I am home from work today with Lilly, who has her first major bout of "the crud" this winter. When she was a teeny baby (2 mos) she had a pretty bad case of RSV. She didn't need to go to the hospital, although I was given the list of instructions of "if she does...., bring her in", "if she doesn't do ...., bring her in". That was in March. Later that fall, she got RSV/bronciolitis (you say potato, I say po-tah-to). She has since had a very sensitive respiratory system. Last fall (fall 2007), though, things really escalated, and every cold she would catch would manifest itself into full-blown respiratory distress--high respirations, fever, really, really tight lungs, etc. So, for the entire winter last year, she was on 2x/day nebs, which once we got that going, really kept things under control. So far, this year has been pretty good, but today is just horrible! Ed had to pick her up yesterday from daycare because she had 102.5 fever, and all day today she has been at least 100. Her cough is so moist and gunky, and she sometimes has a rattle in her throat. I brought her to work to have one of our nurses take a look at her (our Dr. is out today), and she is in tough shape, poor girl. Hopefully, the 4x/day nebs will kick in and she can begin to breathe. If not, we will be visiting the Dr. tomorrow.
So, I am trying to work from home, which is the beauty of my job. I have so much documentation, home programs, etc, that need to get done. It is great to have the entire afternoon, uninterrupted (Lil is napping, boys are at school). I only have about 45 minutes left, though, before the boys come home.
I feel bad for Lilly, and I was really hoping this winter would be better. I know things could be so much worse, there are children who are so much sicker than Lil. But, she has a pretty high chance of having asthma, and every time she experiences this, I would imagine her chances just keep going up. I just wonder how much is related to the RSV, I would guess it is. She also had meconium when she was born, and she was full of gunk as a brand-new baby. The first few weeks after she was born, we called her "snorty snort-face" because she was always snorting on the gunk she had in her nose.
I am being a bit of a drama queen (yes, I have been known to over-react a time or two...). But, that is just where this drama queen is at today.
Thankfully, though, that stomach flu I had has not made the rounds in our house. I am knocking on wood even as I type this.
Otherwise, things around here are pretty status-quo. Ed is getting his tax stuff ready, and I'm sure will be pretty busy very soon. Cameron is done with karate, much to his dismay. I am open to having him keep going with it, but I would like a bit of a break from it (traveling every Friday night to Sartell is getting OLD!). He will take it here in CS when they offer it through community Ed., and if he is really serious about it, we will start it up in the fall. They have programs at the karate school where you pay a pretty big amount of money (thank God for monthly installments :-)), and you go until you get your red, purple, or black belt--depending on the belt you choose. It is kind of cool, because no matter how long it takes you, it is the same price. But, wow, that would be a big commitment, and it is likely the black belt program would take well over 5 years. I don't know that Cameron is that committed to it yet. But, I sure felt bad for him, he is pretty sad that it is done!
Well, I'd better go so I can get a few things done for work before the boys get home. Stay healthy! And, enjoy this beautiful day (sunny, 30 degrees!!!!)
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