Respiratory Syncytial Virus

We were in Medicine Hat for our bimonthly trip when what started as Kael's cold got really bad. I left early to take Kael to the walk in clinic in Lethbridge because we didn't want to risk getting admitted in Medicine Hat. The doctor took one listen, decided it was pneumonia and admitted him to the hospital. A lot of blood work and a chest x-ray latter and it turns out it isn't pneumonia, but RSV. RSV is a virus that is just a cold in adults but makes it very hard for babies to breathe. The only treatment for it is oxygen. Kael has been in the hospital on oxygen for 2 days now. The worst part is that he is in isolation and can't leave his 5' x 12' hospital room. He has been such a good sport about it - still smiling all the time and doing his best to keep the nurses laughing. He doesn't even seem to mind that everyone keeps calling him a girl (apparently the hospital pjs are colored according to size - not gender). We get to go home when he can make it through an entire night without oxygen. Maybe tomorrow...

Through it all Moses has been at Grandma and Grandpa Smith's house. We were so blessed. Right after the doctor had told me to go the hospital I called Grandma and Grandpa and they were actually in Lethbridge just leaving a store. We were so blessed for them to be there and willing to take him. We are not sure how much he misses us though. He has been having fun with Grandma and Grandpa (As you can see from the pictures below)! The first couple of days he didn't even want to talk to us on the phone because he thought he might have to come home with us. Tonight though he told me "I want to see you." We miss him so much and can't wait for our family to be at home together again.