RSV

 As I mentioned in my previous post,

we all started coming down with colds and nasty coughs while my parents were here.

The day they left, Ruby wasn't acting like herself anymore.

I could tell she was miserable and something was wrong.

The next day we found out that Ruby had RSV (along with all my other kids) which I suspected.

In addition to that, Ruby had an ear infection.

So she went on antibiotics.

Eli and Ruby had it the worst. They had several sleepless nights.

And were coughing a ton and had a constantly runny nose.

Ruby slept in her car seat for about a week straight because every time she laid down, she'd cough.

We had the humidifier running constantly too.

There was one morning when Ruby cough for 30 minutes straight and kept nearly choking.

It was horrifying.

But for the most part, Ruby was great through it all, she just wanted to be held a lot and sleep.

I didn't take a lot of pictures that week, I was just trying to survive.

I did manage to snap this picture of Ruby in her car seat while she was sitting next to the humidifier.

 

 

And poor Eli, he had it the longest.

I had to share these pictures. He's so miserable but they are so funny.

I'm a mean mom.

 

I'm happy to report that we are healthy again.

Winter is rough! Especially with a newborn.

Eli got RSV as a baby too.