Friday, May 1, 2009

Emily is still doing great

Emily has been home from the hospital for 2 nights now and she is still doing great. In fact she has bounced back to her normal self almost completely. Her cough still remains from time to time in the night, and last night she coughed so hard she woke us up, but after some water and a little talking she was able to go back to sleep. Tracy was a little concerned about the cough so we called the clinic today to report it, but they assured us that Emily was on the right dose and this would just take a little while to clear up. When the cough is all gone she can go back to school, hopefully on Monday but we'll just have to wait and see one day at a time. During the day the cough is pretty much non existent though, which is a large improvement over the past several weeks. Looking back, she had had the cough for a while leading up to the pneumonia diagnosis. She is really bored having to stay at home and wait this out. Even though the swine flu is very over blown in the media, any flu is bad for Emily so we are keeping her away from crowded places for that reason too. So on this rainy day it would have been fun to go to a movie, but a movie theater full of people is one of the last places you want to be if you want to avoid a virus.

Last night Tracy and I went out on a "date" while Grannie and Grandpa Steve stayed home with the girls. We had a really fun night out together, having some drinks and then a nice slow dinner up in Mt View. Tonight will be the first night in many that we aren't going anywhere and all the family is home, which is really nice too. It's the first time in a long time on a Friday night I am looking forward to doing absolutely nothing.

2 comments:

Lauren said...

Aloha you guys! It's Lauren. I'm so glad Emily is doing much better. I know how boring the rain can make a day seem, trust me. Does Emily like to read? Maybe she could read a book or two to pass the time. Either read or drawing is fun too.

I hope Em continues to do well and the pneumonia clears up soon!
Tell Emily I said hi and I'm praying for her.
Aloha for now
Lauren

Anonymous said...

I really enjoyed seeing my little girls, Emily & Haley, on Thursday and Friday. As you say, Emily's cough was practically non-existent during the day when I was there, and she was as energetic as ever. We did a couple of mozaic pictures together, so we got to talk while we worked. Emily started several "dance parties" and she seemed to have no lack of enthusiasm. Only occasionally would she cough. I'm hoping she is even better today.
Love, Grannie