Hospital Stay

A week after celebrating Remy's birthday, our poor little girl was hit hard with croup. She was having a really hard time breathing and a fever that wouldn't break, so I took her to instacare, only to wait for an hour, have Remy puke on me, pay $40, and the doctor to tell me to hurry to the ER. At the ER she recieved 2 breathing treatments, a steroid shot to the leg, a popsicle, medicine, a chest x-ray revealing pneumonia in one lung, an IV needle in both hands, and the doctor's order to stay the night at the hospital. As I looked at her hooked up to the machines and the IV in her hand, I realized we were in a similar situation with her exactly 2 years prior when she had to spend the first week of her life in the NICU. I hope this doesn't become a trend...it's too expensive!

After a long night snuggled up to my baby in the hospital bed, she improved dramatically and we got to go home the next morning. This is what we did for the next several days:

Slept. A lot.



Watched movies.



Drank juice.



And more sleep, snuggling her new 'blue baby' from a kind nurse at the hospital.



After a few days of scariness, a few more of laying around the house, and a weeks worth of antibiotics, she was back to herself. Thank goodness, I couldn't stand to see her so sick. It's incredible to feel, as a parent, how much you'd be willing to give up, do, or take on yourself, just to see your child in a healthier or better state. I wished so badly that I could have had her sicknes, instead of her. But we're good now, and healthy. And I like that I now have that scary 'life is fragile, don't waste a minute of it' feeling fresh in my soul. It makes me a better person I think, to be reminded that things can change in an instant, and I need to live my life to it's fullest potential with no regrets. I realize Remy wasn't near death or anything, but it was still scary enough to put me back into perspective of what's really important. After just recently having two miscarriages back to back, I am more than crazy grateful to have my sweet little girl in my life right now. She is the best blessing ever.