Tuesday Update

Whew, it was a crazy day! Jordan's "cold" is moving it's way down into her throat. Hopefully it'll stop before it gets to her lungs. She had a dose of antibiotics and her lungs were clear as of Sunday night/Monday morning. She's so pathetic though. You can really see that it HURTS for her to cough.

Late Sunday night the paramedics stepped in to help out -- all 4 of them.

A resident prescribed Rubinul last night & what a difference that has made. The attending & her pediatrician agreed, so she's getting an IV push of it every 3 hours, and it's like someone turned off the snot faucet. YEAH!!! I don't know much about it, but it seems like a miracle for her -- and it's preventing her coughing, too, so we'll take it.

Jordan always seems to get worse before she gets better, so I'm hoping that by tomorrow she'll be over the worst of it & on the mend. I'm really going to be bummed if we have to reschedule her feeding clinic/dietician appointment on Thurday, but it's starting to look that way.

I've had the whole night away from the hospital while Devon has been down there with Jordan, so I'm off to switch out for the night. I'm feeling strangely calm about the hospital thing this time, and enjoying the chance to get away in the evenings. I guess I'm getting used to it. I think I'm finally starting to see the big picture a little more clearly. And I guess that's a good thing, since the winter hasn't even started. . . .

This evening I got to visit with my dad & aunt Linda who are in town for a quick visit, and with Devon's parents grandma Linda & grandpa Earl, who jumped in the car & drove down to help out during the chaos. I know Jordan is in good hands with Devon, so I was able to relax and spend some time with Avery, too.

Now, if I could only round up that sneaky, dare-devil Mojave, who should be inside cuddling up for bed instead of getting beat up by the bully neighbor cats. Oh well, I digress in my sleep-deprived delirium. . . .

A post-fair/pre-hospital super bubble bath for the barf-master. We knew she was sick when even this didn't irritate her.

After her bath Avery read her "Caterpillar Hides Away" -- an all time favorite of Avery's. Books are so important to Avery at bedtime that she sometimes even sleeps on them to maximize her time with them.