This week has been one of the toughest weeks that I can imagine. It started out fine, the kids were a little stuffy and Emmy had a cough that she couldn't shake that just seemed to get worse but we had family pictures with Amy Nichols and they were great! I made the kids an appointment with Dr. Baldwin for Monday afternoon to see if I could get something to help with the sniffles. We found that they had bronchitis. John Robert was swabbed for RSV but it came back negative. So we came home with a new "taxi cab" nebulizer and breathing treatments 3 times a day. This was frightning enough for me because I have never had to take breathing treatments myself so knowing absolutely nothing about them and having to administer them to my children was a new experience. Emmy sounded better and I took her to school on Thursday. John Robert still sounded terrible and acted as if he felt worse so I made another appointment with Dr. Baldwin. She agreed that he sounded terrible and he was swabbed for RSV again. This time it was positive. Then she told me that we were going to have to admit him into the hospital. That is something that I did not want to hear. I was terrified. He was dehydrated and needed stronger breathing treatments than we could administer at home. Rob got Emmy situated with Grammy and he got to the hospital for the part that no parent wants to see their child go through, the IV. They stuck the poor baby twice before getting a vein in his arm. He did amazingly well with his little arm taped to a board. He was too sick Thursday night to fuss with it. By Friday night however, we was ready to be turned loose. He was such a trooper though. We came home today. He is still a bit wheezy and runs a temp from time to time but over all, her is much better.
Times like this remind me of what is really important in life. All the work and running around that we do is so trivial compared to the time that you share with your family. It was wonderful to be home tonight with Rob and Emmy and John Robert. All too often, I get caught up in what all needs to be done around the house and the schedules and chores that I don't always take time to sit and laugh and enjoy the little things. I am so thankful for a wonderful husband who loves and cares for me and our children. I couldn't have made it with out his support. Again, my mom and Elaine have rescued me. It is such a blessing to have family to help in tough times. Dr. Baldwin was absolutely wonderful. She had worked endless hours but still took time to hug me and tell me that John Robert was going to be ok. God truly carries you through times that you can't walk through yourself.
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