My poor baby Hailey sure has been through a lot latley! It seems like every week its something new. We think a mosquito got a hold of her. She had bites all over her one morning when we got her out of bed. She started scratching away, so we bought her a baby ani-itch cream. It didnt seem to keep her from scratching so i put bandaids over the bites. I soaked her in an oatmeal baths which is soupose to be good for insect bites. They were looking good and were healing up well. I picked her up from school and noticed her hello kitty bandaid was replaced with a plain one, and i could see scratches all around her bite. I removed the bandaid while i was giving her her tubby and tried to soak her in the oatmel. Later that night brad noticed her arm was swollen and had a ring of redness around the bite. The area was also warm to touch and felt very hard. We called her doctor who immediatley called her in an antibiotic and a topical cream. Brad took her to see the doctor the following morning and he said she may have a staff infection and doubled her antibiotic dose. With in a few days it seem to clear it up. What a scare! My Little Hailey is one tough cookie!

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My little sweet pea is just recovering from a three day fever.  Its her second fever in 3 weeks!  Poor baby!  At first we thought she was just doing her normal teething but the fever spiked up to 103.7.   I kept her home from daycare for a few days to be sure I kept a close eye on her, being that the last time she had a fever at daycare she ended up in the ER!  This is starting to worry me a little bit that the fevers are so high and becoming more frequent.  She had no other symptoms.  I know being in daycare she is exposed to germs and other sicklings but I didnt know it would be this bad!  Dont get me wrong, daycare has a lot of positive things as well, Hailey is very social and doesn’t just cling to “mommy”.  I am anxious to see when Abby is born in August and Hailey is at home, if she will still have these fevers.  

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What is an appropriate bed time for a 16 month old? Hailey used to go to bed at 7:00, but latley we have been letting her stay up to 9:00. It is nice because we get to spend more time with her. But when its time to finally put her to be she puts up a bigger fight and cries for much longer in her crib. In the morning i have to rub her back to wake her up, while normally she would already be awake playing. She also seems to be more cranky when i pick her up from  school, she is also teething so its hard to tell if its sleep or just agony from her teeth. Tonight brad put her down at her old bed time and she was asleep with out a big fuss. i miss the exta time with her playing and chasing her around the house, her little laugh is to die for! We’ll see if her mood is better when i pick her up tomorrow!

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