Hospital stay....again! :(

I haven't even had time to finish Reid's first birthday party post and now I'm writing about another hospital stay. Boo!  He began to get what appeared to be a cold Tuesday, a week ago, and we took him into the ped's office.  The next night we were back in youthcare because I felt like he just wasn't right.  Sure enough...RSV positive.  Of course since RSV is a virus there isn't much you can do but wait it out and try to make him comfortable with cool mist humidifiers, Vicks vapor rub, tender loving care, saline drops,  and the dreaded bulb suction!  By Friday morning I felt like something had to be done, he was getting worse.  I've learned with Reid that a cold can become a major thing!  He had pneumonia back in August and I'm not sure if he ever fully got over that.  He seemed like our happy, loving Reid, but his chest xrays that followed showed that his lungs never fully cleared after that episode.  Sure enough Friday morning our ped sent us to the hospital to be admitted.  He had the RSV and what appeared to be pneumonia again.  Saturday was terrible and without going into every detail it was decided that we needed to be in a children's hospital that could help him get over everything.  We spent nine days at the children's hospital in Macon, Georgia.  Their PICU team is amazing!!  It took a while and there were scary moments but now our guy is on the mend.  The scarest thing is that he can get RSV over and over just like a common cold.  So, for now, the mom that loves to let her boys get down and dirty is sanitizing EVERYTHING, including two other amazing boys that live here! ;)  We are also looking into a shot, synagis, to help prevent further RSV episodes.  As well as, discussing Reid's care and those xrays with his specialists.  Oh my prayers are that we make it through the rest of cold and flu season without as much as a sniffle in this househould.

Relaxing, watching cartoons!

 

 

Ready to bust out of this joint!!