Trip to ER

 Waking up in the morning of  5/18/11, in his very own

crib at the Children's Hospital.  Quinn may have been confined to his bed, but he found his own fun: diaper wipes!

He had a little monitor on his toe to keep track of his breathing.

Quinn and I visited his regular pediatrician's office yesterday, to find out what was behind the labored breathing

he was experiencing.

Right away the doctor diagnosed his condition as croup. He got a steroid shot in his leg and we 'tried' using the nebuliser (Quinn was not a fan of this machine - poor guy!) All these methods were to reduce the swelling around his larynx and trachea. After about an hour of just waiting (to let the medicine kick in and do its thing), the doctor re examined Quinn. Because his condition had not improved, he told us the next step was to visit the Children's Hospital (where they are better equipped at dealing with this.)

So yesterday evening 5/17, Quinn was admitted to the ER at Children's Hospital. The first room we were in was teeny tiny and we were in there for several hours trying to keep a little toddler occupied... talk about an impossible huge task!

  (see second picture above ).

After trying the nebuliser again, and getting an x-ray of his throat, the ER doctor told us that because his breathing had not improved much, she would be admitting Quinn to the

hospital over night for observation. 

Over night was when little man finally started breathing better and the steroid shot from the previous day kicked in!

Let me tell you what a learning experience this has been. I am so proud of Quinn for how brave he was the entire time!