Happy Birthday, Babe!

A Fun-Filled Weekend (NOT!)

Sorry for the long post, but here is the story of how we ended up in the hospital...

So this week has been crazy and this weekend turned out to be even crazier! I have taken my girls to the doctor so much in the past couple weeks and this week Emma started to get sick again and I took her in on Tuesday. We found out she had RSV, double ear infections and double eye infections. We started her on antibiotics and eye drops. I thought things might start getting better. Boy, was I wrong. Miya started coughing and running a fever later that day. I kept an eye on it and gave her some Tylenol. Over the next few days, things progressively got worse for her. She started running fevers of 104-105. I had talked to the doctor on the phone and he told me she most likely has RSV as well and that these fevers were typical. I started this week hoping that Emma wouldn't end up being hospitalized with RSV and to my surprise it ended up being Miya I should have been worried about.

On Friday, Miya stopped getting up to play in between fevers and laid on the couch all day and watched movies and slept. She wasn't eating or drinking so I took her to the night clinic at our doctor's office. He said that she probably had pneumonia as a secondary infection to the RSV and he prescribed some antibiotics and told us to keep a close eye on her breathing and fevers. Later that night her breathing became very rapid and medicine was not bringing down her fever. I called the doctor at 1 a.m. and he had me get her in the bathtub to reduce her fever and try to slow her breathing. By 3 a.m. things hadn't changed much and so I loaded her in the car and took her up to Primary Children's. They monitered her closely, did a chest x-ray and admitted her to the hospital. They put her on an IV because she was partially dehydrated. They had to put her on oxygen because she had pnuemonia and wasn't getting enough oxygen into her blood. They also had to do an antibiotic in her IV to try to fight the pnuemonia quickly to start bringing down her fevers.

She was really sick and it broke my heart to see her poked, prodded, and suctioned. But after a couple days in the hospital she has drastically improved. Here are some pictures of our time at the hospital. It was cute to see Emma so concerned about Miya.

She finally started eating. They room service is so cute. They let the kids order whatever they want. Miya had some pretty interesting combinations. My favorite was when she ordered mashed potatoes, a breadstick, cereal and a rainbow cupcake with sprinkles for dinner.

It was a crazy Valentine's day spent in the hospital. We came home this evening and Miya is doing so much better. It is amazing how quickly things change, the power of prayers is awesome and I am so grateful for the little things in life and being able to have a my loved ones healthy. I am grateful for my wonderful husband who was an amazing support for me and for my wonderful mother who drops everything to help us out with whatever we need. And my dad for bringing us dinner tonight. Thank you to everyone else for your concerns and prayers.

Valentine Cookies

We actually made these valentine cookies a week and a half ago with Chelsea, Raegan and Wyatt. They sure were yummy. I ate more than I should have.