day 6

today we are entering day 6 of audrey being under the weather. we brought her into the dr on thursday. they tested her influenza a and b, both negative, and ears/throat all looked great. the dr ordered us to come back if she wasn't getting better in the next day or two. on saturday we brought her into the er as  she wasn't showing any signs of getting better. her fever was hovering around 99-101, had not eaten a meal since wednesday morning, not sleeping good, cough, snot and crabby. they did a chest x-ray, tested her for strep and rsv. chest x-ray looked good, except a very small amount of fluid on one lung, early pneumonia (but dr wasn't worryed about it). strep, negative. rsv, positive. it was a releif that we got answers of what was wrong, because i honestly felt like we were going to be leaving with no answers for why our daughter was so not her self. oh yeah, she also developed a double ear infection! with rsv, you can't take any medication to help it. antibiotics were prescribed for the earn infection...which seemed to immediately help her after taking the first dose. she literally was wanting snacks and to eat dinner within 3 hours of taking the medication. the cough has pretty much gone away. she still has a snotty nose, but what kid doesn't have that this time of year? the last night three nights she has gone to bed by 8pm and slept tell either 9 or 10 am. she is still waking up at night, wanting to be held, snuggled or find her nuki. at about 5 am each morning, she sleeps sound until she wakes up for the morning. that is the only part of the night where she sleeps 4 plus hours at one stretch! hopefully she continues to get healthier!