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Brooklyn's first visit to the ER );

We felt like this picture summed it all up:

Last Friday afternoon, Brooklyn started to come down with a fever. We were in Ila, Georgia visiting D-Daddy and Nana for winter break. I called our doctor and my good friend Leah who has two little girls. I was nearly in tears when I got a hold of her and luckily her husband who is a doctor was home and he gave me some great advice that helped us nurse her through the night, but in the morning there was more mucus in her lungs and her fever was at 102 degrees, so we decided to take her into the clinic to make sure she didn't have RSV or any other dangerous bug. The clinic sent us straight to the ER when they saw her condition though and we ended up having to stay the night. it was basically 24 hours that felt like the picture above: a blur full of tears (both baby and Mommy), worry and confusion.

As you can tell, Brooklyn was pretty miserable. They couldn't find any veins in her arms or lets to put the IV and draw blood, so they had to put it in her head! It was so sad! She wasn't our usual smiley, happy baby girl and it was scary! Since she had a 104.9 degree fever when we came in and cold barely breath when she tried to cry, they took a lot of tests and kept her overnight, but after her fever broke at about 8:30pm Saturday, she was fine except for a mucussy cough that continues still.

We stayed at D-Daddy and Nana's one more night after we got home from the hospital and got home last night. She was still recuperating as you can tell! Nana was a great help, so it was really a blessing we were with them through this trauma!
When we got home, Judy had set up a brand new humidifier in Brooklyn's room and she loved it! She has happier than I had seen her in days so that made me happy. It hurt my heart to see our baby so miserable!
Today she is feeling a lot better and smiles when I go in to find her awake in her crib and as she plays in her exer-saucer and when we look at her.
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Kara said…
How scary! Poor Brooklyn looks so miserable in the picture that is showing off her IV. I'm glad that she is feeling better!!
February 12, 2008 at 4:54 PM
Melissa Hodgen said…
Even though I know the head is a normal place to find a vein on infants, it looks horrific. I'm so sorry you had to go to the ER. I just glad you didn't have to do it alone. Even though Shannon's ER experience wasn't as bad as some of the ones I heard, I NEVER want to have to do that ever again!
February 12, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Karen said…
It makes you so worried when they're sick doesn't it? I'm sorry that you had to go through that. Ethan wasn't nearly that sick last month, but I was calling the Dr.'s office every day during the week he was sick. I'm glad she's getting better. I hope all goes well.
February 12, 2008 at 8:43 PM
Gooch Family said…
That brought a tear to my eye just reading that! Babies are so innocent and it must have been so hard not being able to do much for her except hold her. Oh gosh babies just shouldn't be allowed to get sick! Hope you all are doing well now! Love ya tons!
February 12, 2008 at 8:51 PM
Unknown said…
That brought back scary heartbreaking memories. Poor little princess! I know she must have felt miserable. I know exactly how you and Trey were feeling. It is so scary and the anguish you feel watching your baby and you know you can't help them.
I am so relieved that she has recuperated!
February 13, 2008 at 5:35 AM
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