After two weeks, I think I can say that the sickness has officially left the house. Kolt and I are still dealing with a little sinus stuff, but Brinleigh is doing awesome. Besides a couple minor sniffles, this was Brinleigh's first time being really sick. And it was absolutely horrible.
She had a low grade fever, stuffed up nose and a terrible cough. Her cough actually got so bad that she would have what the nurse said was "Bronchial Spasms" where she would literally cough herself into a vomiting fit. We kept her on a liquid diet for the most part because even trying to eat would launch her into a coughing fit.
There was one night that basically broke down crying. I was literally at a loss as to what I was supposed to do. Kolt was at work and Brinleigh had already been sick for several days. I was giving her baths every night because they relaxed her and I just felt like it was helping to wash some germs away from that day. I got Brinleigh out of the bath tub and once she was in her pajamas, she went into one of her bronchial spasms. I could not get her to stop coughing. And then the vomit came, and just kept coming. What do you do when your child won't stop throwing up and is coughing at the same time? So, off went the pajamas, and back into the tub she went. She calmed down right away and we had to start all over again. It was absolutely heartbreaking to see her so miserable. We ended up laying in mine and Kolt's bed watching tv until she passed out for the night.
And who would have thought that such a tiny little person could take down an entire household with a cold? Never underestimate the germs of a child. It was brutal.
On day five, Kolt had finally had enough. He insisted we take Brinleigh to the Emergency Room to check for an ear infection. As soon as we left the house she immediately seemed better. Apparently she was just going a little stir crazy and needed to get out. The doctor we saw in the emergency room did say that she was starting to get an ear infection and prescribed her some antibiotics. Brinleigh has never had an ear infection so we were so thankful that we caught it early.
