RSV, go away!

Well here we are again. In the hospital with the little guy. To be honest, with his condition, there is no place I would rather be. Most of you know, but Owen has RSV. It started on Friday with a cough and by Sunday afternoon Owen had a temp of 103 and was having problems breathing (wheezing and labored). Brandon and I drove to Vanderbilt and have been here since. I thought Owen was bad on Sunday but he has progressively gotten worse. The doctors say that is normal and it gets worse before it gets better. He is on oxygen and fluids. The goal is to wean him from his oxygen, but the few times they have tried, his O2 levels drop. His temperature keeps spiking as well. They are monitoring him closely, giving him breathing treatments and deep suctioning every few hours. RSV is bad, but some babies take it worse than others. Owen is one of those babies. He has been coughing so hard and long that he has broken blood vessels covering his face and chest. On the bright side, X-rays showed no pneumonia. Hopefully we are on the mend and each day that follows shows improvement.