Mercy is doing much better today. No fever and smiling! We should have test results back tomorrow and probably will be able to go home. She might have a couple more blood tests but we may just not know what virus caused all this hub bub.
Probably wouldn’t have even gone to the doctor if it hadn’t been for the way she was acting about her neck. I appeared to be stiff and painful so of course my mind goes to “meningitis”. Since two of our doctors couldn’t rule that out and she did have some kind of infection, we proceeded with “the works”. Just praying for her to keep getting better now and to be able to get home soon!
Course it’s been nice in some ways being cooped up in a room with just one of my babies. A lot of hold time I don’t get that often at home.
I’m not sure what it is about baby hands and wrists that get me. As I cleaned gunk out of her little hand creases and rolls I thought about one day cleaning other stuff out of these tiny places, spaghetti or maybe ketchup.
That day will come sooner than it seems from here. Truly there are days and phases that seem to last “forever”, but these little years do go by fast. I look at Lily’s and Clara’s hands and it’s hard to remember when they had such tiny chubby fingers! And that’s only been a few years ago!
I’d say “stay little sweet baby” but don’t stay little. Grow. Get bigger. Get ketchup on those hands and love every bit of that mess. I’ll probably grumble about that mess and look forward to the day you can wash your own hands but today is not that day. I look in wonder at your smallness and thank Jesus that you are growing each day, mess and all.
So glad she is doing better! We’ll keep up the prayers and you enjoy those tiny fingers and hands some more.
Lea
Love that sweet smile! So glad she is doing better! Continuing our prayers- hugs to y’all! 🙂
I’m glad she’s ok! Hospitals are so hard for babies. We had to admit our second-to-youngest a few weeks ago for just a few hours for dehydration. I couldn’t go since I had to stay home with the nursing baby. I can’t imagine having a chronically ill child, for many reason, including having to spend a lot of time at the hospital. I’m glad you had that special time with her, though 🙂
Glad to hear she is doing better. Hope you get the results soon and you can go home! Keeping your family in our prayers.
Glad to hear Mercy appears to be doing better. Will keep mom and baby in my prayers.
Love you sis. Beautiful Mercy! So glad to hear she’s doing better. <3 (that's supposed to be a heart)
So glad she is feeling better and also for you precious time together. I feel the same way about baby hands and also about the grumbling with the messes. This made me cry, your words are so true. Yes, thank you so much Jesus for our growing babies and every single day we have with them. I’ve said it before, I”ll say it again, your baby is such a beauty.