Happy First Birthday!

Happy Birthday, our sweet Kate Scarlett!

It is so hard to believe that our little baby is now one year old! She is such a delightful little girl.

She brings us so much joy, love and happiness, and we are excited to see what this next year holds for us.

Love,
Julie

First Fever

Poor baby. She woke up yesterday in the middle of the night crying, and super hot. Her temp was 102.3, and all day stayed between 100-102. We gave her some tylenol and offered lots of water and nursing, especially since she didn't want to eat much. She doesn't have any other symptoms like cold, or GI stuff...just was a bit more fussy and clingy than normal.
Today she woke up crying at 3am and her temp was 104.3. Poor thing was so hot! Still no other symptoms, so I brought her in to the doctor this morning. They made sure her ears were fine, and checked her urine for infection--which came back normal. So he said to keep doing what we were doing--fluids, rest, tylenol as needed for comfort. If she's still got a fever on Thursday, or she gets much worse, then we'll bring her back in.

My poor Kate. We're missing our last new-parents group today, which she loves, but that's just the way it goes. Hopefully she'll start feeling better soon. She has her first day of "preschool" (really just a new co-op playgroup) on Wednesday, but has to be fever free for 24 hours to be able to go. And--her FIRST birthday is also on Wednesday! So we'll see how she does. Obviously, the most important thing is for her to be feeling better!

I'll keep you posted on how she's doing! This is the first time she's really been sick, so Todd and I are feeling a bit anxious, but I think she's going to be just fine.

Love,
Julie