Emily update...

We've been busy around here... When Emily went to her 6 month well-baby check up almost 2 weeks ago, her doctor mentioned a couple of things: that we should have her eyes checked since she has a head tilt and that her ears had a little fluid in them but didn't look infected at all. That week came to a close and we made it to the weekend. Emily started breathing a little differently. She didn't seem stressed or anything, she just started sounding a little congested. No fever or anything so I didn't really think much of it. By Tuesday she was wheezing and breathing a little fast. She still didn't seem bothered by it but I called the doctor anyway and they said to bring her right in. We got to the pediatrician's office and they again said she had fluid in her ears but no infection. They checked her oxygen level and it was 95 so they had us do a breathing treatment there in the office. After that her oxygen was checked again and it was up to 99. So obviously it helped. We were sent home with a nebulizer and told to do breathing treatments every 4-6 hours and to come back for a recheck on Thursday.

Thursday came and we headed back to the doctor for a recheck. Sure enough that innocent fluid in her ears turned into a double ear infection. And the wheezing was better but still there. Her oxygen level was checked and it was 99 but she had just had a breathing treatment 2 hours earlier so that is probably why. We were sent home with our own machine this time to keep. The pediatrician said that since Emily had RSV and this was her second wheezing episode that it may be something she will have happen again so we might as well have our own machine at home. So we have been doing breathing treatments 4 times a day. We'll go down to 3 times a day for a couple of days, then down to 2 times a day, and then once a day (probably before bed) and hopefully the wheezing will be gone as well as the congestion.

Overall Emily has been a champ through all of this. She does really well with the breathing treatments. She has to wear a little mask that is made to look like a dinosaur (picture coming soon). She sits still and seems okay until about the last 2-3 minutes. By then she's ready to get that mask off and get back to playing. She has still been sleeping well. She still falls asleep on her own for naps and bedtime. As usual, I can just lay her in her crib and she falls asleep by herself. I can't ask for much more than that!

Oh and to update on her eyes - she had her eyes checked in the middle of all this. Her eyes are fine. And the doctor doesn't feel or see anything wrong with her neck muscles or structure. So at this point we are going to leave the head tilt thing alone. We'll reassess when we go back for her 9 month appointment.

That's all for now. Sorry no pictures. Next time!! :)