Our sick little Allie

Our family has had enough sickness to last us the rest of the year. In the last 3 weeks we have had 2 colds and the stomach flu.

Well, since Allie is so young, a cold can turn serious, very quickly. We went to see her Dr on Wednesday (Feb 4th) and immediately he was concerned. She had a pretty wet cough and was not wanting to eat. He listened to her lungs for a while and determined that it was best to send her to the hospital for observation.

So off to the hospital we went. Mike was able to come home from work and go with us. They checked her in, started an IV and have been doing breathing treatments on her. She has RSV, which is a respiratory infection that can be very serious if its not treated. Thankfully we caught it early and it didn't turn into pneumonia.

She had to be put on oxygen because she was having a labored breathing and having a hard time clearing her airway (phlegm in her throat).

We should be going home tomorrow (Friday Feb 6) as long as she keeps doing well. They are trying to wean her off the oxygen and so far so good. So as long as she can keep her oxygen levels up without assistance, she should be good to go.

Keep us in your prayers. This has been hard, but we are thankful that the Dr caught it early and it wasn't an "emergency" situation.

We will keep you all posted.