Ada Update

My poor sweet Ada. I had previously wrote about Ada's RSV. Well, It only got worse from there. That last post was on Sunday, on Monday morning we went back into the clinic to get a check up on her. The night before she was running a slight fever, just around 100*. She had been having a little bit harder of a time breathing, and she just seemed to be getting worse.

The doctor looked at her and then had the respiratory therapist come in and get her O2. At first when they put the oximeter on her it read 95% or so. The thing kind of fell off so she put it back on. When she put it back on it read 78%! They thought it was wrong, but it didn't seem to move. You could tell they were a bit shocked; as was I. Someone went and got some oxygen and they told me that if her levels went up with the oxygen then the 78% was true and she would need to go to the ER. Well right when they put the O2 on it started to go up. We were going to have to go to the ER. They kept the oxygen on her. The respiratory therapist held her while I gathered up the car seat and all of our stuff. She was standing in the door way just watching Ada. She kind of looked at me and with a concerned face told me that she didn't want to scare me, but thought Ada needed to go to Children's Hospital (Which is about an hour from where I live). Remember that person I talked about in the last post? The blubbering 1st time mom in the fetal position in the corner? THAT would have been holding it together at this point. I was HYSTERICAL. They had to hold me up the whole time we were walking to the ER because they thought I was going to pass out. I am actually surprised I didn't. She was having spells of apnea at this point. They just kept telling me that she was so tired and tried so hard to be healthy and she just couldn't do it anymore. Understand why I was a basket case?

Once we were at the ER there was talk about sending her by helicopter, but the weather wasn't good enough. They were having a team come up from Children's to take her down. I got a hold of Caleb who came up. (THANK YOU SO MUCH SARAH! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW THANKFUL I AM!) Caleb and I ended up driving down separately.

When we got to Children's ER she was already there and was all hooked up to oxygen, IVs and a bunch of monitors. They watched her there for a while and decided to admit her. She got another chest x-ray on our way up to her room.

We were there for 4 days. Each day she got a little better. THANK GOD! RSV is going around like crazy right now, and the nurses at the hospital said it is bad this year. They told me that about 70% of the kids at the hospital were there for RSV and they were all little babies. It was so sad walking down the halls looking in the rooms and seeing all of the tiny little coughing babies. Ada's O2 stats finally started to go up on Thursday with little or no oxygen, so they felt comfortable sending her home. She is by no means back to normal, still very stuffy. I am just glad she is OK. That was so scary scary stuff.

We went back to see the doctor yesterday. She is looking OK he said. Her lungs sound really gunky I guess, and now she is at risk for pneumonia. Please everyone keep your fingers crossed that she just keeps getting better from here on out!

She is too cute to be so sick :) ...

She really doesn't want to go back to the doctor. I don't blame her.

The thought of all those cords monitors was enough to make her break down :)

She is just SO happy to be home with her super sweet big brother :)

They could just stare at each other all day.

Ada 3 weeks old

Ada's first... x-ray????

Wait, that's not exactly a first you want to hit this early in life. Or ever for that matter. Poor little Ada was pretty congested and had a cough a few days ago. Being the NON first time mom I am, I just assume not bring her in to our doctor. Figuring it is just a cold and there is nothing they could do for her anyway. Caleb came and told me that according to Mayo Clinic.com we should bring her in. So I did. About 3 hours at the clinic after they diagnosed her with RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) she was poked and prodded more than a pin cushion. They did the RSV swab, which I couldn't watch. They suctioned her with a machine, they pummeled her (sounds worse than it is), they gave her oxygen and a nebulizer, they tried manually suctioning her, she had a chest x-ray. Poor Ada, she sort of looked like she had been hit by a car after all this hullabaloo.

I held it together pretty good. If this had been my first I would have been blubbering in the corner of the exam room in the fetal position. I'm not saying that's not what I wanted to be doing, but I successfully kept my cool until I got to my car. :)

RSV is a virus that causes infections in the lungs and respiratory tract. She has a hard time breathing because of her stuffy nose and crap in her lungs I think. She is on a steroid and nebulizer treatments every 4 hours. This started a couple days ago and she does seem to be getting a little better...I think. Luckily, she hasn't had any sort of fever. I am so thankful for this because fevers scare the crap out of me and she would most likely be hospitalized if she had one. Let's just hope this passes quickly so she feels better and I can have my healthy Ada back!

Here she is getting her breathing treatment.

The most valued thing in my house right now.

Ada's first friend :)

This is Bennett, Ada's little friend who is 10 days older than her. This is James' friend Rowan's brother. They will be good little pals!

Minnesota in January

Mom, these were the pictures you were meaning to take when you were here :)

Ada 2 weeks old

sick, yuck

Just a little announcement I whipped up. Postage is so expensive so I am just sending it through the Internet :)

Ada is a very mellow, sleepy little baby. I am so thankful for this right now. Our house has been over taken by a nasty cold. I feel like crap. It's not fun taking care of a newborn when you feel so icky. I hope it passes soon, so I can enjoy her more.

Ada Catherine 10 days old

Some pics...

Ada's first bath

Ada and my grandparents

The fun and crazy big brother :)

Ada one week old!

Ada Catherine is here!!

James' baby sister was born last Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 at 1:05 PM! Weighing 8lbs 4 oz and 20 inches long. Labor was GREAT! So smooth, I woke up at around 2 am with mild contractions about 5 min apart. I took a bath for an hour and a half, woke up Caleb and headed to the hospital. When we got there I was 3 cm dilated. I got into the bath tub there for an hour or so, got out and I was 5 cm dilated. They were coming pretty strong so I got an epidural. I dilated to a 7 right afterwards. I needed to stay on antibiotics for at least four hours so after the epidural we just hung out and waited. After the four hours were up my doctor broke my water. I was at 8 cm for a little while and then went to 10. I pushed for 15 minutes and she was here!

She has a proud big brother! He was pretty excited and the first thing he asked was if she could play cars with him. :)

40 weeks and 3 days

I have come to terms that I will be pregnant forever...I am ok with this. NOT!