RSV

We are two very tired parents tonight, but at least we know why you're so sick.  You got sick the day your dad & I were flying back from our vacation to Mexico.  I don't think the timing was a coincidence....you are clearly trying to get us to never leave you again.  Nicely played.

I took you to the doctor on Wednesday & he said it was an ear infection caused by teething.  By the end of the day I knew he was wrong.  I didn't know exactly what was wrong, but I knew it was much more than an ear infection.  I called the doctor on Thursday, but they said to give it more time.  Again, I knew you were getting sicker & something was wrong.  Friday morning, your Dad & I had enough waiting and scheduled an appointment.  They said you have RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) and it is awful.  You have an awful cough, you can't breathe, you won't eat, and your getting dehydrated.  There are times you feel so badly, you just start to cry.  You have cried more in the last 48 hours than you have the entire 10 months you've been alive.

it

is

heartbreaking

Yet, through it all you still flash your amazing smile at us.  You laugh when we play with you.  You are so tough. You also share!  You so sweetly shared your nasty virus with your Dad & I.  Thanks baby girl!

So, we will make you breathe the nebulizer every 4 hours.  We will hold you when you cry.  We will laugh when you laugh.  We will do everything in our power to make you feel better.  We will sleep when you are off at college.