Poor little Jacob spent 48 hours in the hospital this week. On Wednesday, his breathing was really labored (thanks to Shannon for calling us and letting us know) and he just wasn't himself so we took him to the ER at Primary Children's Hospital and had him checked out. They couldn't get his breathing to be much easier right away so he was admitted. They tested him for all the normal 'bad' viruses, took xrays of his lungs, and constantly monitored him, but were unable to definitively tell us what he had. Basically, it seems he had some kind of virus that caused his lungs to go haywire and make it difficult for him to breathe. Happily, we are now at home and he is doing much better. We still have to give him albuterol treatments every four hours and he's not allowed to leave the house until at least Tuesday, but at least we are at home.
While we were at the hospital, he truly charmed all the doctors and nurses with his happy smile and incredible level of activity despite not breathing well. If you didn't listen to him breathe, you would have never guessed he was sick. He moved around in his crib like a little monkey and was constantly getting tangled in his tubes and wires. He was such a good sport despite all the people poking him and literally vacuuming snot out of his nose.
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We are so glad that he is doing so much better. He really scared us on Wednesday.
Poor kid. He's such a happy boy no matter what! Thanks for letting us stop by yesterday. The kids had been asking about you guys all weekend. We're so glad we got to see you, even if just for a minute.
How cute is Jacob, no one should look that cute with a breathing tube. We are just glad that he is doing better. YOu are such a good mom.
I hope he is doing better!! That is so stressful and the worst part about being a parent- having a sick child and not really being able to help him, or helping but they think you are trying to kill them. I am so glad he did well and wasn't too trauatized!
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