Miss Mia has always been the happiest and easy going baby. For the past month she has not quite been her normal, cheerful self. I took her into the doctor's office on Thursday and the doctor noted that she was teething and was probably fussy from that and also that we need to watch how she's eating as she is really small for her age. That was it.
The next morning we gave her a shower and as I was drying her off and putting lotion on her I noticed a huge lump below her right jaw, which was about the size of a golf ball. We ended up taking her into the doctor and we were then sent over to the hospital for some tests.
We arrived at the hospital around 1pm and waited until about 3pm when they ran a cat scan on her. While we were waiting to be seen Siena and Mia enjoyed running all around and saying hi to everyone. You could hardly tell Mia was not well, except for the lump on her face. She was also wearing her squeeky shoes so we could hear her wherever she was. It was kind of fun to see how the girls seemed to cheer up those hospital patrons they came across. Siena was little Miss chatter box and talked to everyone LOTS and LOTS!!!
When they finally saw us they tried to do the cat scan without sedating her, but they felt it was best to since if she moved while she was having the scan it would be blurry and they would have to wait for 24 hours before they could do it again. In the mean time Siena was done waiting at the hospital. They had a girl come down and play with her and blow bubbles. What a life saver. She also gave her and Mia some fun things to keep them entertained with.
The cat scan showed there was a small abscess, so we were admitted to the hospital. All the rooms in the pediatrics unit were being used, so we had to wait an hour until they could get us into a room. In the meantime they had Mia hooked up to an IV so that she wouldn't become dehydrated. Once our room was ready they took us upstairs. The pediatrics unit has a room full of lots of different toys. Siena was in heaven. Mia tried to walk around in it, but was a bit woosy. She did enjoy the variety of toys there too.
Our room consists of a crib/bed that has bars all around the outside of it to keep her in and safe, a rocking chair/recliner, a pull out sofa chair, bathroom, tv and other medical monitors. We're pretty cramped in here and have been told it is one of the larger rooms.
We saw the ear/nose/throat specialist and he thought the abscess wasn't big enough to need to use surgery so he drained some puss out of the lymph node and it is being cultured now. Mia has been in a lot of pain and not slept well since we've been here. Ron and I both stayed the night so that we could tag team in taking care of her. William, McKay and Elizabella have been staying at a friend of mine's home (what a lifesaver). Siena is staying with her cousins. Poor Elizabella apparently has come down with something and is sick. It's hard to want to be in two places at once. I'm so grateful for good friends to whom I feel confident in trusting my children.
We met with the Dr. this morning and he felt that Mia's lymph node has been over active and we're waiting to see if it will go down. He gave her some anti-inflammatory medication to try and help it go down and today we're trying to help her be as comfortable as possible. So far they seem to be working. Her swelling hasn't gone down much, but every once in a while we get a glimpses our sweet Mia. Right now we're taking advantage of all the time we have to snuggle, cuddle and love our sweet baby. Thanks to everyone for remembering us in your prayers.
Here's a little video of Mia in here "cage." Her spirit's seem a bit better this afternoon. However she will take mom or dad's arms to the crib anytime.
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