparently did not help.  I was very nervous and thought she just wouldn't eat for them.  Wrong!  The next feeding around 4:00 was awful.  All of a sudden she just started screaming while sucking on her bottle.  I heard a strange sound and realized that she just hit what little tooth had been coming through.  So that ended the mystery of why Libby was screaming.  I plan on keeping her home tomorrow to further test that theory.  We are armed with Orajel and Tylenol so I think we are good.  Grandma Ski is coming over to help me since I will be working from home.  This way I can actually work. =)  Ah, teething messes everything up!
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I know you said Libby wasn't digging the teething rings... but what kind are you using?
I remember with Mouse that she wouldn't take the store bought rings, but we took a baby wash cloth rolled it up, sewed the two ends into a ring, and then would put a little water on it and get it cold. For some reason she liked the feeling of cold terry cloth on her gums.
I hope the teething goes better today.
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