A Trifecta

Chloe's got a trifecta! A nasty toe nail infection, a cold and teething. Wait, if you throw in the persistent rash on her face and butt, what does make it then???? LOL Anyway, we went to the doc yesterday and he gave her some oral antibiotics for the toe and recommended 2ce daily soaking of it in hopes of avoiding a trip to the podiatrist where they would have to dig out the nail (ewwww). Hopefully we can avoid that! I'm including a picture - don't look at it if you're squeamish. Chloe remains in unbelievably good spirits considering she looks like a mess. She's a trooper.

Guess who. . .

has a cold!!!! AGAIN. Will you look at that RED FACE! Poor baby.

I May Have Spoke too Soon

Chloe's g-tube leaked a bunch yesterday so I MAY have spoken too soon about her not needing a surgery to close it. We knew there was a slim chance, but we were hopeful. Then yesterday when I went to change her diaper her bandage was SOAKED. Of course the surgeon is out of town and the nurse doesn't work in the office on Fridays so I have to wait until Monday to find out for sure what the plan is. Whatever the deal is we'll just go with the flow. Obviously we don't want surgery, but the good news is they can take care of the extra skin that grew around the site if she does need it to be closed. Either way, we know she'll be good. :)

Her cold seems better today. No fever. But she's having some diarrhea and not really eating (OF COURSE, because her g-tube is gone!!!!) But she's happy and playing and you'd never know by looking at her that she had a bug. Still feeling thankful today. . .

UPDATE: Spoke to on-call surgeon. We are scheduled for a pre-op appointment with Chloe's surgeon for Monday. Will keep you posted. . .

Thankful for the common cold????

You bet I am! As I've been online today reading about Chloe's little friends in cyber-world who are fighting for their lives against leukemia I indeed find myself grateful that Chloe can and will manage her cold. 101.6 today and snuggling with me on the couch actually reminds me of how lucky we are that Chloe can now have an everyday cold and NOT have to worry about fighting for her life. My heart is heavy today thinking of my dear friends out there who are not so lucky. Sweet Ella and Lois I will be sending extra positive energy your way today and the many days to come. Although we have not met them in person we are bonded by a special little extra chromosome and for that I am also thankful. Say a prayer for their families and maybe a little extra prayer for Chloe.

BTW, just an update. Spoke to the pedi this morning and we're taking her off the Reglan and seeing how she does. Wish us luck! :)

Bad cold

Well, now she's got a cold with stuff coming out of everywhere. She's remaining in pretty good spirits though and so far so good with breathing! Phew.

As for the shiner below, I guess I may have purposefully omitted the "how" because I banged her head on my knee when I was holding her and went to sit down!!! Talk about feeling terrible! Now that she's mobile she's got all kinds of bumps and bruises!