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A Night in the Hospital

(From my journal to Jacob)

On Sunday night, you started coughing like a seal after we put you to bed. Your breathing became more and more labored. It was really scary! We left to take you to the ER at 10:45 p.m. I think we actually got into a room at midnight. You stayed awake the whole time. You had to have an x-ray, physical exam, RSV test, and IV, and several nebulizer treatments. You hated the breathing treatments and fought and screamed and cried. We felt so awful for you.

You were admitted to the hospital with croup and pneumonia (upper right). We got into a room a 4:30 a.m. Once you finally fell asleep, you were out. Even the blood pressure machine didn't wake you up. We got to leave at 8 p.m. Monday night. You've been cranky all week, mainly because you're tired. You've been throwing tantrums.

Today you started saying, "Boehmke" (bah-bee) and "Pumpkin" (puh-poo). You're saying a lot more. You ate dinner with a red spatula tonight.