Update on Sick Baby

Update... Grace started running a fever, coughing, was hoarse etc. last Friday. Monday both Grace and Mommy stayed home sick. Tuesday Mommy gave in and send Gracie to the dr. with Grammy. It turns out she has RSV and an ear infection. Apparently RSV is very common with premature babies and they tend to get it more than once during the first few years of life. It can be very serious but luckily Grace isn't bad enough to need hospitalization. She is on an antibiotic for her ear infection and gets breathing treatments every four hours. They last about 10 min. which seems like an eternity when she is crying and fighting the mask. She's getting better though and doesn't fight the mask as much as in the beginning. Her mask is a little dinosaur but Grace doesn't seem to appreciate how cute it is! She seems to be getting better and has some of her voice back. For a while she couldn't make much of any noise at all. She sleeps in her swing next to our bed so that we can hear her stirring around when she wakes up since she can't cry. Between the humidifier, her breathing machine, and the clicking of her swing, our room is like a three ring circus at night. Add in the cat who wants to play all night because of all the commotion... and it's practically impossible to get any sleep. Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday!!!