Our flight(s) home were uneventfully (thankfully), however, the little miss was not doing well at all. She was horribly lethargic and diminished, and slept the majority of the time. And honestly, I was so worried. We were welcomed home by family a friends, after a warm reception at the airport we gathered our luggage and headed straight to the ER. Ryan was given a breathing treatment, tested positive for RSV and was extremely dehydrated. This was the beginning of our two day stay at the hospital. I was exhausted after the 30+ hours of being awake and international travel. I went home to cuddle and catch-up with Jess and Kate, and sleep while Lynn spent the night with Ryan. The next day we swapped. Ryan was getting fluids from an IV, but was not eating anything and of course, this was a concern given her health and weight. In addition she was losing weight and was down to just 13 pounds. I was beside myself trying to get my girl to eat something...anything. Finally after hours of offering food she ate a bit of white rice and a few MLs of formula. So this past week was just a lot of nursing and coaxing of eating and nebulizer treatments and follow-up doctor appointments and trying to keep every ones hands washed and as healthy as possible.
The following Friday night Lynn was vacuuming out the van (yep, he is a man with a van...) and Kate was inside the van, Jess outside and Jess opened the door and Kate came falling down crashing into her noggin. Of course I was a wreck and sent them to the ER. Long story short...she is ok. I don't know what it is, but ever since I have been a mom...when one of my kids is hurt I go immediately to that dark place and assume the worst. I hate that. My goal for this Friday? To stay out of the ER.
I'm finally recovered from the jet-lag and time difference. Have nearly all my laundry washed and belongings put away. The girls are getting to know one another, my older two are so eager to help, and as Ryan becomes more comfortable in our home and in better health she is opening up and interacting more with her older sisters. So far the highlights have been watching all three girls being so silly, causing each other to giggle the way only little girls can and secondly my favorite is when all are bathed and in fresh jammies sound asleep in their beds. What a feeling of contentment. That's what I've been experiencing lately. Joy and contentment.
