To say this was one of the worst weeks ever is an understatement... It started Monday when we woke up and I just didn't feel right about how Stevie was the night before and how she was acting in the morning. So I asked Andy to take her to the Doctor to get checked out. They have all had lingering colds, for what feels like about the last 5 months, but it seemed different this time. Needless to say, the Doctor visit turned into a two night stay at the hospital for Stevie... She was breathing too fast and wasn't getting enough oxygen. Luckily for us, Mary and Jessie are here so they can help with the kids and Andy and I could split our time with Stevie. The first night at the hospital was really rough - I had to hold the oxygen mask to her face non-stop the entire night. And it brought me back to the days in NICU as the monitor would beep because she would de-sat. It wasn't a fun experience.. The next day was better because she wasn't de-sating as much so we didn't need to hold the mask to her face quite as much. They tested her for everything, RSV, Flu, etc, and all negative. It seems as though it is just a bad respiratory virus that is taking her time to kick. She also had an ear infection, which was interesting because you would have never known. She was released from the hospital late the third night. And since, she's been sleeping with me while I give her breathing treatments throughout the night and try to get her to drink something. We took her back in today for a check up with our pediatrician because she hasn't been eating or drinking anything since she came home (assuming it's because of all the medication she is on). Today she seems to be eating a bit more and drinking a bit more. She still has terrible coughing spells and overall isn't herself yet. I'm hoping she recovers soon, because I'll be honest, if I never see another hospital again, it will be too soon. Part of the reason this happened to our little Stevie is because her lungs are weaker than a normal babies - all the girls are since they were preemies - but especially Stevie since she was on a respirator for so long. Given this, even once she's off most of the medication from this illness, our pediatrician wants her to stay on the steroid nebulizer that she is on for the next 6 months. It's a small price to pay to do that twice a day to not have to go through this again.
Meanwhile, at casa de Lawry, Aven started puking, then Bria started... And the other two girls had the stomach flu, or whatever virus that made them puke for 3 days straight. We took them both in as well because they had mild coughs and I was wondering if they had ear infections as well since we had no idea Stevie had one (and the girls nor Declan have ever had one). Sure enough, Aven had a double ear infection and Bria had one as well. So Stevie was in the hospital, Aven and Bria were puking and screaming, then I got sick (and still am a bit) as well as Mary (with Bronchitis and a sinus infection). Jeez! When it rains it pours I guess...
Aven and Bria seem to be kicking the bug, slowly - they haven't puked for at least 24 hours (knock on wood), but they aren't eating normal yet and there is a lot of poop. I mean seriously, shit everywhere... In the past few hours, Aven has completely blown out from head to toe twice. I'm not sure I've seen that much poop come out of one person and completely cover their body. Sorry for the gory details, but I needed to make sure you all understood :-)
So the title of the blog is based on a conversation that Andy and I had on our way home from the Doctor yesterday...
- We were laughing about something that was totally inappropriate and if I told you what it was, you would for sure think we are the worst parents ever (so I'll save it for another post)
- K: I'm glad I have you to go through this with babe...
- A: Me too... (then kisses my hand)
- K: Oh, Stevie puked on that hand and I didn't get a chance to wash it yet...
Here's a pic of our sweet Stevie while in the hospital - this was day three and one of the first smiles I saw in days...
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