Dean, Jess, Peyton, Addyson and Jaxyn: {DAY 1}

I have decided to document each day of Addysons hospital stay. I forget so fast and so easily and honestly I didn't think we would be here this long. So here I begin with day one. (there may be some repeats so bear with me)

Day One:

It all began really on Thursday the 25th of March. I took Addyson into the Dr. because she was coughing, holding her breath, turning blue and vomiting. The Dr. sent me away saying it was a formula problem, had an ultrasound done on her stomach, ruled out reflux and said to add rice cereal to her formula, that would help. Well, it helped a bit, but she was still getting really thick mucous and really irritated and just not my happy baby. But I stuck it out, cause the Dr. should be correct right? Well on Saturday night around 11:00 p.m. Addyson vomited everything she had eating previous. Me being frustrated just tried to tell myself it would be a process. We gave her a bath got her all clean and calm and headed to bed. Around 3:00 she woke up vomiting and turning blue from coughing again so we kind of sat there in bed and talked about what to do, meanwhile, she threw up again.. that's when Dean and I decided it would be best to take her in to the ER. So we bundled her up and off to the ER we go. Scariest drive of my life... I kept wondering what I would do if she stopped breathing again in the car, but luckily she did ok.

Admitted to ER around 4:30 a.m. Sunday the 28th. They came in, wanted us to feed her to show them what she did, we fed her and of course she didn't puke, however she had the mucous and gained the nasty raspy breathing while we were there, they immediately put her on oxygen and started to watch her closely. Next they gave her an x ray and next thing we knew the Dr came in and said that she needed to be transferred to Primary Children's and he would be calling and ambulance in to transport her and to get our things ready. So many things run through a mothers mind when they do this to you, but I just tried to keep it together. They then tried to get an iv in her and failed 3 times... so they stopped trying (at the ER that is) Addyson and I then boarded the ambulance while dad followed. She did so good on the whole ride, slept and breathed so well. We got here to Primary Children's and I was in AWE at how attentive they were and how ready they were for my sweet baby. They had our room ready, got her in and first thing she stopped breathing. For about 30 seconds, then they knew what I was talking about all along and it was time to get serious. They then got her all prepped (ivs, oxygen, monitors etc...) We were then transferred into the Infant Medical Surgical Unit where she was monitored by nurses and checked every two hours. She was on oxygen and just laid in the crib most the time. I was still able to feed her and hold her and do everything a mom gets to do except in a hospital, which was good. Dean and I both stayed the night the first night, it was a long night... but pretty good considering what was about to come the next few days.....

My beautiful baby with her oxygen and iv in her head