Long Weekend...

Our poor little girl got sick this weekend and we had to spend it in the hospital. Thursday afternoon she started acting kind of funny. She was really whiny, lazy, and congested. Friday morning it was a little worse, so I called her Doctor and we took her in. The doc was worried because she was so lethargic and nonreactive, so she sent us over to the hospital so we could have tests done to make sure nothing was wrong. She said that oftentimes in infants, they do not show outward symptoms until they are VERY sick, so it's best to get them tested as soon as possible. So we drove on over to the hospital Friday around 11:30 am or so. They did a spinal tap, blood tests, urine culture through a catheter, and more. Anabelle had to be hooked up to an IV all weekend, and she hated it. She was so pale and really had us worried. It was so difficult to watch her go through all that. It must have hurt her so bad, because I've been through those things and it is definitely painful and NO FUN at all. She was a trooper, though, and looked well every time the docs checked her. Her lungs sound clear, heart rate and blood pressure are great, too. The cultures all took 48 hours until they would call them positive or negative, so we had to stay there until Sunday afternoon. Everything came back negative (thank heavens!), so it must have just been some virus that they do not test for (they test for the common, serious ones that infect newborns). Although this was a very long and emotional weekend, we are so grateful to be back home and that Anabelle is doing so much better. We go in tomorrow for a check-up, but she has much more color in her face and is acting pretty much like normal now. We are so grateful for our Heavenly Father who loves us and watches over us, priesthood blessings, friends and family who care for us and offer help and support, and most of all a much happier, healthier beautiful baby girl.
Just not looking like she feels well
Getting antibiotics through her IV
This is the super-comfortable chair I got to sit and sleep in all weekend :( And Anabelle looking much better today at home