Ambulance ride...

I may have to revert back to our CaringBridge site for a little while, but I'll try to maintain both. You'll have to ignore my rambling, it's been a really long day. Olivia is in the hospital in Peoria with RSV. She's had a cold and cough for about a week and a half, but seemed to be doing better and handling it fine. At midnight last night she spiked a fever and started vomiting. We took her in to her pediatrician to check things out. She sent us to the ER and they transported us to Peoria. She is in the Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit which is kind of nice because one parent can stay with her. Zac is taking tonight since I was up with her last night. The snow day today really helped with making plans. Jack and Brooklyn are at Grandma and Grandpa Chatterton's. Olivia's numbers are doing really well and her temperature has come down a lot. It was 104.2 when we arrived in Peoria and is holding steady at a little over 100 this evening. Her breathing is doing much better than earlier today. We were thankful for the ambulance ride, because I got to go along. When they fly her over, we aren't allowed to go along. I was very appreciative of the free ride and enjoyed talking with the paramedic. We actually had some good conversation. The kids just want to know if she will be home for Christmas this year because we talked so much about how we were going to be together and no one was allowed to be in the hospital. RSV can be really nasty, but Olivia has been suprisingly feisty and tolerating everything. She also receives her monthly $3000.00 Synagis shot to prevent RSV, but as you can see, it doesn't really work. However, it is supposed to lessen the severity of the virus and make for a shorter hospital stay. We'll see! Olivia is also on an antibiotic for an elevated white blood count and signs of a bacterial infection. They are trying to pinpoint where the bacteria is (urinary tract infection, in her blood, etc.), but those cultures take at least 24 hours. Please keep Olivia in your prayers and Jack and Brooklyn, too, that they may be understanding and know how much we love them! We'll keep you posted...