Sick :(

Claire hadn't been feeling great for a few days (waking up, coughing, just not totally herself), and by Saturday afternoon we thought she needed to get checked out. We took her to the after-hours pediatric clinic near our house, and it was fuller than we'd ever seen it. After we'd been there about 30 minutes, a couple of EMTs came in wheeling a stretcher, and a few minutes later wheeled out a mom holding a little girl who wearing a nebulizer mask. We were really surprised and concerned to recognize the girl as someone from Claire's class at daycare, then a little worried to wonder if Claire had been exposed to something.

When we finally got back, we told the nurse and the doctor about the connection, since while they obviously couldn't tell us what had happened, they would know if Claire needed to be checked for something. They ended up running an RSV test on Claire that came back positive. RSV can be really bad, but Claire appears to have a fairly mild case. She hasn't had a fever or any issues breathing, fortunately. The doctor told us that based on when her symptoms started, today or tomorrow would probably be the worst. Claire actually seemed better today after getting the best night of sleep she's had in awhile (about 13 hours straight!). So, we're going to try to see her regular doctor tomorrow to confirm the diagnosis, but she seems to be on the road to recovery.

Yesterday she was still feeling pretty icky after waking up from her nap, and she just wanted to snuggle with me on the couch. This is pretty rare since she usually wants to be up and running around, so we knew she wasn't feeling very good. I was glad we could be there to comfort her and just let her relax and start healing. Hopefully she's back to herself before Christmas!

A couple of pictures from our cuddly time:

An almost smile