That chicken wing isn't flapping so well right now.

First off, let me just say that I am hangin' just fine. Yes, I have jet lag and I've had little sleep but that part isn't new to me. The wheels aren't falling off yet and I will speak up if they start rattling.

Now, on to more important issues. I said my girl was sick and on the end of her antibiotic round started in China. I was still concerned with her respiratory status. She had been feverish but that resolved. Still, she is snotty, restless, and not eating well at all (because it is a struggle just to breathe). If I didn't already have an appointment this morning with her pediatrician then I would have been making one. She seemed to worsen in the night to a point where I was teetering on taking her to the ER for a breathing treatment. But, she settled down a bit and we waited it out.

The routine exam went by the wayside for my girl. I had bigger concerns with her breathing and they were well founded. We got a breathing treatment, a chest x-ray and scads of bloodwork (that was part of the post-adoption visit). If my kid doesn't hate me for a lifetime it will be a miracle. I had to restrain her and hold the nebulizer mask to her face. As well, I had to body lock her for the blood draw...5 tubes! Yes, I was the x-ray kid stabilizer too. Oh well, I feel better being the one to do it rather than turn her over to strangers. They were very glad I was comfortable with it because they never would have been able to get that blood drawn without the body lock.

CW's antibiotic has been changed and I will be doing her breathing treatments at home throughout the weekend. We will go back to the ped on Monday for re-evaluation. Hopefully, we will have turned the corner and headed down the road. If not, we will be looking at a hospital admission (or if she tanks before then). I feel confident she will perk up with the meds for her airway and the antibiotic change, but if not it is off to Children's we go. The ped is just wonderful. She called me within the hour of the x-ray having gotten a wet reading. She reassured me that we were looking okay to continue with the outpatient plan because the x-ray did not show pneumonia. She simply has severe bronchiolitis. Poor kid. She's struggling a bit right now but we'll get through.

Needless to say, I am WAY behind on my plans to catch up with email and blogs. For those who have sent emails...know that I am thinking of you despite it taking me forever to respond. You are on my mind and I appreciate you.

It is amazing how much more together I feel after getting through all those visits (doc, lab, x-ray, pharmacy) today without going off my nut in the least. A little sunshine helped a lot too.

Off to prepare that dose of antibiotics and tuck my girl in for a bit. She was a real trooper today and was only a banshee during the blood draw (which I totally get). Oh, a big hooray that I get to gather poop and pee too! This poor kid of mine. What a welcome home :0(

Please send some good karma that she's her smiling flappy self again soon.