Friday, March 19, 2010

Surviving RSV

Yes my kids were some of the unfortunate ones who came down with RSV. Mak came through it like a pro and was just super super sick for 4 or 5 days. Emmett was not quite as fortunate having lots of hospital visits, tests, breathing treatments, oxygen ect. It was miserable and i can honestly say there is nothing scarier in the world than little babies not being able to breath.
We mostly laid around, here they are laying in my bed watching elmo, not mak's fave, but definitely emmetts fave.
When we had watched all thirty thousand disney movies we read a LOT of books
It was really bizarre to see mak with a lack of energy, he had such a nasty fever he kept saying, "daddy come home and make me a smoothie because i am so hot." So we had a lot of Dave's famous smoothies.
We had a LOT of baths to bring down the fever.

Arguing over the ipod.
Getting home after being poked and tested at the doctor, and finally being able to breath. Emmett was such a little angel like always. A big part of this was trying to keep him from fussing because if he fussed he would cough and if he coughed he couldnt breath. The hospital was full of screaming children and i was so grateful for a little boy who was patient and loving and hardly fussed the entire time. The nurses loved him because even when he was blue and out of breath he was still smiling and giving loves.
in all we were very fortunate. It has been a terribley long week and a half but we saw a lot of much sicker babies. They were both such troopers through it all and i am so grateful that we are on the mend.
On another note, through the middle of this Emmett turned 6 months old, and as you can see he is so excited. We celebrated in style.... David being the awesome guy he is saw that I was a bit frazzled from our long week of being cooped up in the house or hospital, so he took us all to PIZZA HUT!!! yahoo to ten dollar pizza.
Emmett was super pumped for the first ten minutes laughing and spitting what he does best.
This is him five minutes later HAHA
Mak picking out his pizza. Supreme and extra veggies of course.
If you know mak you know he loves few things more than food. This is him begging for his pizza, everytime a waitress passed he would say, "please, please be my pizza."
Eyeing the prize.
What was left.
For your information.
Emmetts Stats
Weight: 54%
Height: 79%
Cuteness: 110%

4 comments:

Lisa said...

RSV is so terrible. Ella got it too by being around her little cousin. She didn't get it as bad but it still was a long week and a half. Glad to see your little ones are doing better. They are so dang cute.

Kirsti said...

Oh man! I'm sorry they were so sick! How scary. So glad they are doing better and that you got to celebrate! What an adorable family you have!

Jill said...

Whit your boys are adorable! So sorry they were so sick, but I'm glad things are improving! love ya!

Gavin and Natalie said...

Haha...I bet those waitresses loved him! I am so sorry for your crazy few weeks! Those poor little kids. I can't imagine seeing your little guy blue from not breathing. I don't know how you knew what to do for everything, but nice job! Hopefully that will be your only time you'll have to deal with it! (Then you can just pass your info on to other moms.) I can't believe your baby is over 6 months old!