Hospital Stay

My sweet baby boy had to stay in the children's hospital "overnight" for observation. It was actually from about 1:00am - 12:00 pm He started having a runny nose yesterday morning. He was really fussy most of the day and would only sleep if I was holding him. We suctioned his nose, sat in the steamy bathroom with him, and tried infant chest rub on his feet and covered with socks. (Old school remedy that has always worked for my other kids) Nothing made i better, in fact he was getting worse. By night time he was so congested and it sounded like it was all in his chest. At about 10:30 we were walking upstairs to change his diaper and he was making noises like he couldn't get his breath. It is so hard to explain but the look on his face just said I can't breathe. I hit him on the back and blew in his face. (I don't know why I blew in his face, but I did) He gasped for air and then began squawling. It scared the mess out of me, but I thought ok I'll just stay downstairs with him and watch him all night. At 12:30 he did it again. I decided to go to the ER. There was no one in the waiting room thank goodness so we were able to go right back. They checked him out and said his lungs were clear. Shocked me because they sure didn't sound clear to me. Any who, he had no fever, tested negative for RSV and the Flu. They kept him "overnight" to monitor him and make sure he didn't have another episode. He didn't and we were able to go home. No medication or anything. He is still congested, but sounds better than last night. I haven't slept in about 36 hours and I can't even think about it because I still have so much to do.

This is when they were about to do the EKG

which was also normal

This is rolling down the hall on the way to his room.

And this was about an hour before we went home.