Whew! What a difficult couple of days! BabyBug is getting more and more fussy, especially before feedings. I think she is still hurting from the Mic-Key button insertion; it is leaking a bit so they have to put gauze around it, which means they’re messing with it a few times a day, and she screams every time. She has also had a hard time with her repogle (the tube that goes down her throat). This morning we heard her making that rattling breathing sound that she was making the other day when she pulled her tube out, except this time she had her tube in while it was happening. They’re having to suction her mouth and nose more frequently and she’s still having issues. They are going to keep an eye on it and possibly increase the suction if necessary. In the mean time, she gets really uncomfortable and gags and coughs a lot. Poor Bug!!

In other news, we put a dress on the tiny tot today. A frilly dress. She was pissed. She was mostly angry because it was pre-feeding and she didn’t understand why we would do something as petty and pointless as put clothing on her without making sure her tummy was nice and full first. Unfortunately we don’t have a whole lot of control over when she gets fed, so we went ahead with the dressing anyway. Then we tried to comb her hair into a babyhawk – but I guess you can’t do that with dry baby hair or else you get some sort of beehive do that Marge Simpson would be proud of. So that’s what happened. See for yourselves (below).

Incidentally, it being after midnight right now, we can officially begin to celebrate LeahBug’s 2-month birthday! Yay!

We must have said something so funny!

Baby toeses!

Shnuggles

Deep in conversation with cousin Beth

“Ooooh nooooh! Not the suction!”

Snuggling with Grandpa Bill

A high-five for Gran!

“Really, Mamas?”

Empress Leah sitting pretty before her subjects

Look how our little feet poke out!

Humiliated baby. “Look at this dress! Look at this hair! What did you do to me???”

Much happier post-meal.