Update

Just a quick update on Austin. Sunday afternoon he took a four hour nap uninterupted. I though that everything was looking on the mends. Well, I couldn't have been more wrong. He woke up about 4:30 and ate a little bit. Then he coughed non-stop for the next about two hours. He couldn't catch a full breath without coughing. I called the on call pediatrician and talked to her about his symtoms. She said if he's not in distress then I could wait until morning and bring him in. Well, his chest wasn't heaving for breath, but the coughing was out of control. I remember I used to get so frustrated with my sister when she'd be up coughing into the night. I just decided to take him into the ER and good thing I did. He tested positive for the dreaded RSV. The ONE virus I've been worried about him getting since he was born. And they said he has a minor case of pneumonia. Oh, and he has a mild case of thrush. They took chest xrays and gave him a shot that normally has a numbing agent along with it...but since he's so young they can't give to him. It was a thick substance and took a long time to push into his little thigh. He was so mad. We finally left around 12:30 after about 4 hours. Of course we had to go and fill prescriptions for these. I was so hungry that I stopped at Whataburger for a cinammon roll while the prescriptions were getting filled. He slept pretty well that night considering all he'd been through.

But last night has been the best. He slept from 9:30 until 4 and then after another breathing treatment and some milk he went back until 7:30. As of right now at 1:30pm he's been asleep for about 3 1/2 hours napping. He was smiling again this morning and the coughing has subsided tremendously.

We aren't exactly sure where he picked it from, but just a warning. Even if your child has a cough, runny nose/cold symptoms try not go around other babies. I'm so glad I didn't take him to church on Sunday. RSV is just a cold in adults and older kids but is scary stuff in babies.