--- title: Little Baby Lump | Pregnancy and Baby Blog | first smile description: first smile | Follow my journey through pregnancy (twice!) and motherhood. --- [![lbl-masthead.png](https://www.littlebabylump.com/hs-fs/hub/188884/file-312550222.png?width=1504&name=file-312550222.png "lbl-masthead.png")](http://littlebabylump.com) ### Follow Me: ## [Sick But Smiley](https://www.littlebabylump.com/blog/bid/219561/Sick-But-Smiley) Posted by [Pamela Vaughan](https://www.littlebabylump.com/author/pamela-vaughan) Feb 13, 2009 3:42:21 AM It's been a rough couple of weeks at the Seiple/Vaughan apartment.� Raspy baby coughs, explosive sneezes and much more phlegm than I'd ever want to deal with.� If you've never heard a newborn cough, let me tell you - it's truly heartwrenching ... > [caption id="attachment_631" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Sick Baby Lump"]![Sick Baby Lump](https://www.littlebabylump.com/Portals/188884/Images/dsc01599.jpg "dsc01599")[/caption] > > First, James got sick. > > Then I got sick. > > And of course, Emmett got sick. > > Then James got better. > > And I was on the road to recovery, too. > > But poor, fragile Emmett was still coughing. > > Then I got worse. > > And James got sick again, too. Emmett slowly seems to be getting better.� I've only heard a few coughs in the past couple of days, and his eyes seem to be a little less crusty.� When we took him to the doctor earlier in the week (and found out he's already 10 lbs. 6 oz.!), she said he was fine and that it was just a cold.� The poor little guy just needs to tough it out. It can't be too bad, because yesterday James and I witnessed his first real smile.� None of that eyes closed, half smirk nonsense.� We're talking a full-on eyes wide, open-mouthed, gums-revealed, legitimate smile here!� I totally melted. :) **Age Timer: **4 weeks [more](https://www.littlebabylump.com/blog/bid/219561/Sick-But-Smiley) Topics: [Milestones](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/milestones), [Firsts](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/firsts), [first illness](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/first-illness), [sick](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/sick), [first smile](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/first-smile) [All posts](https://www.littlebabylump.com/all) Search ### Subscribe by Email ### [![rss](https://www.littlebabylump.com/hs-fs/hub/188884/file-313297286.png?width=34&height=36&name=file-313297286.png)](http://littlebabylump.com/rss.xml)   RSS Feed ### Recent Posts ### Popular Posts ### Posts by Month - [January 2014 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2014/01) - [December 2013 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2013/12) - [November 2013 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2013/11) - [October 2013 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2013/10) - [September 2013 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2013/09) - [January 2011 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2011/01) - [November 2010 (4)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/11) - [October 2010 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/10) - [September 2010 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/09) - [August 2010 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/08) - [July 2010 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/07) - [June 2010 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/06) - [May 2010 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/05) - [April 2010 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/04) - [March 2010 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/03) - [February 2010 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/02) - [January 2010 (5)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/01) - [December 2009 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/12) - [November 2009 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/11) - [October 2009 (5)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/10) - [September 2009 (6)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/09) - [August 2009 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/08) - [July 2009 (4)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/07) - [June 2009 (6)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/06) - [May 2009 (8)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/05) - [April 2009 (6)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/04) - [March 2009 (8)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/03) - [February 2009 (8)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/02) - [January 2009 (7)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/01) - [December 2008 (7)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/12) - [November 2008 (5)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/11) - [October 2008 (7)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/10) - [September 2008 (8)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/09) - [August 2008 (10)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/08) - [July 2008 (4)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/07) [See All](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/first-smile#)