Sick day

Natalie is officially sick, probably with whatever Lukas has...only his is mild and we're always concerned because things hit her harder. We're very thankful for the medical equipment that we have at home, similar to what she would use in the hospital, to hopefully keep her out of the hospital. Of course we can feed her/keep her hydrated through her feeding tube (I gave her a few bites of yogurt this morning, but it was too much for her to handle, on top of the great green gobs her sinuses are producing).

We also have a nebulizer to give her breathing medicine that they would give in the hospital (she normally gets daily nebulizer treatments, but we can supplement with additional when she's sick). And then there is the suction machine...a wonderful blessing. Normally it's reserved for kids with a tracheostomy, but I begged the doctor and we got one for Natalie with a "mushroom tip" attachment to suction her nose. Since she has such small nasal passages, it really helps her breathe when she's stuffed up. We have to balance it because the more you use it, the more mucous she produces, but when she's producing mucous like last night and this morning, it's great to keep her breathing.

Here's a picture of her playing happily this morning with her blocks.