Swined!

It was an interesting weekend here on the home front. And a long past five days for a baby girl.

This was her Thursday evening. Clearly not feeling well, but still making the effort to say, "Cheese!"

And time lapse about two hours.
Really really not feeling well!

The cough that she got overnight on Wednesday had started to sound pretty disturbing, she was achy and congested, Motrin was only bringing her temp down to 101-102, and the sound of her breathing was concerning....resulting in two late night phone calls to the Pediatrician.

Because she does not have any underlying conditions, he said there was no reason to test her. But based on her symptoms, the time of year, and the fact that she'd already been vaccinated for seasonal flu...his diagnosis: Likely H1N1

We've been SWINED!


Day 3

Doped up on Motrin, not any worse, but not feeling much better.

She spent Wed - Mon pretty much attached to Mommy.

I was on the fence about getting my H1N1 vaccine. But after being given a snot covered kiss on the lips, having her take her fingers out of her mouth and surprise shove them into mine, and throwing up on my face Wed night, I was feeling much better about having made the decision to get it!

A bubble bath offered a much needed boost in morale!

And helped her feel just well enough to enjoy a homemade smoothie in her favorite smoothie cup. That, and a bit of Pedialyte/Pediasure have been about the only things I've been able to get her to eat even still.

A smoothie was in order for Big Sis too...

Who had also started to not feel so hot!

Thankfully, a low grade fever and runny nose was as bad as it got for her.
The red nose is a result of her meticulous hygiene...now if she can just teach her brothers how to wipe their noses even half as attentively!

And finally some sleep for a weary girl.

Her coughing kept her from sleeping a wink all day long, and she would only sleep in increments, and in Mommy and Daddy's bed at night. It was good to see her resting so peacefully, even if it was two feet away from me on the couch!

Great job baby girl!

Way to stomp the guts out of some swine!