Our latest adventure!

Well it is 11 pm and I am exhausted, but can't seem to get to sleep. It has been a rough day. Ricky doesn't like to say it was an adventure because he has bad luck with adventures, so maybe that is exactly what it is. So here's the scoop.

Maya had a rough night Thursday night, after her doctors appointment, shots and her congestion we didn't get much sleep. She had a fever ranging from 100 to 101 all night and her breathing was progressively getting worse. So at about 6:30 this morning when her temp was back to 101 I was debating calling the on call doctor at our pediatricians office or just waiting for them to open at 8 am. Ricky got up to take a shower just after 7 am and took her into the steamy bathroom. That seemed to help her a bit and she slept in her bouncy chair in the bathroom for about an hour. At about 8:30 am Ricky was getting ready to head off to work and Maya was breathing really hard and shallow, so I called the doctors and got an appointment for 9:50 am.

We took Ricky to work and rushed off to the doctors. We got back quick at the doctor and once she saw us in the hall way she knew why we were there. She said to me "I had a bad feeling about this one." Great I thought! They suctioned Maya's stuffy nose and monitored her oxygen levels. Her levels were dropping below the 88% level and she wasn't sounding any better after they suctioned her, so the doctor informs me that we need to go to Primary's. She then said that we had to transport her by ambulance because her oxygen levels were low. I thought that our insurance would not cover transport, so I was worried about the cost. I also had been watching her oxygen levels and knew that they weren't much lower than the levels at which the doctor had sent us home the day before. The ambulance was called while I was trying to get ahold of Ricky and my mom. I then asked if we had to go by ambulance. The doctor was back and forth when the paramedics arriaved and I still wanted to take Maya myself. Finally as the doctor was being wishy washy and people were trying to convince me I had to go by ambulance. I made the decision to take Maya in our car to Primary's. I grabbed her and stuck her in her car seat in only her diaper, covered her up and headed to the car. We made it to Primary's in less than 15 minutes and she was fine.

Once here we got put in an ER room and she got suctioned by nurses and listened to by doctors. They sent the mucus they suctioned from her nose for labs and it turns out she has RSV and that she would be staying here until she gets better. We sat in the ER for about 4 hours and then got moved up to a room on the 4th floor. Of all the babies in the Infant Medical Surgery Unit where we are, 42 have RSV and 2 are there for other reasons. How sad!

Well it is now 7 in the morning, we got a bit of sleep and Maya has slept a little too, especially once they suction her nose. She beathes so much better after that and can get a few hours of sleep. Last night she had a chest XRAY, there was some concern about her heart from what the doctors were hearing and also Pneumonia. The doc came in with the results of her xray at about 10:45 last night. Everything looks good, just typical signs of a viral infection, which RSV is.

So poor little Maya has oxygen in her nose, 3 chest monitors on her belly, a heart rate and oxygen level monitor on her left foot, and an iv in her right foot. It is a trick to handle a baby with all those wires. They have been suctioning her every few hours. She hates it, but breathes tons better after.

I'm doing alright. I stayed here last night and ricky went home to get some much needed sleep, especially after a busy week at Sundance. It is so hard to stand by and watch you baby in pain and feeling miserable and have no control over the situation. She's one tough girl! I'll post some pictures of her later today!