Primary Children's Rocks!!

So much for my previous update...Halle's eye got much worse on Friday evening. The redness had spread down her whole face and the swelling spread across her nose and into her other eye. I was really worried so I called her doctor and she had me take a picture of it and email it to her. She took a look at it and said that we definitely need to take her to Primary Children's. Thankfully she called ahead and told them we were coming so they could just do a direct admit and we didn't have to sit in the ER and wait for them to do a whole bunch of tests before admitting her.

I can't say enough good things about that hospital. The nurses and doctors were so fabulous. They bent over backwards to do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING to make us all comfortable, especially Halle. I think it was a little confusing for Halle because she felt fine and wasn't in any pain, yet we were putting her in the hospital. She was a little nervous and scared about all the things they were going to do but she was really brave. They put an IV in and started her on some antibiotics that night. Saturday morning they put a PICC line in which is a deeper IV that goes up her arm to her heart. They sedated her when they put that one in.

They have these Child Life Specialists that come in and talk to the kids and make them more comfortable. This lady was amazing. She brought Halle a little doll that she could take care of, like her own patient. She got to color on it and put bandages on it and even put a real IV in it just like she had. This was Halle's favorite thing. It kept her occupied for several hours.

Here she is taking care of her patient.




They brought in toys for her to play with, too. She loved this pink piano and already said she'd like one for Christmas.



They have this amazing playroom that the kids there can go play in whenever they want. It was so much fun. My mom and dad came up to visit her and went to the playroom with us.

Coloring with Grandma!


Playing doctor


Making sure Grandpa was still breathing!


Playing in the kitchen


They had the cutest little ironing board and washer and dryer.


Grandpa & Avery




Halle was so excited when Kyra, Adrie & Bree came for a visit. They brought her a princess sticker book that kept her entertained so well when she got bored. Thanks Kecia for bringing the girls. Halle loved it!



Adrie holding Avery


Aidan was so good and got to stay with both Grandparents for the weekend. Halle really missed him and was excited when he came for a visit.



Avery was such a good baby and just hung out with us the whole weekend. She slept in her car seat and they hardly knew she was there. Halle liked having her sister there to keep her company.







This is how good Halle's eye looked yesterday before they sent us home. She could finally open it enough to see out of it. What a difference a day makes.



Hanging out while they gave her the last dose of antibiotics.


They sent us home with the PICC line in and we have to give her the IV antibiotics at home for a few days. A home health nurse came last night and showed us how to do it. We have to do it every 6 hours, and it takes 30 minutes to give each dose. Between Halle & Avery we're a little sleep deprived. Luckily it will only be a few days of it. Her doctor said that by Thurday we could try switching to an oral antibiotic and if she'll take it okay then she get the PICC line out.

It wasn't what we had planned to do with our weekend, but I honestly can't complain. After spending a weekend there it made me so grateful for healthy children. Our situation was so temporary and there were so many kids there that had been there for a long time and that wouldn't ever get better. It broke my heart for them and their families. We got to go to Sacrament Meeting there yesterday before we came home and it was really neat. The hospital has its own branch and it was so nice to step away from the hospital room and take the sacrament and feel the spirit there. It was the perfect way to end our stay.

Leaving the hospital!


It's really good to be back home. Halle is doing much better, she's just a little disappointed that she'll have to miss another week of preschool.