Stomach Bug

Our happy, smiley little girl got an ugly stomach bug. Last Friday night, we just started throwing up before bed. This continued on for several days. We thought she was getting better and then she would do it again. We wanted to wait at least 24 hours before sending her back to daycare. Then like clock work she would throw up at night and we would have to hold off for one more day. Thursday was our first throw-up free day! We were so happy. This meant that we were able to send her the next day and we could get back to work. We knew that we was getting better when she started downing all her bottles. Before she would have about 24 oz, cereal, and veggies in a day. Now she is having about 30 oz and cereal a day. She definitely has her appetite back. She is back to her giggly normal self.

While at the doctor, we asked about the bump/rash on her head. We found out that it was "Ringworm". Ringworm is a fungus (not an actual worm) that develops when moisture collects in a spot over time. We figure it was her sweat collecting on her boppy pillow. We have made changes to help fix this problem. Also, we were told to put a cream on that spot for a few weeks. It already looks a TON better. It is hardly noticeable now. I had to pick Kayla up from daycare the day we found out what it was. We started putting bandaids over it and all is good.

We had our 6 month check up on Thursday. With being sick recently, Kayla lost some weight. She only gained 1 pound since her 4 month appt. They aren't worried about her being in the 10-25% for weight because of her throwing up or that she is in the 10-25% for height. She just hasn't hit her growth spirit. We always knew she had a big head but now she is in the 90-95% for head size.

Kayla is doing better with her development. She can now sit without support for longer and longer. She is up to about 2 minutes. She still hates to be on her tummy so she doesn't get much tummy time. She is doing better at pushing up and holding herself there. We are just waiting for her to be mobile. Shouldn't be too long from now. She loves her exersaucer. She can spend a long time entertaining herself in there. It is nice that she can keep herself busy.

We took Kay on my parent's boat yesterday. She had a blast. We put her in her exersaucer and placed her on the floor of the boat. I honestly don't know if she even knew where she was. She couldn't see over the sides of the boat and was having fun playing. We put a hat on her and she was the cutest thing I have ever seen. Todd took a picture with his phone so we have one but not one to put up.

Nothing has changed for Todd and I. We are still working and enjoying having Kayla around. Kayla and I went and watched Todd play softball on Friday night. She was having a blast and got to meet other kids. Her and a 10 month girl had a staring contest. I don't know who won because I lost interest. We have our family fitness day at the end of the month. We should really start working on getting ready for that. It has been hard to go anywhere since Kay has been sick. Now that she is better, we'll start going for more walks. We will walk to get away from all the construction that is going on right outside our house. We will have a nice paved street but we can't use our driveway or garage. Hopefully by the end of the week we will be able to.

That's all for now!
Ally