Moving In

Okay here we go, 30 minutes on the clock. Hehe this is fun.

So, like I said yesterday we received our trailer a couple of weeks ago.

Two days after it being delivered, I left for Oregon to surprise my best friend Brittany. They recently just moved which was very hard for both our families and I had been dying to go see her. So her husband and I crafted a plan to make a surprise visit! And it worked! We had just gotten our trailer so she had no suspicions that I would be sitting in her living room when she got home from shopping! I'm just glad I didn't give her a heart attack!

We had a Blast spending good quality time with our friends, but we had to leave Papa behind so we really missed him. But Sammy and her son were reunited and had so much fun getting to play with each other for a whole week!

We came home and were then thrown into a whirlwind of sickness :(

First Sammy had it and it seemed like we were in the clear but a few days later Dakota started showing signs of a cold. I kept thinking she was on the mend until Friday when she hit her worst day. She slept the whole day and would only wake up to cry for a little bit then would fall asleep again. I was monitoring her temp, diapers, and feedings. Her fever was gradually rising and she refused to nurse and wasn't peeing. So I obviously was starting to get worried.

We started talking about maybe taking her to the doctor. We don't go to the doctor unless there is something going on the actually needs medical care. Most sickness and injuries can be dealt with at home without medication but we do know that sometimes medical is necessary and we were wondering if we were getting close to that point.

I called a 24 hour nurse hotline through our insurance to ask their opinion and they said yes to go to the ER. We were still debating because we just kept thinking,"What are they going to do" We were mostly certain that it was just  a cold and their isn't anything they can do for a cold except treat the symptoms with medicine which could just prolong the sickness. But after getting off the phone I retook her temperature and her fever had spiked from 102 to 104 in half an hour. That along with her lack of nursing and peeing was enough for us to pack up and make the trip to the hospital.

It was an incredibly frustrating ordeal! When we got there they checked her temp and gave her ibprofin. I thought for sure they would send us back right away since she was so sick and so little. But nope... we were sent back out into the waiting room for SIX HOURS!!!! Meanwhile about 50% of the people in there were using the ER like a doctors office for non emergency needs. It was so frustrating because here we are with a legitimate emergency but we have to wait for a ridiculous amount of time in a germ infested room with our very sick infant because you don't have insurance and so you use the ER like a doctor since they can't turn you away. I know this opinion could ruffle some feathers but seriously that isn't what the ER should be for.

Okay rant over...

Finally they took us to get x-rays on her chest and after another hour of waiting they took us back to see a physician. And she told us what we already knew (which was actually quite a relief!) She has a cold and because she is still so young her body is having a harder time fighting it off. Just keep nursing as often as she will allow and watch her closely for any dangerous symptoms. And then they sent us home.

I am very glad we went and ruled out that anything serious was happening but it is going to be a very expensive visit I am sure. Almost a week later and she is much much better. Still has a lingering cough in her chest and a runny nose but she is smiling and laughing again. Oh and her little temper is back :)

Back to moving...

So because of all the sickness and traveling we haven't finished moving in to the trailer but today thanks to one of my dear friends I made good progress. And my husband has cancelled all our plans for the weekend so that we can focus on getting everything done before the owners come home for the wedding season. 

Got 2 minutes left ...

So much more I wanted to say... We should be in and getting back to a new normal very soon! 

I know it looks like a yard sale but it is actually progress!