Learning Together

For those who haven't heard, Abby is experiencing her first cold. She is still a very happy baby, but she is extremely congested. It has definitely been a learning experience for us. Here are some things we have learned:

1. Abby LOATHES the aspirator entirely. She begins fighting it as soon as she sees it. It is close to impossible to use it without help from someone else. She even startles when someone blows his/her nose as if shes worried they too have fallen victim to the big, blue bulb.

2. Doctors have ill-timed vacations (pun completely intended). Both our family doctor and pediatrician are out of town. We did see my former pediatrician, but it just wasn't the same. Ironically, there was a quote in an e-mail I received yesterday that describes this lesson perfectly. Dave Barry says:
"You should choose your pediatrician carefully, for his job is to examine your baby, give it shots, weigh it, measure it -- in short, to do everything except attend to the baby when it is actually sick. When the baby is sick, either you or your pediatrician will be on vacation. This is an immutable law of nature."

By the way, we learned that Abby weighed 13 lbs, 8 oz and was 24.5 inches long on Tuesday.

3. Infant's Tylenol is our friend. It really helps us sleep. (This is not a misuse of a pronoun. When she naps, we all nap! Who needs a clean house and clean clothes anyway?)

4. We want her to be a snorer. This way we KNOW she is breathing,

5. It apparently takes two full days for Mommy and Daddy to catch the cold. Abby is a much better patient than we are.

I'm sure we have plenty more to learn, but we will cross those bridges when we get there.

Here are some pictures from our week so far.

We are beginning to use the crib for actual sleeping!
This was a power nap she took on Monday that allowed
me to do some housework and ...gasp.. get a shower and do my hair.

Then, we got dolled up to go to lunch with Tiffany.

She can sit up on her own.. sorta.It's more like expert leaning.
This lasted for about 5 seconds, but it was slow lean toward
her book. (Note the fingers in her mouth. This is her new
favorite thing to do.)

When Abby naps, we all nap.

Having a cold isn't that bad.

Abby loves to work on the computer.
She's checking the blog and catching up
with her correspondence.

"Did you say you are getting the apirator?
My doll will protect me."

Okay, crisis over.... for Abby at least.
The doll is another story.

***No dolls were harmed in the publishing of this blog.***