Charly Ate Bugs!!!

So yesterday morning on our way out the door, Matt Lauer (or maybe it was Meridith Vierra) informed us that some of Similac's formulas were being recalled due to a possible "bug infestation" at one of Similac's processing plants. We thought: Great! Hope that is not the kind Charly drinks!

It is.

Kelli came home from school with Charly at 4:30 with a half-used tub of Similac from day care. Melanie, our day care provider, checked the "lot number" online and sadly informed us that Charly may or may not have digested "bug parts".

Awesome.

We checked the other two tubs of formula we had at home and both had been recalled. We drove out to Wal-Mart and successfully returned three containers of Similac powder but were unsure of where to go next. Charly was a spitty baby early on and had been doing really well with her Similac formula. Baby food and cereal surely helped, but I was wary of switching brands whereas Kelli refused supporting a company that let "bug parts" possibly fall into their products. We tried Enfamil. We bought a few containers, one for us, one for day care.

Later in the night when Charly needed her first bottle post-recall, we mixed up some of the Enfamil and were anxious to see how she took to it. After just one ounce, she pushed the bottle away. When Kelli tried again, she clamped her mouth shut and twisted her head out of reach. She's too smart for us!

So . . . out in the rain I drove! Back to Wal-Mart. 9:00 at night. Returned the Enfamil and bought Similac Concentrated liquid mix instead. After just 3 ounces, Charly fell asleep. We felt better, but exhausted.

At 1:00 in the morning, Charly woke up tossing and turning. I tried to lull her back to sleep until about 2:00 and then Kelli stepped in. We made another bottle. She only took about half of it and was out cold. Luckily, she slept through the night until 7:30. Charly has always slept through the night but recently, not so much. (Who can blame her with all the bugs probably crawling around in her little stomach!) Each night this week Charly had woken up in 3 hour intervals. Go down at 10:00. Wake up at 1:00. Fight sleep. Go down till 4:00. Fight sleep. Go down till 7:00. Let's just say our students are on a short leash at school!

This morning, after more sleep than we knew what to do with, Kelli and I were ready to go when Charly woke up. Kelli wanted to pass the extra time by giving Charly a bottle before taking her to day care. Charly decided to puke the whole thing up all over Kelli's only Cedar Falls t-shirt. And today was Cedar Falls' Homecoming! So much for showing our school spirit . . .

Here's hoping for a relaxing weekend!