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The last 30 hours or so have been the scariest in my life. I had to rush one of my baby girls to the emergency room after going to feed the girls. I picked them up, and Ally was fine and excited to be getting food (though she was sadly disappointed for a while, until daddy made her a bottle)… but Amaya was weak and limp. She had been acting slightly lethargic Tuesday, but I assumed she was starting to get a cold (daddy, being a teacher, brings home lots of germs) this doesn’t look like it was the case now. Thankfully we were only sitting in the ER for a few minutes, and they got her back to where she needed right away. Her o2 levels were very low at 91, and after having oxygen on her for 15 minutes, and it not rising at all, they decided they needed to get her to Children’s Hospital, as soon as possible. I ended up going with her in the 25 minute Ambulance ride to Children’s, which was a petrifying experience. Not only could I not understand anything the EMTs were trying to tell me with their masks, but I could also see my little princess fighting so hard for each breath.
She was immediately taken to the NICU at Children’s, and was hooked up to so many wires and cables and machines. They ended up having to intubate her, because after the ambulance ride, still being on oxygen, her o2 was only at 92, hardly better than when we were at Adventist Health. I didn’t know they could draw so much blood out of a little baby… they have tested for quite a bit, she has had xrays, a CT scan, ultrasounds, more blood work than I can think of, and still no answer yet. The nurse just told me they are testing for RSV and Pertussis, and they are also going to be doing a spinal tap. She still is very warm to the touch, but her fever is down from 104.3 to 102.6, nothing they have done has made it better… I am so scared that my little baby is so sick. I have told my bridegroom (David) to keep an eye out for Ally, and that if she even so much as coughs, to bring her here right away.
I may not be able to be on here that much, yesterday was so touch and go that I was unable to use the computer at all. I have barely left Amaya’s side, and although it is very hard to be away from my Ally, I know that right now Amaya needs me more. I am so thankful that my David’s work is so willing to work with him, he has been off the past 2 days, and will be until Amaya is home. I am so worried about my Maya bean… please, keep her in your prayers, I miss my smiling, happy, HEALTHY baby, and Ally misses her sister. I will update as soon as I can.
She was immediately taken to the NICU at Children’s, and was hooked up to so many wires and cables and machines. They ended up having to intubate her, because after the ambulance ride, still being on oxygen, her o2 was only at 92, hardly better than when we were at Adventist Health. I didn’t know they could draw so much blood out of a little baby… they have tested for quite a bit, she has had xrays, a CT scan, ultrasounds, more blood work than I can think of, and still no answer yet. The nurse just told me they are testing for RSV and Pertussis, and they are also going to be doing a spinal tap. She still is very warm to the touch, but her fever is down from 104.3 to 102.6, nothing they have done has made it better… I am so scared that my little baby is so sick. I have told my bridegroom (David) to keep an eye out for Ally, and that if she even so much as coughs, to bring her here right away.
I may not be able to be on here that much, yesterday was so touch and go that I was unable to use the computer at all. I have barely left Amaya’s side, and although it is very hard to be away from my Ally, I know that right now Amaya needs me more. I am so thankful that my David’s work is so willing to work with him, he has been off the past 2 days, and will be until Amaya is home. I am so worried about my Maya bean… please, keep her in your prayers, I miss my smiling, happy, HEALTHY baby, and Ally misses her sister. I will update as soon as I can.
