3 for 3

Dang-we were so close to making it out of the month of March unscathed...but this evening, we headed back to GBMC's Urgent Care/ER...got our same room #4, and marked "going to the hospital in March" off of our To-Do list. Sooo, in April, we are going to try to make it through the month without a hospital visit...that is our new goal! Bailey had a fever (104.5!!!) this afternoon, threw up her lunch from coughing so hard & gagging, and just seemed miserable. The pediatrician's office was closing when I called, so we had to take her to the hospital for a chest x-ray. They ruled out pneumonia, UTI, & flu, but she tested positive for RSV. So our poor darling has to wait for this yucky virus to run its course. She just can't catch a break it seems. They did get to check her blood levels and her hemoglobin is at 8.9, so it's holding steady, even with one week to go before her next transfusion. I hate the thought that in a week, she has to go get pricked again, once on Tues for her bloodwork, and then on Wednesday for her transfusion IV. Her white blood cell count was a little elevated, but expected since she is fighting this virus. Sooooo it looks like we'll be cancelling our trip to WV for the second time b/c she's sick. Can spring just get here already??? So we are back home now. Bailey just went to sleep and we are hoping that she can sleep okay tonight and be comfortable and we can all get some rest. What a little trooper she is.

On Monday, we had Bailey's 9 month appt---can she really be 9 months already??? She is a little string bean...14 lbs 6 oz (<5th %tile)...but she's on the 50th %tile for height (can't remember the length off the top of my head). But she's growing...and we are happy for that. We are trying to fatten her up as much as possible until she gets put on steroids, which can sometimes restrict growth. Grow baby grow!!!

And on a side note...save the date...April 15th 2:30-8:30pm at Grace Fellowship Church there is a Red Cross blood drive in honor of Bailey! Did you know the Red Cross is only 1/2 day ahead with its blood supply!? I'll be posting more information when I have it.