
Between Olivia's cough virus, mom catching it, then Olivia getting the runs and Kevin being gone for almost all of it, this has been a long three weeks. Thank goodness Olivia is *almost* healthy and I'm back to normal! On top of all that, my daffodils, mini hyacinth and crocuses are blooming or coming up and the cherry trees are all in bloom! How pretty! :) Sure makes me want to go hiking or camping.
After our fun at the emergency room, Kevin was here the night for the second fever spike and that was helpful. Then he left and she continued to have a fever for the next several days, but fortunately not as high. Shortly thereafter, Olivia developed a bad case of the runs, which led to very uncomfortable (and red) diaper rash! We visited the doctor a few times and never determined the cause of it. The main fall out is that we've totally stalled on introducing solids and working on sitting up. But now that Olivia can have a diaper on for at least half the day, it's time to start working on that again.

Monday, Karen babysat all day and Olivia was a fussy girlie. Again, bare-bottomed most of the day, the diaper rash was not getting worse, but not getting better either because her tummy was still upset.

Kevin returned Thursday and rode home with me - to find a happy baby at home. What a relief! Wednesday evening had been pretty tough with a really fussy baby, but Thursday she was all smiles! Perfect timing! Suzanne even came over that night for our last hangout before she departs for Dubai to start the next chapter of her life. Very exciting!

Today, Kevin babysat all day - the first time he's been alone with Olivia for more than about 3 hours. They had a lovely day - jumperoo, only a few diarrheas, smiles. :) I got some work done, but man is my work life suffering big time. It's tough to be worried about a little baby at home and feeling like I should be there taking care of her, but having to be at work. I think things will get much better now that she's almost healthy again!
OK, momma's tired. It's been a long day and a long week. I'm looking forward to music class with Olivia tomorrow - it's always entertaining. :)