Last night

I just wanted to write a quick blog before I take a nap..I know its 9:30 am but if you had a night like ours....naps are a must. Last night was a really rough night. Livi actually did great...but that was probably because her fever wiped her out. She had a temp of about 100.8 around 9 last night and I called the doc right away since I didn't have all my "what-to-look-for" sheets with me. They said to take it again in 2 hours and call if it was still over 100. Well in 2 hours it was only 99.3 so she went to sleep and I tried but couldn't. I think my parents got some sleep then too. I was expecting her to wake up and need a bottle around 12:30 but it came and went and she didn't wake up so I check and her temp was 99.8. So I feel asleep. She woke up at 2:30 and wanted a bottle and I (of course) took her temp and it was back to 100.5. She was very awake then so we watched a movie till 3:15 and then she finally feel back asleep but by this time I was a nervous wreck. I just didnt' know if we should head home in case we needed to go to the doctor. So through my tears I cried out to the Lord to give me a clear signal of what to do and I felt like I was to wait. And so I decided to take her temp one more time and then wait 2 hours. It was only 99.1. All this time I didn't give tylenol cause it would "mask" the fever and the docs need to know what its doing. Every 2 hours I got up and took her temp. It was always around 99 so it was good that it didn't go back over 100. We think it is from the I-teeth that are coming in....because other than the fever she is pretty normal...still a little tired but that makes sense. So we are watching her. She was chewing her tongue and cheek and must have bitten it pretty hard cause she made it bleed. Thankfully it clotted which is a good sign for her plateletes.

Please pray for us. We need wisdom when and if we should head home (looks like it might be tomorrow now). The sleep deprivation is making me very emotional and I need to have a clear head...thus the nap. Pray that she doesn't have a fever anymore, that there isn't an infection (one of the things we are always on the look out for), no more petekia (going to spell it differently each time till I figure out how to spell it), that her cheek heals quickly and that we make wise choices what to do next.

I am definelty struggling with the timing of all of this. My desires of a relaxing week with my family aren't coming true. Pray for my attitude. I want to be thankful for every little thing instead of focusing on what I'm not getting. Thanks