Dr Rodriguez said Ari had 2 bad ear infections and that the congestion was in her lungs. She gave her 3 treatments of albueteral in the office and gave her oxygen- both through a mask. During one of the treatments, Ari's O2 stats dropped into the 70's and she went unconscious. Momma, an amazing nurse and myself were able to get her to start breathing again and by then the doctor had called for an abulance.
She was taken to Children's hospital and I rode in the front seat. My Mom and Edward both drove up there and Gary, Beka and Monica met us up there. Just like at NW Pediatrics, all of the staff at Children's were amazing! They immediately put in an IV, hooked her up to the heart and O2 monitors and gave her more oxygen. They did a chest Xray, a urine test and a culture of the mucous in her chest. They ruled out pneumonia but diagnosed her with RSV. She was admitted into the hospital that afternoon.
Edward and Remy had been planning a trip to MT with Dan and Edgar to visit Darrien and Ranelle for Darrien's birthday. They were supposed to leave that night but Edward didnt want to leave Arianna! I encouraged them to go since Remy could not visit at the hospital due to the recent H1N1 precautions as well as the fact that Ari was to be in isolation. In the end, they went to MT and had a great trip!
My Momma stayed at the hospital with Ari and I, for all 3 days. The first night, every time we laid Ari down on her back to change her or get her suctioned out, her oxygen levels dropped. Momma and I did not want to lay her in the crib to sleep but the nurse said that we could not sleep with her in our arms, for fear that we would drop her. So... we took turns staying up the entire night holding her in our arms. Since I was still pretty sick, it made for a rough next day physically for me, but I was so focused on Ari that it was not important. 
She was showing marked improvement with the IV antibiotics for her ear infections, the tylenol for her fever and the constant deep suction through her nose that the nurses did every 2 hours. She was still rattling with congestion in her chest and nose/throat but was clearly able to cough up more and clear some of it. She even smiled on day 2 at the hospital, a drastic improvement from the lethargic, closed eyes whimpering that we saw on day 1. 
By day 3 they said that she could go home since she was able to breathe well enough to keep her oxygen levels up by herself. They said she would continue to cough and battle congestion for at least another week, and later the dr explained that she would be much more susceptible to future colds this season. She also said there was a higher risk of the cold moving into her chest fast so to be cautious and keep her away from kids and sick people.
She is back at home and getting better every day. Her only trip out of the house has been to her follow up appointment. We are going to try and give her some time to recover before venturing out again! She is still really congested but making improvements everyday. We are praying that she will make a solid recovery and that there will be no lasting effects such as asthma. Thank you to everyone for your loving support and prayers throughout this last week!!
