Bronchiolitis in the House

Pictures from the last couple of days....

Lilly waking up from a nap

Josiah in his "Boo" pj's from Auntie Michelle

After we got back from camping, Steve and I came down with bad colds. It was really a nuisance given our crazy schedules and everything, however, it wasn't until first Jay than Lilly came down with a cold, that we really started to discover what a sick household looked like. They would do well for a day or so which would be followed by two or three rough days. This pattern has continued for the last two weeks. A couple days ago, Lilly really started coughing like crazy. It's not only interrupting her sleep, but it's also causing her to vomit. We took both of them to the doctor's office today and it turns out they both have bronchiolitis.

Our pediatrician seemed very knowledgeable and was proactive with their care. There are some unique concerns since they were premies and were administered breathing treatments in the NICU. There's also quite a bit of wheezing in their chests, which is concerning. Some of the traditional treatments for this sort of thing is a nebulizer which you can imagine the kids just LOVED getting (barely concealed sarcasm here) along with antibiotics. They both actually did pretty well considering we had to hold a "smoking" mask to their face three times a day at 10 minute intervals.

Here was our first attempt at administering treatments today.

We're all really exhausted and worn out.

The babies need rest so badly, but their congestion, coughs and over-tired state keep them from sleeping well which in turn makes it difficult for Steve and I. Hopefully, we see positive results from the treatments tomorrow......