RSV

Just thought I would try to briefly let you know what has been going on.

All the kiddos have been sick, that you already know. On Tuesday I realized that Julian hadn't had a wet diaper in over 24 hours. Then he finally barely had one and it had dark orange smudges in it...so I was worried and called the dr's office.

They told me to go to the ER and have him checked for dehydration unless I could get him to eat and keep it down in the next hour or so. (He had thrown up 4 times that day). So we got him to eat and he kept it down and even peed, so we thought it was safe to keep him home.

Wednesday morning we woke up, Jonathan was crying, ready to eat, like usual. Julian on the other hand was just laying there, weak and pale. I fed him and he barfed. Then he barfed again. I tried to see if we could just get him into the dr to see what was going on, but when I tried to schedule an appt they wanted me to speak with a nurse first. I knew they were going to send me to the ER, so I skipped waiting on hold for half an hour and loaded the bubbas into the van and we headed for the hospital.

Got checked into the ER thinking we just needed an iv and some fluid. Every little one they took in to exam came back out with an oxygen tank. Well...so did Julian. His O2 sat was at 73. 5 1/2 hours later, 4 pokes trying to get an IV started (including his poor head), 2 pokes in the finger to re-test his blood, lots of blood pressure checks, hot packs on the hands and feet trying to dialate the veins, and a urine test (through a catherter...) later he was admitted to the hospital and we were in a room.

They weren't going to let me keep Jonathan with us, but we convinced them to because I am nursing them both. So we have no idea how long we'll be here. Could be a day or two (obviously not a day now...) or 2 weeks. Yikes. So this morning the ped said he could maybe go home tomorrow on oxygen. And then today Jonathans O2 sat dropped and he was admitted and is now chillin with his bro on oxygen as well!

They moved us to another floor into a different room where they can be together! We will see how the night goes and what the dr says tomorrow. Hopefully within the next day or 2 we will be home. I hate being in the hospital. I planned to write in more detail, but I am feeling suddenly exhausted! I am going to go down and grab Josh and I a treat before he heads to my brothers place for the night. I am going to stay here with the bubbas. The girls are being taken care of by family so we are doing well!! I will update you again tomorrow hopefully!!