Long 2 weeks

So for the past couple of weeks we have had two very sick kids! It all started on a Friday night - nothing crazy - Hailey had a runny nose and a cough but she was in good spirits. By Monday the cough was pretty bad so I thought I would take her in to the dr. - Double ear infection! Again she never rubbed her ears - no fever - so here this poor girl is in so much pain and she is still smiling! Well then on Tuesday I noticed she was wheezing and I just happen to see a news story about RSV - am I over reacting - maybe? Call the dr. and tell the nurse and she has us come in right away. Larry left work and met us and it was a good thing. Sure enough our little Hailey had RSV - which is a respatory infection that happens in babies and can be VERY serious. Our dr. office is really great. We were there for hours - they gave her some breathing treatments and we watched her oxygen. It actually dipped down to 88 while we were watching it - it should be close to 100. So the next couple of nights Larry and I took turns sitting in our overstuffed chair at night to make sure she kept breathing thru the night - that is the scariest thing of all!! She was a little trouper though and made it thru great. Luckily she didn't have a bad case - couple more trips to the dr. to monitor her oxygen level but thank gooodness we never had to take her into the hospital!
It's over right....oh no!
The very next day Ashley comes down with a fever - WHAT - yes a fever. My kids don't get fevers - which is frustrating because half the time I can't tell how sick they really are - yes for the most part I have happy sick kids! Finally a fever though - make a dr. appointment - oh she just has a cold - her oxygen levels are great so we don't have to worry about RSV. Well on day 4 the fever still has not gone away - back to the dr.. - Double ear infection and prescription cough medicine!! Again she never once rubbed her ears of complained. The dr. even asked her before she checked her ears "Ashley do your ears hurt?" - "No". Happy to say Ashley is doing a lot better - she still has coughing fits when she runs around but she is getting better.
Not to whine myself - but more to say what a great husband I have. In the middle of the girls getting sick - I got sick. Larry was really great about trying to take on two girls who haven't left the house and were climbing the walls. Amazingly enough he is the only one who didn't get sick....hopefully!