Breathing

Today did not go as planned.  Instead of sewing or practicing, I spent the day at the hospital.  K, E and I took little e to the ER before 8 this morning, where she was diagnosed with bronchiolitis and RSV then admitted to the hospital for at least 24 hours observation.  Her parents are staying with her overnight, but I came back to the house to take care of the dog.  It is so hard to hear a baby struggle to breathe.  But it wasn't all tears.  e did smile sometimes, though not so much while the nurse suctioned her nasal passages.  Ironically, when E was 4 months old, she also spent a few days in the hospital with bronchiolitis.

We take breathing for granted sometimes, but it doesn't take much to interrupt it.  A microscopic virus can have serious consequences.