Kids + Winter = Colds + CHEO

I must say that before kids I loved winters. The more snow the better. The skiing, the skating, the beautiful crisp days were the best. Now with 3 little kids, the struggles of putting on winter clothes (especially for a defiant 2 1/2 year old), the whining once we are out that they each want the blue sled and the ultimate weeks of colds is really wearing us down! The girls caught a cold and the daycare last week and had to stay home, and ultimately passed it onto the baby, and now she has developed Bronchiolitis from RSV, and resulted in an 18 hour visit to the Dr. and CHEO. Apparently there was an outbreak of RSV over the weekend and as a result the Emerg. was filled to the capacity with babies who couldn't breath and kids with the Norovirus flu that is going around! After we checked in, they were quick to move us to the RSV room and so began the 14 hour ordeal for Madison of an oxygen mask with adrenaline medicine every 2 hours, 2 suctions and Tylenol. Unfortunately it's basically a cold that enters there tiny little lungs, so nothing can really be done.

So I apologize for my absence - I am here, just so tired so not really here!! I have more pictures to post from two session I did before this hit us, a Valentines day special and more but I may not get to it until tomorrow! In the mean time, stay healthy and winter will be over before we know it! :)

Christine