Long Week With A Sick Baby

We have had a fun week that actually started last Friday when Ellie started running a fever at daycare. She was started on antibiotics Sat. morning, but continued to run fevers through Tuesday. Ashley took her back to pediatrician Tuesday, and she had an elevated white blood cell count (a marker of infection), a bad ear infection, and a chest x-ray consistent with mild viral pneumonia. She ended up getting a shot of antibiotic and her oral antibiotic was changed. I had to round at the hospital all weekend and was on call last night, so Ashley has been run a little ragged getting up with a sick baby at all hours. Thankfully I was post call today and able to stay home with her today and she is doing much better. No fever now for 36 hrs and eating well with less fussiness. Hopefully we have this thing turned around. Anyway, looks like Ellie is better and will return to daycare tomorrow. Below is a sweet picture of her sleeping in our bed this morning as Ashley was leaving for work and I was getting home. Such an innocent little face.