Megan + RSV = Primary Children's Hospital

We had a very nice Christmas.  I will have to post about that later.  The day after Christmas was a nice casual day.  Tony went back to work and poor little Megan had another hard day.  Her cough had gotten a lot worse and she was feeling terrible.  Tony came home early from work and we wondered if we should take Megan to the doctor's.  We decided to wait until our neighbor came home so he could come check on her and then follow his advice.  He said that she didn't sound good and that we should take her in.

Tony took her in about 7:00 pm and they checked her oxygen level and it was really low.  So the doctor told Tony that she needed to go to the hospital right away by ambulance.  Tony refused the ambulance (that's an expensive ride) and decided to take her there himself.  I called and asked Margie to come and watch the boys so I could go with Tony.  She got here before Tony was done at the doctors office.  Margie decided to just take the boys (and Koda) to her house to sleep so we didn't have to worry about her being stuck at our house.  It was so nice not having to worry about the boys or Koda while we were dealing with Megan in the hospital.
So I sat in the back by Megan while Tony drove up to Primary Children's Hospital.  The pediatrician sent him with an Oxygen tank for Megan for the drive up to the hospital.  The doctor wasn't happy that Tony didn't want to take an ambulance but we felt that she would be okay until we got there, and she was.
Tony's dad and brother beat us to the hospital to help give Megan a blessing when she was ready.  It is so nice to have such a great family that would drop everything to help you out.  I love our family.  We got Megan checked in and only had to wait a minute until they called our name.  They checked her Oxygen level and it was down to 78% (which is really low and bad).  They put her on Oxygen right away and then moved us into a room in the ER to be seen by a doctor.  We didn't have to wait too long before the doctor came in.  She suspected Megan had RSV and said that they would suction her out to try and get some of the gunk out of her lungs.  They took a sample from that gunk and tested it for what virus she had.  It was confirmed, she had RSV.  And to top that off she also had an ear infection...in both ears.
They then told us to wait for a while to see if they wanted to admit us or have us hangout and wait to see how she was doing.  While we waited Tony, Lloyd, and Nate gave Megan a blessing.  It was a sweet blessing about her healing and getting better.  We are so lucky to have the priesthood in our lives.
After waiting for about an hour they told us that they were going to admit Megan but that it could take a while to move upstairs.  Boy were they right.  It took over two hours to move us after they said she'd be admitted.  While we waited I made a lot of phone calls and our Bishop stopped by to see how we were doing.
We got Megan's room after midnight and they did some more sucking up of the gunk.  Megan hadn't really eaten much all day, but after the first suction she ate like a champ.  She ate about 12 ounces in about an hour.  We were happy about that because that meant she wouldn't have to get an IV to keep her hydrated.  So after they suctioned her again we all tried to get some sleep.  The room had a couch that you could sleep on and then a rocking chair.  Tony and I shared the couch for a little while, then he slept in the chair, then he ended up on floor.  Tony was so nice to let me have the bed.
Megan continued to be suctioned out and needing Oxygen.  I think she was suctioned out seven times that next day.  She hated it.  I couldn't blame her, I would hate it too.  It got so bad that if a nurse even came into the room Megan would start crying and try to get away from them.  It didn't help that they wore masks and a big yellow cover when they came in to see her.  But all the nurses LOVED Megan.  They said that she looked like the Gerber baby and that she was their cutest patient.  I totally believe it, she is a doll.
For being so little Megan really is so strong.  She did so good with all the suctioning and all the check ups and cords and tubes stuck to her.  By Thursday afternoon she started feeling a little better and wanted to get down and play.  So we put her in her little bed/crib and let her play.  It was so nice to see her more active and her silly self. 
Thursday night was a little bit better then the night before.  She slept more on her own and only needed to be suctioned once during the night.  She got suctioned out one more time at 9:00 on Friday and that was the last time that she needed it.  Megan was even more playful on Friday.  When we would put her down to play it would mess up her Oxygen readings so they finally just took it off and let her play.  When Megan got stuffy later that day Tony had them use the bulb syringe to see how that would do, and it worked great.  So about three the doctor came and said since Megan's Oxygen use was low enough and she hadn't needed to be suctioned in a while that we could get ready to go home.
It took another couple of hours to get everything ready for us to leave.  We did have to take Megan home on Oxygen so we had to do a little training on that.  We even had to call and have an Oxygen machine brought to our home.  We have an appointment this morning with a pediatrician and then it will be up to them how long Megan will be on Oxygen.  Megan still coughs quite a bit, but she is doing tons better.  I hope we can loose the Oxygen soon and get back to normal.
Tyler and Josh have been super troupers through this process too.  Tyler was really worried about his baby sister, who he loves so much.  Margie was able to help him through some of his fears and concerns.  Mostly I think that they have enjoyed the extra sleep overs at grandma's and getting to play with their cousins, Matt and Lydia.  I am so thankful for Margie and Lloyd for taking such good care of our boys (all three with the dog) and we are thankful to Tony's brother and sister-in-law who took the boys downtown on a fun outing and even brought them by to see us.  That really meant a lot to us and made us feel really special.
Also we are so thankful for all the calls, posts, prayers, and thoughts that came our way.  We know that it is part of the reason Megan got better so fast.  We have awesome friends and family, and a pretty awesome ward too.  Thankful to "Uncle Max" our neighbor who encouraged us to not wait and take Megan in that night.  Hate to think what would have happened if we waited.
Tony has been amazing through this whole process.  He is such a rock and such a giver.  He was so good to me and Megan.  He always puts us and our needs before his.  I couldn't ask for a better partner in life.  Were not out of the woods yet, but were getting there.  Now we pray she continues to get better and doesn't have any set backs.