Marley's on the mend . . .

i hope!

it's been 4 days since the diagnosis of RSV and we've had a few ups and downs.

the dr office had me pretty scared that we were gonna end up at children's hospital in pittsburgh. they think the RSV started on tuesday, and about day 5 is the worst of it. which would have been over the weekend for us. by sunday she had yet to spike a fever (even a little one) and was doing well with her breathing treatments. so we finally left the house for a trip to lowes and then to my parent's house. aunt deb and uncle steve were coming to visit and had never met marley, so we had to see them :)

you can tell she's sick. she's not herself at all. quiet, kinda sits around and just looks at you. not eating or drinking nearly as much as she usually does. but she's alert, awake and not seeming too uncomfortable you know? and saturday she slept through the night and well into sunday morning for the first time in i think 2 weeks. :)

then last night all heck it the roof. she was up and down all night, just so uncomfortable and miserable. but still no fever, or anything i could pinpoint. she's teething too, so i finally gave her some motrin thinking that that may have been the culprit. she fell asleep, but was restless in the bouncy seat she's been sleeping in since i don't know when. so i got brave and put her in her bed, and she rolled onto her side and was out like a light. i woke up about 2 hours later to the most god-awful wheezing i had heard yet. really, it wasn't even that bad the first day at the dr office. i get her back up and do a breating treatment. she fell back asleep but was still wheezing. just as bad. it usually stops right after the treatment and then starts up again just before the next one is due. not today. she wheezed for the next 3 1/2 hours, until i gave her another treatment. she did get better with that one. but has been wheezing more today than the past few days.

and her little head is so stuffy. all this yellowish and greenish gunk coming out. dr thinks its related to the virus, so no antibiotic. i'm just to continue giving her benedryl. i mean, it worked so well so far you know?? but she's less stuffy tonight, so i'll just have to wait and see what tomorrow am brings. i'm supposed to call the dr if she gets a fever or a puffy look under her eyes. i'm beginning to think marley has some crazy immune system b/c she hasn't gotten a fever yet. kid has rsv, and still no fever.

so thanks for all your well-wishes. those top teeth are really coming in, so before too long they'll show up on the camera. :) and you know i'll post a picture.

RSV

. . . more details later . . . i have one miserable little girl . . . it's only going to get worse according to the doctor . . . no daycare for all of next week . . . keep Marley in your prayers . . . and mommy too . . .

Marley is 6 months old!!