On the 23rd I took Beckett to the pediatrician because his breathing was really fast and hard and he hadn't been eating or drinking much. The doctor declared that he was in respiratory distress, was dehydrated and could have RSV. After 3 hours in the doctor's office they sent us straight to the hospital to get Beckett some fluids through IV. After way too much poking and digging they couldn't find veins in his arms or feet so they put the IV through a vein in his head (gross!) and made a little cap out of a styrofoam cup so he wouldn't pull it out. They took some chest x-rays and discovered he also had some pneumonia in his lungs and need to spend the night to get some antibiotics in him. He was pretty lethargic that day, but the next day he was up playing and ready to go. We were so happy to be able to take him home in time for Christmas!
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Poor little guy! We're glad to hear he is doing okay. Hope you guys have a Merry Christmas!!!
I'm so glad your baby is home for Christmas! Merry Christmas! I stumbled on your site after someone stumbled on mine and I saw your listing in a Google search. Long story short... we are also Lovell's and we live in Alabama. Our little girl, Allie wishes your little boy a wonderful hospital free Christmas!
Julie,
I'm so glad your baby is okay. As I was looking at the pictures my brother in law came over and said "That is a cute baby!" Thanks for blogging have a Merry Christmas!
Joan
Poor guy! I hope all is well now. Head IV's look mean, but they work pretty well. It's just a shame that they have to poke so much before they settle for the head.
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