A Horrible Weekend

We have had a pretty crummy weekend. Here is a play-by-play of our days, starting on Friday.

Friday:
12:35- While enjoying my lunch I get a call from GiGi saying that Riley seemed to be getting worse. Riley had had a rough night on Thursday, but she was fine when she woke up. GiGi said that she did not have a fever, but that we should get her to the doctor since her cough seemed to be getting worse. So I called the doctor and they got us an appointment for 4:15.

4:15- We get to the doctors and get to see Dr. Cross (our favorite doctor!!) We explain that we were there a week ago and that Riley had been getting Pulmacort 2 times a day for a week. We explain that her cough is getting worse. They take her temp (101.3) and weigh her (18.4...a pound less that a week earlier). Dr. Cross says that she would like to get some blood work done so she can see what Riley's CBC's was and to run a few more tests (check her kidneys too..they were ok). So a few nurses hold her down and try to draw some blood, but her veins are too tiny and they could not get enough blood. So they also have to prick her finger. She was not a happy camper. After they pricked and prodded we give her a neb treatment while waiting for the blood results. More bad news comes.....her white blood cell counts were really high. So Dr. Cross says that she needs to get a shot of antibiotics so that this respitory infection does not turn into pneumonia. So....more pain for Bear. Two nurses come in and both give her a shot (one in each leg at the same time). By this time Riley was SSOOO upset that when I picked her up she would not let go of me and within 3 minutes she was sound asleep in my arms, yet still whimpering. It was a really hard evening for Joe and I. We hated seeing her in so much pain.

We had to wait around for 20 minutes to ensure she didn't have a reaction to the meds. Then Dr. Cross told us that we had to come back in on Saturday to repeat it all again!! She said that since her blood count was so bad oral antibiotics would not work fast enough and that the shots were going to help much faster.

6pm - We headed home. I was scared to let her sleep on her own because she was having so much trouble breathing that she was choking on her spit and mucus. So I had her fall asleep in our bed for about 2 hours while I watch TV and kept an eye on her. After a little bit I brought her back to her crib. ...but I checked on her every 1-2 hours.

Saturday- Riley and I went back to the doctors office for more poking and prodding. Although this time it brought a little good news. They poked her finger and drew some blood. Yet the shots from the night before had brought her blood count down. Well, it brought it down enough that she was able to get oral antibiotics instead of shots!! The antibiotics are for her Respiratory Infection that she had. They also put in a catheter and are testing for RSV, which we will find out if she has that in a few days. The culture needs to sit for a bit.

Last night was pretty bad again, but nothing like it had been the nights before. Today brought a bit more smiles and laughs. Although don't get me wrong, through all this pain she has smiled and laughed through it all!!I have never know a happier baby!!

She has become very cuddly over the last 2 days and now loves to give bear hugs!! OK, I have rambled on long enough!! I am hoping for a better night and a good day tomorrow!!