Sophie's First Serious Illness

Sophie was just diagnosed with RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) last night. Almost all kids get it at some point, but it can lead to more serious illnesses such as pneumonia if we're not careful. There's a very simple and informative article here. Right now she has bronchiolitis, one of the illnesses that stem from RSV. This basically means that she has a bad cold. There aren't any medications they can give for RSV, but the doctor did give her a prescription for an inhaler to help open up her passageways. He also said that she has a pretty mild case compared to most of the kids who have it right now.

So, I'm at home with her today and tomorrow. Hopefully she'll be well enough to go back to daycare next week. When she's a little better we'll post some more pictures.