Our darling child has had an eventful 2 month birthday! Staten, Abigail, and I left for Georgia to visit our families on July 3. We had planned to see my family first, visit a couple days, and then travel to see his family, and spend the remainder of the time visiting them. On Monday night, Abigail had a fever of 101.0 - we didn't panic. This was the first time she has ever had fever. We gave her Tylenol and stayed up with her most of the night, because the fever would not go down. As of the next morning, her temperature was 102.6! Freak out time!! Not just because she is running a high fever, but because we are 800 miles from her pediatrician, our home, and comfort zone. After making a call to her doctor, we visited the nearby Urgent Care Center, where our sweet baby was poked 5 times with a needle. The doctor gave us two options: 1) put her in the hospital immediately. 2) give her a shot and leave for Louisiana so Abigail's pediatrician can see her the next morning. We chose option two and drove through the night - 14 hrs - finally to see her doctor to find out she had a UTI. Everyone was thinking meningitis due to her high white blood cell count. Thank the Lord no spinal tap was done!!! She is getting better now, but that was the most horrible experience! I felt like I had failed my baby!! Her pediatrician stated that this happens a lot with baby girls and that this probably will not be her last UTI. Please Lord let it be!
We did get to visit my family, but not Staten's family. We really, really wanted his family to met her. Hopefully soon!!! Below are a few photos before she became sick.
This is my cousin Teddy and I with our girls, Abigail and Lois! They were born 4 weeks apart.
Our little sweet pea with her Aunt Gina and Great Grandmother, Maw-Maw!
Abigail getting a taste of an orange pop sickle from her GiGi! She loved it, but later I think she got brain freeze! This is what Grandmas are for: giving you things Mama will not!
Abigail, Paw-Paw, and I going to check on the cows!!! Her first of many trips on the farm.
And last - Abby Lou with her Uncle Tift! These two were inseparable!! So sweet!!
Bless her heart - I know y'all must have been scared to death. Fevers are no fun! I'm so glad she's feeling better - we said lots of prayers for baby Abigail. Oh, and Blair looked at your blog with me the other night and just LOVED looking at the pictures of her new cousin! If she pointed and said "Baby!" once, she did it 50 times. We can't wait to meet her!
ReplyDeleteHappy 2 months! What a scary experience. But at least now you've been through it so that if she DOES get another UTI you'll be prepared!
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