Friday started out as any other day would. We got to sleep in a little before taking Audra to her 3-week Well Baby check up. We got there and went through the usual routine of stripping her down to weigh her and take her temperature. She checks out at 80-90% on all her measurements...so we can still live in a world where she will grow up to be an outside hitter for the Huskers. Then the doctor says she will most likely be no taller than 5' 8". OK, maybe we'll get her acquainted with the softball chicks afterall.
He then points our attention toward a red spot on her chest and asks about it. We were wondering the same thing since it wasn't there 30 minutes ago when we dressed her. Long story short, he diagnoses her with a staph infection and books us in St. Elizabeth's for the next 36 hours for an intense antibiotic regimen. We left the house at 9am wondering how to spend our last vacation day together and leave the doctor's office an hour later with those plans...albeit NOT the plans we intended. By 11:30 we are at the hospital and looking on as our brand new baby girl gets her first IV inserted into her hand. Needless to say, again, NOT the plans we intended.
Thankfully, she took to the antibiotics really well and the infection decreased tremendously. By Saturday night, she was given a prescription for another, oral, antibiotic and her release papers. Sure, we enjoyed our last stay at St. E's but hadn't intended on going back so soon.
hi lex and sean, just got your christmas card and saw the blog site. congrats on a great year and a cutie pie baby! we hope audra bounces back quickly from this infection, and is back home soon. have a very merry first christmas as a family.
..be.
Posted by: becky engel | December 16, 2006 at 07:21 PM