Sick Baby Needs Chocolate

I've spent the past few night sleeping in Evelyn's rocking chair holding her upright to breathe. But last night was the worst. This terrible night included several nasal sprays, loads of discomfort, two trips outside to sit in the cold air and three trips to the bathroom that was filled with hot, steamy air. But somehow, we made it through the coughing attacks and through the night. This morning her condition took a turn for the worse. After some frighteningly heavy breathing I decided to rush her to the ER. After two x-rays and an unnerving wait she was diagnosed with Pneumonia. Scary at only 10 months! Even with this heavy diagnosis, Evelyn is still her wild self. The nurses explained that most children are scared of the neb treatment and don't like it blowing in their face. But not Evelyn! She popped that baby right in her mouth and breathed in the mist with a smile on her face. They were fully impressed.

Once we were home she took a much needed three hour nap and woke up happy as can be. She downed her steroids, enjoyed her amoxicillin and happily sat through two rounds of her inhaler. We've been pushing fluids the past few days and she has been doing well drinking her daily quota plus a few extra bottles of Pedialyte. Overall, she is doing much better. There were immediate results from the neb treatment and the nap was just what she needed. With the help of her new green frog cool mist humidifier she is in good shape tonight. Hopefully we fight her remaining cough these next few days but as far as tonight goes, so far so good. She was in good enough shape to lick the chocolate remains from our frozen chocolate bananas tonight-always a good sign.