Freeze

Just when I share about how healthy Olivia we seem to have hit a major roadbump. On Christmas eve Olivia and Peter both came down with a cold--just runny noses and a little cough. Neither one of them let it slow them down much and we were not concerned. We enjoyed Christmas with my family. We left Houston early on the 26th and headed to new Orleans. During the drive we noticed that Olivia seemed to have some trouble breathing, she was taking short, shallow breaths. She also slept almost all day, very unusual for her! We decided that mike would drop Olivia and I off at the er on the way to his parents house. The staff at the er was great, they took one look at Olivia and efficiently rushed us to a room, started an iv, collected blood and urine samples for lab tests, did chest x-rays, collected a snot sample. They told me shortly after we arrived that Olivia would probably be admitted but they would need to transfer her to a different hospital with a pediatric floor. Olivia was given a shot of steroids to help her feel better and some iv antibiotics. She was diagnosed with RSV and an ear infection in both ears. I spoke via phone with the attending doctor at the children's hospital. He said that given what he'd been told of Olivia's history he would leave it up to us. I decided to be cautious and stay in the hospital overnight. Olivia was admitted to the regular pediatric floor (rather than ICU) but it's never "regular" when your baby is in the hospital. We rode in the ambulance together. She slept well last night and seems to be feeling much better today. She's not happy to be in the hospital which is a good sign. We've spoken to the folks at duke and are waiting to see the doctors here this morning. Will update later.