happy fathers day!
unfortunately, justin's first father's day was spent in hospital waiting to see what was wrong with our little girl. :(
on the upside, gia and i had our first ambulance ride yesterday. and thank god, she won't be old enough to remember it.
i guess i'm trying to make light of it, considering how fucking scared i was yesterday!
i was heading home for lunch but i was held up at work and i got a frantic call from justin to come home cos the baby was cold and they couldn't get her warmed up. i found justin and his parents with the baby wrapped in bundles of blankets and she was BLUE. as in her lips, her face, her arms, her legs. she wasn't choking or coughing or anything, she was just blue.
justin had already called the emergency doctor and as we live in the boonies, all the three hospitals around us are an hour away. so we took her to the doctor first of all and they gave her oxygen straight away and within minutes, her lips turned pink again.
the doc tested a few things but she wasn't happy so she called the ambulance to take us to the doctor. at that stage, she was quite happy it wasn't life threatening but she wanted us to go in the ambulance so she could get oxygen. if i weren't shitting my pants about my baby, the ambulance ride, with flashing lights and sirens and kamikaze driving, well, it was kinda fun :) and the ambo base is beside our house at the farm so they were really cool.
anyway, her temp was spiking like crazy and that's what they put the blueness down to. it's a natural coping mechanism when the temp change is so great, the blood draws the blood from your extremities to your core to protect the vital organs. i guess, that's why you loose fingers and toes first.
and they kept her overnight for obs. and as far as sleeping on the floor goes, she didn't have too bad a night.
anyway, we're finally home. thank god. gia's in much better form but i can't help but check on her every few minutes.
the diagnosis was a viral upper respiratory tract infection and the blue episode was, as far as they were concerned, a once off. i tell you, you don't realise how blue a person can actually get. it scared the life out of me.
so, here's hoping for a decent night's sleep for all.
ps. I can't wait for my fucking moo cards. where the fuck are they already?
on the upside, gia and i had our first ambulance ride yesterday. and thank god, she won't be old enough to remember it.
i guess i'm trying to make light of it, considering how fucking scared i was yesterday!
i was heading home for lunch but i was held up at work and i got a frantic call from justin to come home cos the baby was cold and they couldn't get her warmed up. i found justin and his parents with the baby wrapped in bundles of blankets and she was BLUE. as in her lips, her face, her arms, her legs. she wasn't choking or coughing or anything, she was just blue.
justin had already called the emergency doctor and as we live in the boonies, all the three hospitals around us are an hour away. so we took her to the doctor first of all and they gave her oxygen straight away and within minutes, her lips turned pink again.
the doc tested a few things but she wasn't happy so she called the ambulance to take us to the doctor. at that stage, she was quite happy it wasn't life threatening but she wanted us to go in the ambulance so she could get oxygen. if i weren't shitting my pants about my baby, the ambulance ride, with flashing lights and sirens and kamikaze driving, well, it was kinda fun :) and the ambo base is beside our house at the farm so they were really cool.
anyway, her temp was spiking like crazy and that's what they put the blueness down to. it's a natural coping mechanism when the temp change is so great, the blood draws the blood from your extremities to your core to protect the vital organs. i guess, that's why you loose fingers and toes first.
and they kept her overnight for obs. and as far as sleeping on the floor goes, she didn't have too bad a night.
anyway, we're finally home. thank god. gia's in much better form but i can't help but check on her every few minutes.
the diagnosis was a viral upper respiratory tract infection and the blue episode was, as far as they were concerned, a once off. i tell you, you don't realise how blue a person can actually get. it scared the life out of me.
so, here's hoping for a decent night's sleep for all.
ps. I can't wait for my fucking moo cards. where the fuck are they already?