baby sniffles

Well, Selah has her first cold. She's gotten a runny nose before, but this is an actual full-blown cold. I feel so bad for her, because she doesn't know what is going on. She doesn't know why she feels icky and can't breath well out of her noise. I think this is the first real test Dan and I have had as parents. Up until this point Selah has slept through the night (except early on when we had to get her up to feed her), and she is a really happy baby (I'm not just saying that because I'm her mom either, she really is). So yesterday the snot started flowing and she had a little cough. Our tools of choice were the suctioning bulb, a receiving blanket, and a cool-mist humidifier. She definitely doesn't like her noise messed with. After a while Selah finally understood that when we had the bulb in our hands or the receiving blanket we were going to do something to her noise. So she would repeatedly shake her head back and forth to avoid it, as I am trying to hurry before the snot drips into her mouth. Last night was the worst, because she cried for two hours straight. I remember my allergist telling me that a chemical (histamine?) is released in your body at night that makes our cold or allergy symptoms worse. So during the day a person may feel ok when they have a cold, but when nighttime comes you suddenly feel miserable. Selah finally fell asleep, I think because she got herself so tired from crying. However, throughout the night, probably every hour or so, she would start crying. So I would jump up and go to her crib, only to realize she was asleep still. Tricksy girl! She woke up in pretty good spirits this morning, even smiling a bit. Eating is difficult for her, because she can't breath through her nose. Surprisingly she would rather breastfeed than eat her solid food, though. I don't mind, it's a special thing to be able to breastfeed your baby. Well hopefully our beautiful girl feels better soon. Gotta go, snufalufagus has just woken up from her nap.