Time just doesn't slow down for anything. We have had a very busy past few weeks. Jeremy got sick with a bad cold, so immediately we were trying to do everything we could to keep Irelyn from getting sick. Unfortunately we failed at doing that. Irelyn started coughing and we took her to the ER on Sunday March 7th and they did a chest x-ray and said she had Bronchiolitis and that this is a virus so they couldn't give her antibiotics. I was immediately worried about RSV but for some unknown reason they didn't test her for that. They instructed us on what to do and sent us on our way. I was really concerned with her cough and congestion. We followed with our pediatrician on Monday the 8th and she said her lungs still sounded clear so told us to keep doing what we were doing. By Wednesday the 10th Irelyn was much worse. The coughing just kept increasing and we were having to suction around the clock. Dr. Sauer decided to test Irelyn for RSV. Apparently that test is supposed to take 10-15 minutes, and it turned positive within one minute. She then made the decision to admit Irelyn to Children's Mercy South Hospital for just observation and suctioning as needed. We were extremely fortunate in the fact that Irelyn never needed oxygen during her hospital stay. The doctors were very happy about that, they told us that 90% of the babies with RSV require some sort of oxygen supplement. So they were impressed with her not needing any at all. She remained stable throughout her visit and once she was able to go 24 hours without deep suctioning she was discharged. We took her back home on March 12th and we were so thrilled and feel very fortunate and blessed that she did so well. She is continuing to do well and the cough is pretty much gone. The doctors told us due to her low muscle tone the cough could last for four to six weeks. Luckily it is about gone!
Jeremy's family came into town the next day on Saturday to spend spring break with us. We really enjoyed this time and even though Irelyn wasn't completely back to herself for the first few days, it was still a wonderful time with the family.
We had an exciting day on Sunday the 14th. Irelyn was able to go to our Church and be Baptized. It was such a beautiful sermon and the baptism went well. We are so blessed to have been able to share this event with our friends and family. Please look at the new pictures posted from that day.
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