My Spring Break

So, probably one of the only things I miss about my college days is the breaks...you know, spring break, winter break, summer break, etc. And this week happens to be spring break. =(

But, thanks to miss Violet, I did get one day off for my spring break! Of course, it was because I had to take her to the doctor, so not a desirable spring break, but it was a vacation day!

This past weekend, Violet started coughing. I didn't really think anything of it because she's got two teeth trying to come in, which means lots of extra drool, which can lead to congestion. However, come Tuesday when I picked her up from daycare, her teachers commented that 4 (of the 7) other kids in her class have had RSV recently. So that prompted me to want to take her to the doctor, because if left untreated, RSV can turn into pneumonia. Scary.

Violet had RSV earlier this year, and we still have some of the breathing treatments left, so I gave her one of those Tuesday night. Let me tell you something, she does NOT like breathing treatments! It was a complete battle! I did win, but neither of us had much fun!

Wednesday morning, I called and got her an appointment. The earliest one they had was 10:30, so I called in and told my boss I'd be taking a vacation day. Violet and I played...she found the DVDs by our TV stand and tried to pull up using the stand but was unsuccessful at that! I got some really cute pictures of her playing by the stand I'll post later!

The appointment went good, Dr. McDowell tested her for RSV and it was negative. Thank goodness! He did say her cough sounded "rough", and to do the breathing treatments twice a day, use saline drops in her nose, and prop up her bed.

So now our evening and morning routine consist of 15 minutes of TORTURE according to V...we do the breathing treatment first which she fights the entire time. John tries to distract her, mostly unsuccessfully, and I hold the mask over her face. After that funness, I get to put the saline drops in her nose, and then use the bulb syringe. That is even more fun...after all that, she is so mad!

But, the good news is no RSV.

Oh, and this morning, when I went to get her out of bed, she was upside down. The whole point of propping up her bed is to keep her head above her heart to help with the drainage/swelling...well that's not going to do much good when she flips and gets her little heart above her head! Little booger.

Anyways, that was my spring break. I'll post the pics later...I got some good ones!