Life on Lofty Lane: 4th of July- Not so fun!

Monday, July 9, 2012

4th of July- Not so fun!

Our 4th of July this year was not as much fun since poor Cameron got RSV. :( We spent the weekend before the 4th in Austin and had a great time with Frank's family. Sunday we went to Frank's Aunt and Uncle's ranch where we enjoyed BBQ with their close friends for Marnie's birthday. Emerson swam and enjoyed that, but had a rough time since she missed her nap. (It is NOT good to miss a nap!) It was a really fun weekend, except poor Cameron was not feeling too good. The Friday we drive down Cam had a cough, but it was not too bad. We took him to a doctor in Austin on Sunday morning and at the time he checked out ok... we were just supposed to watch his breathing and cough to see if it became anything serious. By the time Tuesday morning came around he was having a much harder time breathing and drinking his bottle. So we called our doctor and they were able to get us in that afternoon, thank goodness! We hurried and packed up and drove straight to the hospital to see the doctor. It didn't take her long to come to the conclusion he had RSV and recommended he be admitted until they could be sure he was over the worst part. And with the next day being the 4th of July holiday we didn't want to be in a bad position having to go to the ER. We agreed that was best and wanted to do what we could to get him well. So Tuesday afternoon he was admitted. My parents came and got Emerson for us so Frank and I could focus on Cameron. Fortunately he didn't need an IV because he was getting enough to eat on his own. And for the first night he just needed a little oxygen to keep his levels up. He received breathing treatments every 3 hours and with some time and TLC he got better. We were so relieved to go home Thursday. So while we didn't have the fun 4th of July we planned, we are thankful our little man is doing well now and is healing! Here are some pics from the weekend and the hospital stay.