ear infections, ERs and nebulizers… oh my!

Guys, I think I’ve lost my mind. When people say you truly black out newborn days and not getting any sleep, they weren’t lying. We’ve had quite a week so far which is reason why none of my scheduled to write posts have happened. Sick babies are the pits. You know what else is the pits? Losing your iPhone by putting it on top of your car at 1:30 in the morning when you’re putting your baby in her car seat after being in the ER for two hours. I needed a new phone anyway!

Let’s back up to Sunday night, shall we?

Emerson was a wreck – crying, screaming, hysterical practically all night, even when we were holding her. I ended up holding her all night long because she screamed every time I put her down. It was heartbreaking! The last time that happened she had an ear infection, so just to be on the safe side, I brought her into the doctor on Monday. Turns out, she has an ear infection in her left ear (the one without the tube). It was a doozy of one, so their pediatrician put her on some strong antibiotics to clear it up. Monday night was a little bit better, and last night she only cried for a few minutes at bedtime. I’m hoping tonight is back to normal. I’m glad she’s feeling like her old self!

Fast forward to last night (Tuesday). I had my last grad class ever (woohoo!!!), and afterwards I went out with some of my classmates for a drink. I got home around 9:30, and I went to check on the girls before I sat down to relax. I noticed Brooklyn was breathing weirdly – like she was really congested. Well, at 10:30 she woke up screaming, crying, coughing, wheezing, and having a really hard time getting a deep breath in. It. Terrified. Me. I was pacing and didn’t know what to do. I wanted to bring her into the ER, but felt like I was being dramatic. My gut knew that I would not sleep all night if I didn’t, so I called my sister who lives right up the street, and she came over to come with me (John had to stay with Emerson).

I was really impressed by the ER we went to. They were quick and so good with Brooklyn. After a chest x-ray, they determined she had irritation in her throat/esophagus from post nasal drip. This caused inflammation and was blocking her air passages. Scary! She received a breathing treatment, some oral steroids, and we were sent on our way. By the time we got home, she sounded so much better. She still is a little hoarse and is coughing a little, but nothing like she was last night.

By the time we got home around 1:30, I was more than ready to go to bed. However, after I put Brooklyn to bed, I realized I was missing two things – the discharge papers and my phone. Crud. After searching through all of my stuff, I determined I had left it all at the hospital. Off I went…. to say I was a little peeved at this point would be an understatement. I got back to the hospital, and my stuff was still nowhere to be found. Thinking I was just lacking brain cells, I checked my car again and called my sister when I got home. It didn’t make sense to us that my phone had just disappeared.

Until this morning….

when I realized that I had put it on top of my car.

loaded Brooklyn up.

and drove away.

“So that was what that thud was when we were turning!” my sister and I both exclaimed.

I went back to the hospital twice today to scour the parking lot and to talk to security. No phone. I tried the “find my iphone” app – my phone was dead so it’s not working.

Thankfully this is just an inconvenience (what did people do before cell phones? really!). The real thing that matters is that my baby is okay and healthy…. and that hopefully tonight we will all sleep.

Hard.

Until 9 AM (okay that will never happen, but one can wish.).

Sleep is for the weak.