i HAVE to stop reading dana's blog... it brings the counts' bad luck. ha! :)
ellie started coughing friday evening... nothing worrisome. we started pediacare and saturday stayed indoors while the boys went out to build a snowman. (photos soon to follow) sat. evening she felt a little warm so as a precaution we gave her a dose of tylenol. sun. morning her cough was worse and she indeed had a fever. we medicated her, held her (nonstop) and by early afternoon she was playing and acting normal. we had a gathering for the super bowl game and even during that she was a joy. at bedtime she wasn't feeling well. by the middle of the night she was burning up and wheezing.
we took her to the dr. this morning and she has a severe respiratory infection. the first words out of the dr's mouth was "admitting her in the hospital for two days..." and i started bawling :) i swear my mom would slap me sometimes if she could see how wimpy i am!
ryan discussed options with the dr. and we finally settled on renting a nebulizer and administering treatments at home. the nurse gave her one treatment while we were there and her oxygen levels rose so we are praying this will keep us from having to pack our bags for an overnight stay away from home.
we'll make it - but i have to admit i am REALLY anxious for spring!
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