Sickness

Corinne is sick for the first time. It is so sad to hear her little stuffy nose and to know that there is nothing that she can do to make herself feel better. We had to use the nose bulb yesterday and let me tell you, that is a traumatic experience!!! At first, you are afraid that this thing is going to suck her brains out right through her nose. Once we realized that her brain was going to be fine, she was screaming uncontrollably and we were trying to tell her that this was for her own good!! She certainly didn't see it that way. The best thing about babies is that no matter how upset you are making them at the moment, (with things that are in their best interest, of course) the second you finish "torturing" them, they look up at you with the biggest smile ever because they just love you so much and have already forgotten their anguish. Thank God!! Jason left to go to a training thing in New York, so I am on my own until tomorrow night. About 30 minutes after he left yesterday, I took her temperature and it was 99.5. I didn't freak out, but calmly checked it out on Babycenter.com. I decided to call the doctor's office to get their advice (she is due for her two month checkup anyway). Apparently, they close at noon on Wednesdays (I remember why I hate small towns!) but gave another number to call if you didn't need 911, but wanted to talk to a doctor. I call this number and tell the receptionist my problem and they say they will transfer me to someone in the emergency room!!! I am on hold for a couple of minutes and by the time I speak with the incredibly nice doctor lady, I am frantically in tears! In those 5 minutes from taking her temperature to actually speaking to a professional, I managed to worry myself beyond rationalization. The doctor told me that her fever wasn't really that high and as long as she was still eating and wetting her diapers, that she would be fine. She said that I could give her a small dose of infant tylenol to bring down the fever, but that everything was going to be ok. Corinne's fever broke at about 8pm and everything WAS ok!!! It is amazing how irrational mothers are and how intelligent and calm doctors can be.