That Savvy girl....

On the way home, we knew that we had scored once again with a great kid. Savannah is so sweet natured and is a joy to hold and snuggle. We also knew that she was a bit yellow from being jaundice but we weren't too concerned since this is the "norm" for our kids. A day after we arrived home we got a visit in our home from nurse practitioner just to check in. By now she was really yellow. A blood count revealed her level at 20. Not good. They ordered lights to come to our home.

This is where she slept for the next two days. What a trooper she was!! It was hard not being able to comfort and hold her like I was aching to do, but knew that every minute she was under the lights, she would be able to come back sooner. Monday rolled around. We had another in-home visit and she was good enough to be taken off. I watched her as the week progressed as she still didn't gain weight and she got a point higher every day. She was having a hard time kicking it!

Then, five days ago, she developed a cute little dry cough that didn't happen all the time. That night it went to a wet nasty cough and has been getting progressively worse ever since. We went into urgent care on Saturday right at closing time. We were met by impatient Dr./nurses that informed me as I was feeding my sad, hungry heal-pricked baby that she (the doc) would like to check the baby out first because she'd like to get home sometime and after she's done, I can take as long as I want.... uh.... okay?...... They did a quick oxygen check once saw that she was 97% they said great! And sent us home.

Sunday rolled around and I found myself mesmerized by the way a little teeny body could work so hard to breathe. I struggled for hours trying to decide if I should bring her in. If I bring her in, do I bring her back to the oh-so-helpful clinic that dismissed us before, or do I pay 150.00 to being her to the ER. A good friend called to check in and helped me make the decision. (Thanks Jackie!!)

After much debate, I felt good about bringing her into the ER.  She was admitted after her oxygen levels her dipping down into the upper 70's.  Yikes!  After so many people had listened to her lungs and said, "Well they sound great" and being dismissed, it was nice to be validated with my concerns.  Sad that she has to go through this, but relieved because she was finally going to get the care that I couldn't provide.

So now I am in the hospital with my sweet little girl, probably at least for another day or so, maybe more, and am relying on the incredible Christ-like help from my very awesome mother in law and friends from the ward.  We could not be more blessed to be in a ward like we have.  Tender mercies are all around even while we go through yet another trial.

The rest of my sweet children are being troopers.  They L-O-V-E their new baby sister and do such a good job helping me.  Sweet Hyrum is missing his mommy and yet shows no jealously or malice to the new baby.  I know that my children are being heavenly attended to.  Perhaps by another sister?

I loved President Uchtdorf's talk two months ago and it has become one of my new motto's.... to HOLD ON A LITTLE LONGER.