Sisters

Yesterday morning I put Melanie in Allie's room so she could "hang out" with her sister. When I checked on them, I found Allie lying next to Melanie singing and cuddling her. It was so sweet. Now I'm glad that the novelty of her sister hasn't worn off.

Melanie's Hospital Visit

Last week, Melanie gave us quite a scare. She had been sick for a couple of days with a fever and vomiting. After going to urgent care and having urine and blood samples taken, the doctor decided she needed to be admitted. She had an IV in her little hand so antibiotics could be administered. However, on Saturday the area began to leak so the nurses had to put an additional IV in her foot. Melanie's cry made me leave the room. It was the most heart wrenching cry a parent could hear. The doctors also performed a lumbar puncture to test the spinal fluid for meningitis. Thankfully, her tests came back negative and Melanie returned home on Saturday evening. The irony of this whole thing, Melanie did not lose any weight. In fact, when I took her to the doctor on Monday, she weighed 12 lbs 7 oz. She has her 2-month visit on Tuesday to start immunizations so I'm curious to see how much she gained in 1 week.