On Tuesday Ella had a bit of a cough and then a low fever that night before bed. We didn't think much of it till that night when she was up with a high fever of 102. The next day her fever and cough were still there. I knew it was bad when her fever was going UP when she was on medicine, and not down. Thursday she woke up with a fever of 104! (Makes that "high fever of 102" the day before look good!) Right away an appointment was made for the doctor. Then I felt Abby and she was a bit warm too. (Her cough started the evening before.) Sure enough....fever. Called the doctor back and was able to get them both seen at the same time. I was told that both girls just had a virus and Abby's cough was just breaking up congestion. Ella however was wheezing and needed to be on breathing treatments. =( Right away my mind went back to when she was 10 months old: She was really sick with a fever and ear infection and then I was told by the doctor she needed to be on a nebulizer for breathing treatments. I remember crying in the doctor's office as I was holding the mask on Ella with the nebulizer running to give her her first treatment (to make sure it would work and wasn't something more serious...), and she was scared and crying. That was a hard moment. So back to the present, and the doctor asked if we had a machine and mask, and luckily we still did from when she was a baby and needed the treatments for a couple weeks back then.
Thursday night was our worst night as the girls were up often with high fevers, needing medicine, needing water, and at 3:00 in the morning Ella needed a breathing treatment. By chance Eric had the day off Friday and that was HUGE because then I could get a nap in and then we were both able to help take care of the girls. (He is such a GREAT dad!) Ella was getting a little better on Friday and Abby's fever got worse (104 at one point!). By today both girls are much better. Both still have a cough, but the fevers seem to be disappearing. (Thank goodness!!)
Ella is a real trooper with her breathing treatments. The machine is loud and it is a little scary to have that mask on with the medicine "steaming" out. But with each treatment she is more and more brave. This afternoon she even wanted to hold it herself! Such a brave girl!
I will say though: As hard as it has been having both girls so sick for so many days....I am really glad that they are sick together. It would stink to have one sick, then get better, and then a week later the other one get sick. Plus, I didn't need to keep anyone away from each other. They were great little buddies!
Here's hoping we can start the week off fresh and HEALTHY! (Bring on the Lysol!)
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