Half Way There

Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God is near you.' (Luke 10:9)

WOW! Can you believe that Naomi is already 6 months old... half way there! We had her doctor appointment on Monday and it came at a really good time because started having the sniffles and sneezes the night before. Naomi now weighs 14 lbs and 1 oz. She is 26 inches long. So Mimi actually went down in percentile for her weight... now she's considered on the lighter side at 25%. She is still in the 70% for height.

Naomi also received another set of immunizations. This time we added the regular flu shot so she had to get poked twice in both legs. Mimi cried loud while gettin the shots but only sniffled once I picked her up from the exam table =) So brave! Dr. Tracy took her temperature and Mimi didn't have a fever. She said that Naomi seemed to have a mini-cold, but nothing to worry about or take medication for. It would only be "bad" if she had a fever over 100.4 or seemed inconsolable.

When we got home from the doctors, she slept a lot.... a whole lot more than usual. And she didn't want to be put down. She would wake up when I tried to transfer her to her crib or the bed. I figured that she was drained from the immunizations. Richie and I decided to take her temperature and sure enough, she had a slight 99.8 fever. We removed some of her clothes and she was really fussy. Naomi doesn't cry much but she was wimpering as though she was uncomfortable. My poor baby! We gave her a sponge bath and she felt cooler to the touch, but I could tell she was under the weather. Naomi is not a fan of the nasal aspirator, but I had to use it several times to clear out her sinuses.

She slept in the bed with us and was pretty much attached to my chest the entire night. I normally don't let her pacify on me for too long, but I made an exception because it worked in soothing her. The next morning, on her actual 6 mos. bday, she woke up with lots of boogers in her nose =( Her temperature was still 99.4 but she was smiling, which is a good sign. Richie went to work while Mimi and I lay low. Lots of naps and lots of breastfeeding. Being sick is no fun, but I guess her first fever had to happen sooner or later. Fortunately, by evening her temp was back to normal and she was her bubbly singing self.

Oh, I haven't told you yet... this little girl can sing! I'm not just saying this because I'm her mother, but she really sounds like she is copying the melody I sing to her... specifically the tune sung by Ariel from "The Little Mermaid." I'm still trying to figure out how to upload the video from my BlackBerry. You've just gotta hear her!