Pictures of Feb. 2011

Emmett's first haircut

Emmett at the hospital

Emmett coming home from the hospital. Look at that flirt!

And one of Anna happy to have Mom and Emmett home!

RSV

Lets just say, it's not fun. I'm going to piece together the last couple of days for you. I have some pictures but my cord is at home.

Poor Emmett has had a busy week so far and we are not done yet. Tuesday evening I got home late from Parent Teacher conferences. After Emmett nursed, he proceeded to throw up all over me. We took his temp and it was 102.3. I called in sick and stayed home with him. I thought he was mostly over it Wed morning but as I was taking him to his room to change his diaper, he threw up all over me again. I took his temp and it was 102 again. I gave him some tylenol and his temp goes down but it is clear that he is not feeling well.

I had to leave to go for a haircut/color appointment because I had won a Fashionista Makeover . That was very exciting to be pampered and spoiled without having to pay. :D

During the appointment Jon texted me to tell me that Emmett's temp had reached 103.9. He calls the dr's office and the nurse hears Emmett breathing and tells Jon that he needs to bring Emmett in. Since it is about 7 pm that means the ER at Children's Hospital. I immediately leave, meet Jon and Anna at the ER. Jon takes Anna to our babysitter - Gill (wonderful, sweet, and we are so lucky to have her in our childrens' lives). I go with Emmett in the ER. We get in lickety-split and Emmett gets x-rays and breathing treatments.

Turns out, it looks like Emmett may have mild pneumonia in his left lung and they can't get his breathing to a normal speed so they admit us. We get a room around 1:30 am, Emmett gets an IV for fluids and antibiotics, oxygen because he has low oxygen saturation in his blood, and a probe to hook him up to the machine to check his oxygen and heart rate. At that time all his symptoms point to RSV but don't show up on the tests but he definitely has bronchiolitis.

And this is the latest update - 
So we are still at the hospital. We will be here tonight and it looks likely that it may be tomorrow night as well. The problem is that his breathing won't come down and he has a lot of *stuff* that is making it hard for him to breath. He is still on oxygen - they have tried to take him off of it 2x but each time his levels keep dipping too low.

His official diagnosis is RSV. He is just running the normal course of the illness. This is supposed to be the worst day. His morning (early am - from 3 am - 7:30 am, we were awakened / upset about every 20 - 30 mins) was pure hell for him. He was given breathing treatments 3x, suctioned, then deep suctioned, plus more med, blood taken again, and then more x-rays to check as he isn't getting better as fast as we would like. He is also miserable because he can't suck his fingers (that is his iv hand). He did have a few happy moments this morning with smiles and was playing with a couple of toys but as soon as he sees scrubs = pure sadness. 

He is resting right now. I think the exhaustion just over took him, the poor little guy. 

Thanks for everyone's well wishes and thoughts! We really appreciate them. I will keep you updated on his progress.

First haircut for Emmett!!

We broke down and finally decided that Emmett needed a haircut. The honor was done by a friend of ours - James Childress. Fantastic barber by the way if you were looking for one. He has this cute little chair that was an old push pedal car (in the style of an old fashioned car). Very cool and Emmett really liked that. Emmett actually handled the hair cutting very well! I was impressed. :-)

The very handsome Emmett

A cool cat Anna

I'm so sorry!!

It has been waaaay too long since I've blogged. It's been a bit busy around here. As if that was an excuse.

So let's do this in fast forward style.

Are you ready for a quick recap?? Here we go!!

Emmett was 3 months old when we left. Look at how little he was!! Awww

It was a busy summer – swimming with friends and hanging out at Market Square (when the fountains were on that is).

 Emmett at 4 months!!

 Getting my classroom ready for school. Come on, you know you wish you could be in my classroom!

Emmett at 5 months!

Anna is always ready for a picture!

 Of course fall in TN always brings opportunities for hikes in the mountains.

Sitting in a high chair for the first time!

Go Vols!!

 Emmett turns 6 months old and Anna poses so prettily.

 Halloween!! Who doesn’t love a little person in costume? Of course, you may be asking your self – “Who is the AWESOME lego man?” That creation is….. Jon!! I’m not sure how he is going to top that costume next year.

And then the job interview in New Orleans… Ah, talk about exciting!! We drove down, stayed 2 nights, and explored the city a little. 

Emmett is 7 months old!

Anna enjoyed the beignets and Jon enjoyed the coffee.

And who is that distinguished gentleman?

Visiting Moundville, Al

After flying to La Crosse for an intensive couple of days of interviewing, job talks, and presentations… That is Professor Baker!!

That is right! If you hadn’t heard it yet, we are moving back to La Crosse. House has been listed, cleaned, painted, and fixed up as much as we can. Anna has been registered for preK in the La Crosse School District and it looks like we have a duplex lined up. I’m refusing to examine my feelings about leaving Knoxville, I have so many swirling around… That is for a future blog (that’s right, I’m promising more blogs sooner than 6 months apart).

Holidays were spent in WI with family.

 Emmett at 8 months old!!

Finally, Anna turned 4! Wow, that just seems incredibly unreal! Yikes. And she is full of sass and opinion. We are loving (almost) every minute of it!

Emmett at 9 months old!!

Things have been busy, busy, busy!  We are looking forward to this new chapter in our life but also trying to fit in as many memories of TN as we can while we are in the area. Stay tuned for more pictures and updates!