Healthy Toddler and Happy Baby

I'm happy to report that Olivia seems to be recovering from being sick for the past few days. She had what I thought was a pretty high fever. The doctor told me that 101.9 is considered low-grade, but the blue lips, chills, and hallucinations accompanying it didn't seem low-grade to me. Because she wasn't demonstrating any other symptoms and had had the fever for 2 days, the doctor checked for signs of strep, ear infection, and a bladder infection. Checking for the first two were easy, but testing for a bladder infection was not. Because the process needs to be sterile a catheter had to be used. This was one of those moments when being a mom sucked! I hated being the one to hold her down and to see her so scared and hurt. It's no wonder kids can get so angry at their mothers. We're the ones that are right there when all of these rotten procedures are performed. Anyway, it turned out that Olivia didn't have any of the infections that the doctor was looking for. Now that she seems to be feeling better I guess it was just a virus. It's good to have our bright-eyed, giggly girl back in action. Sophia will be 3 months old a week from today. She is at a stage that if I could make it last, maybe not forever, but for a very long time, I would. I'm amazed at how easy she is. She's very laid back and smiles all of the time. When I'm feeding her early in the morning in a groggy fog and she stops eating to give me an ear-to-ear smile that lights up my heart, I think everyone should have a chance to see it. Then I have to remind myself that rarely do other people find your kids as wonderful as you do. But, it really is a great smile. I'm also amazed at how easy Sophia is to get to sleep. At night I just swaddle her, put her in her basinet, and turn on the vibration setting that puts her right to sleep. I never have to rock or walk around with her. And, then of course, I'm completely thrilled by how well and how long she sleeps. We have been very lucky to have two very easy babies.