Pics from Hospital

Here are some pics that Daddy took on his cell phone during our sleepover at the hospital last week. After this experience, we think Evelyn may go into the medical field--ha ha!

Hospital

On Thursday afternoon, I (Kristina) took Evelyn to the pediatrician as she had been suffering with congestion, cough, and fever that wouldn't break. The dr. ordered chest x-rays and we went across the hall. While registering, Evelyn suddenly went limp in my arms and her eyes fixated. I knew immediately she was going into a seizure. They rushed us back across the hall to the dr. Luckily, she pulled right out of it and never convulsed. After checking her temp. again, it had spiked 3 degress in less than one minute, which is why she went limp. They gave us Motrin and told us to head immediately to the hospital emergency room. Rob met us there and the dr.'s ordered various tests. Evelyn had RSV and her oxygen levels were not bad, but not good either. They decided to keep us overnight to monitor her oxygen levels. Unfortunately, the levels didn't improve so they put her on oxygen and we stayed for two nights. While there, they did an EEG on Evelyn to check her brain waves. We are still waiting to hear those results--hopefully they will come on Monday. We will post some pics later from our adventure. For now, we are home and grateful that our little one is up and running around the house!

Time Has Flown By

Hard to believe that we haven't posted since December. So much has been happening with Evelyn lately that keeping up with the blog has not been on the forefront of our minds. Evelyn attended a farewell party for our neighbor who is going off to college this semester. She had a blast at the skating rink! Looks like someone will be getting her first set of roller skates for her birthday next month! We have seen a neurologist (who Mommy is not very fond of right now) and we will be having some tests on the 23rd of January. Since meeting with the neurologist, Evelyn has been to a birthday party for our friend, Avery, to celebrate her 2nd birthday. It was a fun time! As of late, we have battled a stomach bug and fever. We are praying that this all subsides before the tests on the 23rd or we will have to reschedule. We ask that everyone pray for her on the 23rd--it will be a long and difficult morning for our little sunshine.

Bootheel Holiday

We hit the highways once again on Christmas Eve to visit family for the holiday season. Evelyn was completely spoiled by Grandma and Pop and delighted in all the attention showered upon her. She was allowed to open a present or two on Christmas Eve, which came from her Great Aunt Gwindel, Grandma and Pop. Then, on Christmas morning, she awoke to presents under the tree from Santa. Her favorite items seemed to be the purse (which Pop quickly filled with dollar bills--she is so spoiled) and a pink cell phone. She carried both around for the entire time we were there. Later that morning, we headed to Aunt Kathy's for lunch and of course, more presents! It was so good to be with all of our family. Though we were glad to head for home on Saturday, a big part of us hated to say good-bye to them.

Christmas at Home

This morning we celebrated Christmas at home before heading out to visit family this holiday season. We began with Mindy opening her stocking from Santa Dog. Next, it was Evelyn's turn to see what was in her stocking. Then, it was time for presents! Evelyn gleefully opened her presents from Santa, family, and friends. Santa brought her some snow suit clothing, books, and Little People Learn About Town. One of Mommy's students, Jack, gave her a present--a Princess tea set for four. Evelyn LOVED it! Once her presents were opened, she began to help Mommy and Daddy open theirs. It was such fun! We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

Seizures

On Friday, Dec. 12th, Evelyn became very ill. She had a low-grade fever and tummy troubles so Mommy stayed home with her. Mommy called the pediatrician and they felt that Evelyn had a virus that has been going around and told me to monitor her. Around noon, she layed down for a nap. That is when I heard her making an unusual noise. When I went in to her room, her eyes were fixated on the ceiling, she did not respond to my voice, and was slightly shaking. I grabbed her and rushed to a nearby Urgent Care. They took her temp. and vital signs. Her temp. had skyrocketed to 103, which is why she was reacting the way that I found her, and they gave her some Tylenol to bring it down. They also discovered that she had an ear infection. After her temp. began to drop, they gave us an antibiotic and sent us home. All was well until bath time. At 7:00 p.m., Daddy was giving her a bath and I was in the kitchen getting her next dose of Tylenol ready and some milk. That is when Rob yelled for me and rushed to the bathroom to find her shaking violently with her eyes rolled in the back of her head. We immediately realized she was having a seizure. I called our neighbor who is a nurse and she rushed over. I started the car while Rob wrapped up Evelyn and we rushed to the ER. They did some chest xrays and blood tests. They determined that she had an ear infection, influenza A, and pneumonia. They told us that she is in the 1% of children who suffer from febrile seizures when her temperature rises. The good news is that most children grow out of them by age
6. She is on an antibiotic and Termaflu along with Motrin and Tylenol every 3-6 hrs. Mommy keeps wondering why I didn't see any signs, but if you know my daughter, then you know that she never shows symptoms of not feeling well. Our hearts are broken over this news, but we appreciate all the love and support our friends and neighbors have shown us during this time. If you are wondering what you can do to help, we simply ask for prayers.

Indiana Holiday Time

On Wed. night, we hit the highways to visit family in IN. To our great surprise, there wasn't much traffic and Evelyn was an angel all the way! She never once fussed for a toy, book, or any other reason. She just sat in her car seat, petted Mindy, and looked out the window until she fell asleep around 7:30 p.m. We were astonished at how well she traveled! Grandma Donna cooked a large Thanksgiving feast for us and Evelyn gobbled up every last bite on her plate (imagine that)! The next day, we headed up to visit Grandma Jill and the Grandfather along with Grandma Jeanna, Aunt Kenzie, Uncle Ty, and Aunt Abby. We exchanged Christmas presents and played with our second cousin Blake, who is about the same age as Evelyn. Sat. morning we headed back down to Grandma Donna's and exchanged more Christmas presents there. Now, we are home safe and sound and watching the first snowfall of the season--pretty to look at, but Mommy would rather see it in a picture while sunbathing at the beach!