First Illness

The doctor told me that second children always get sick a lot sooner than first children. I just did not think that it would be this soon.

Presley is only 17 days old, and she had her first sick visit to the doctor today.

Last night she started sounding very congested. Soon after I nursed her, she threw up a lot of what she had just eaten. It was not just a lot of spit up, it was projectile vomit that went all over her and all over me.

This happened throughout the night.

Presley slept well. She woke up to eat at 1am and 6 am, but she had a hard time going back to sleep after each feeding because of the congestion and vomit.

I figured it was just a cold, and that the phone nurse would just tell me to use saline in her nose and a humidifier. But when I called her, she said that because of Presley's age, they wanted to see her right away.

I was right. It is just a cold. We are to use saline in her nose and a humidifier.

We did get to weigh her. She has gained 2 lbs. since we left the hospital. She is now up to 8.14 lbs. She is well on her way to being a chunky monkey.

I just hope she is a well chunky monkey.