Memorial Hospital - Our 2nd home

Well, we managed to make it through the Christmas Holidays with both kids on antibiotics for their sinus infections. After Chirstmas, both kids were still coughing and runny noses. I finally decided to take them both in after Christmas when Porter's cough started to sound wheezy. They both had bronchiolitis and Porter was positive for RSV. His oxygen level was at 90% and it should stay around 100%. We were admitted into the hospital and found ourselves in the room directly across from Emma's old room back in May. He had to get a chest x-ray, blood work, and breathing treatments. He did wonderful through everything! As bad as he felt, he smiled the whole time. Nana came down to help us out which made things much easier (even her just being in the room makes me feel so much better). He was doing breathing treatments round the clock. Porter was known as the super baby because he never cried while he was given blood, getting an IV, taking his IV out, or all the temperature checks. We stayed Tuesday night and Wednesday night. He is doing much better now. He will continue the breathing treatments for the next few weeks.

Emma is better too. We are having so much trouble getting Emma to take medicine now. I think it may just be too much with her other daily medications for her arthritis.  In case you didn't know, Emma was diagnosed with Oligoarticular JRA last May, which is a form of artirtis in children that affects 2 joints - her knee and wrist. Most kids grow out of it by 5 or 6 yrs old and she is on the road to recovery now. We pray that it will go away!!! She is working hard with our dear friend Lauren Smith who is her physical therapist. Emma loves Mrs. Lauren. She has to take a lot of doses of different medicines but Emma is a trooper for sure!!! She has been through more in her 3 years than most people have been through in their lives. She is an angel and Porter only makes her sweeter. I am so lucky to have the most amazing, beautiful children!! It puts a smile on mine and Scott's face everyday!