Case Life: sick sick sick

Sunday, March 22, 2009

sick sick sick

So it all started last week when Bailee had a pretty bad cough and a little fever. I didnt think it was anything huge, so we just medicated the fever and put a humidifier in the room. She got over it pretty quickly, except for a few coughs at night. Well Monday Sue kept telling me that she thought Afton felt warm and I kept taking her temperature, but it was always pretty normal. Plus, we had been outside running around all day and I just thought maybe she was warm from that. Well later that night, Afton felt very warm and her temp was around 101. So I gave her Tylenol and Motrin and put her to bed. Well she started also coughing that night and I thought that she must have caught it from Bailee. So we kept medicating the fever and we're not supposed to give kids anything for the cough (although I know I gave Bailee triaminic when she was this age..) This went on for a while and we were just maintaining the fever at around 101-102 but it never broke.We called the doctor every day to make sure we were still doing everything we could and they continued to tell us to bring her in IF: she was wheezing, her fever went up to 104, or if it didn't go away by Monday. So Wednesday night I put the girls down and Afton woke up around 9:30 crying. I went to get her and she was burning up. We took her temp and it was 104.2.. that's with Motrin in her system. So I gave her Tylenol a little early and we rushed her to the ER. When we got the the ER at 10:00, her rectal temp was 103.9 and they rushed us in. The doctor was very nice and immediately gave her more medicine and let me know that she was just barely 24 pounds so I can give her 1/4 tsp more of each medicine than I had been giving her. Then he did a flu test and chest xrays and it turns out she has pneumonia and croup! WHAT?? how does that happen? It had been 3 days since her first symptom and it already evolved to being that serious. weird. The doctor said that there are 3 reasons that they would admit and pneumonia patient and they are: oxygen level too low, vomiting or diarrhea, loss of appetite or thirst. Afton had none of these problems so they let us go with a shot of antibiotic, steroid medicine (for the croup), prescription for antibiotic, and directions to follow up with my pediatrician the next day. So we go to the doctor the next day and it turns out she also has RSV. how crazy! NEway.. she is doing much better now. She doesn't sleep very well at night and she still has some coughing spasms, but her fever is gone and her cough sounds looser so she is not wheezing as much it just sounds "junky" in her throat. We have to either force her to take the antibiotic by shoving it in her throat or mixing it in with oatmeal, but that isn't hard. Bailee is being an awesome big sister and is very sweet when Afton cries or coughs. We were lucky enough to get my mom to babysit them last night so we could go to an APX office party. It was a lot of fun to be able to meet everyone that will probably be going out to Minnesota with us and they had a ton of food, which is always good. I feel bad cuz I had to leave early to get the girls and they played rock band after I left :( owell there will be other times for rock band i guess hehe. well you can tell when I am getting tired of typing.. i stop capitalizing and using much punctuation. sorry, jason if you read this! I will post pictures later today.

4 comments:

Lindsey said...: What a bummer. It is so frustrating when our kids get sick. I hope they get better soon. I think a college get together would be fun, let me know when works for you.; March 23, 2009 at 8:46 AM
Emma said...: I'm sorry Afton has been sick. None of those is fun to deal with, but all 3! What a trooper. I wish you all well.; March 23, 2009 at 12:19 PM
the cole family said...: YIKES! The worst Audrey has ever had is an ear infection and tonsillities -- and those were NOT at the same time!

I can't believe she had/has ALL THAT! What a nightmare -- poor baby. :(

Are you going to have time to get together with Linds & Ally before you leave for Minnesota?! (When is that by the way?); March 23, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Ally Cox said...: Oh my goodness, I didn't know you had a blog.I have a lot of catching up to do! Your blog is so cute! I saw you on Jessica's page. My blog is set to private so if you wanna give me your e-mail I will invite you to view it. Send me your e-mail at allylc23@yahoo.com!; March 24, 2009 at 9:44 AM

Bailee-isms

12/20/08 We were at the annual Case Christmas party. Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne were nice enough to buy us Sizzler lunch and then had a program at their home. Before I tell the story, I need to clarify that Grandma Betty is from England and still has her accent - which I love! Bailee wanted to ride in Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne's car from Sizzler but we told her no since her car seat was already in ours. Bailee: "I just want to go with them because I love them so much." Grandma Sue : " I know, and they love you, too." Bailee: "But Grandma Betty says it weiood" (wierd without the "r" sound)
11/10/08 We were "puppy sitting" for Dave and Sue overnight so they could spend a night in Midway. Part of Bailee's bedtime routine is that she gets to have "snuggle-wuggles" right before bed every night. Snuggle wuggles started as being a Backyardigans show but has evolved to being a choice between playing make believe with toys, a show, or something else she really wants to do before bed. Well this particular night I gave her the choice between Dragon Tales or going to the store with me and she chose the show. When it was over and I said it was time to brush teeth and go to bed, she started to cry and throw one of her tantrums. She said she wanted to go to the store with me, I then reminded her that she chose the show over going to the store. She replied very seriously that when she chose the show, she was just teasing me. Very smart response.. it didn't fly and she was not a happy girl going to bed that night
11/12/08 We were driving home from Dave and Sue's and Bailee said "What does 'age' mean?" Dan and I weren't quite sure what she said, so we asked her to repeat it and she did. We still weren't sure if she said "H" or "age." Usually she can explain what she is saying by thinking of another word or saying it in a sentence. We asked her to say it in a sentence or tell us when and how she heard it. She stammered a little, then said "You know, like my feet are big." Dan and I tried very hard not to laugh and she finally said "Like I am a big girl." So then I said.. "Okay, you mean 'age'. That is like how old you are, so your age would be 3. When someone asks you what your age is, you would say 3." So Dan said "Yeah. It is like someone asking you how old you are. What are you going to say when someone asks you what your age is?" and Bailee said, "That I am a big girl!" Maybe you had to be there or it was pretty late, but it was very funny.
Grandma Sue bought a doctors kit for the grandkids. It came with a couple of cards that showed what to do with the "tools" - kind of like directions. When we were cleaning up all the parts to it, Bai couldn't find the cards and she was saying over and over.. "where are the indirections? " I think she was mixing up the words "instructions" and "directions." It is very cute that her vocabulary is growing so fast that she just has a ton of information to sort through. I am biased, but I definitely think she is a smartie!
Bailee was trying to get Dan to fill up her aqua-doodle pen with water so she could color on her mat, but apparently Dan wasn't jumping on the task. He continued to get ready for work and gather his things when Bailee said very demandingly "Dad, when you are all done with this world stuff, will you please fill this up with water?!" It definitely got his attention and he filled it up with water and she went on her way.
Bailee was talking with her cousin, Aliyah, and her grandma Packer about places they have been and things they have seen. My mom brought up that Aliyah was in a whale's mouth at Storybook land and Bai was in a shark's mouth in Disneyworld. They were laughing about that and my mom said, "Weren't you scared in the mouth?" and Bailee looked at my mom with her index finger pointed at her and said, " Remember grandma, those things are just PRETEND!" My mom thought it was very cute how Bailee was trying to comfort her on the scary pretend things that are out there.
Bailee is pretty much a vegetarian and refuses to eat meat - except for chicken nuggets and taco soup). In colorado, they took out a lunchable jr. and she wouldn't eat the meat. Well, someone told her that the meat would make her jump higher. She had a couple bites of the meat and walked away. Sue asked "Did you like it?" and Bai said "yeah, I am going to see if I can jump higher now, though." She jumped and everyone cheered - Maybe she will continue to eat meat and end up in the olympics!
Bailee was riding home from a dinner in the back seat of papa Dave and grandma Sue's car. Her uncle Andy was sitting next to her talking to her when the sun came shining into the car all of a sudden and her grandparents both burst into song "Here Comes the Sun, do do do do.." Uncle Andy then whispered to Bai "Grandma and Grandpa are getting old." and bailee replied, "Grandma's not old, but Papa is."
Being the great English buff that he is, Bailee's uncle Jason was trying to enhance Bailee's vocabulary by teaching her some new words. One of the words was "plump." He told her about having a nice, big, juicy, plump apple. Then he went on to explain that it meant "big." Bailee then was able to catch on and said, "Like you, uncle Jason?"
When Bailee says prayers, she really lets Heavenly Father into her heart. She has said things like, "please bless that I can watch a movie tomorrow. Please bless that I can get tinkerbell makeup at the store. Please bless I can sleep the whole night in my bed. Please bless we will grow up healthy and go to heaven."
Bai was helping grandma Sue wrap some baptism gifts and asked her what they were for. Sue said that they were for her primary kids who were going to be baptized and when Bailee turned 8, she would also be baptized. Bai looked at grandma like she was out in the night and said " Oh, no, grandma, I am going to be a doctor when I grow up!"
We were leaving grandma Sue and papa Dave's so Bai went and hugged grandma and said "I love you, grandma." Dan told her to go and tell grandpa the same thing so she went and hugged grandpa and said " Papa, I love grandma."
Bailee thought her pee would be pink after she drank her strawberry milk. After I told her it would still be yellow or clear, she still had her hopes up. When we got home, she ran to the bathroom to go potty and we heard her disappointed voice come from the bathroom saying "Yep, it's still yellow."