Josh went to the cook-out as planned and I stayed home with Ella..she was doing ok when he left...but as time went on I felt she was getting worse...I turned the shower on HOT and steamed up the bathroom...and then brought Ella in there to help open her up...I did everything that I could do to make her comfortable...but then I started getting worried about her breathing...it was becoming more of a struggle to breathe...so I called Josh - no answer...I texted one of my friends who was at the cook-out and asked her to tell Josh to call me...so he did...and I asked if he could come home as I was concerned about her breathing...he came home and I said, "well what do you think?? Am I over-reacting?" He didn't think I was...she was definitely struggling to breathe. We did the shower thing again and I sat with her in the steam...it helped some but not enough to make me feel more at ease...I was getting more worried as time went on...so I called the pediatrician...and they have an on-call Doctor that the nurse has to page with my number and the Doctor will call back...so I do that..and about 10 minutes go by...and I said that's it - we're taking her to the ER. We talked about it and decided that was the best thing to do. So I packed a bag and we were ready. I was getting irritated that the On-Call Doctor hadn't called yet...so I called again and spoke to the nurse again and asked how long does it take to get a call back...she said usually just a few minutes...I told her that it had been almost 25 minutes with no call...so she said she would page her again...in about 2 minutes my phone rang. I talked to the Doctor and explained why I was concerned, that Ella was almost "panting" trying to breathe...she asked a few questions and said that she thought she was fine and to come into the office at 9am. I wasn't really impressed by the Doctor - she was very short on the phone and didn't seem very friendly...I said that to Josh and he laughed and said...well she is getting a phone call at 9:30 on a Saturday night about a kid that has a cold :) Ella was only happy if she was being held and being walked around...so that was what we did...taking turns doing that...finally she got sleepy and we put her in the swing around 11pm. We both slept upstairs on the couch and loveseat....I told Josh he could go downstairs and sleep and that I would be fine with her...and he said no no I'm sleeping upstairs too. I woke up at 12:45am...Ella was still sleeping, Josh was sleeping and the dogs were too! I repositioned and went back to sleep...around 3am I wake up to Ella coughing...she did fine though...she stirred for a while and then went back to sleep...and oh yeah...Josh had moved to downstairs...and he didn't wake me up to offer me the couch...instead left me crammed on the love-seat :) So I made my move to the big couch and fell asleep until 7:30am...
I woke Ella up and fed her and changed her...and off to the Doctor's we went. She was actually doing MUCH better when we left compared to last night....but we still wanted to go for peace of mind to make sure she was fine. We met with Dr. Stewart...someone we hadn't met yet...he was very nice and gave Ella a good thorough examination and said that she certainly has quite a bad cold...but she was checking out ok...lungs were clear, ears were clear, he checked her oxygen levels...all was good! We came home and Grandpa and Grandma were here (they were coming into Lynchburg so they stopped by to see their little girl! - Ella that is!).
Here is Ella feeling better...she has a new "hat!" Ok...so this video won't load...so I will try again later!
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