In particular a dear friend of mine sent a care package for our little sick Sophia. It was so generous that it made me cry :-) Included inside were two bottles of Frankincense, which is still expensive today :-) It has been helping Sophia so much! It helps her breathe when I rub it on her back. Everytime I do, I think about the baby Jesus, and Christmastime, and loving giving people. I think about how blessed we are in friends and family. The ones who have been there for us our whole lives........and new friends who we love as if we've known them forever :-)
To update you on Sophia, one of her nurses was wondering if her labored breathing could indicate pneumonia and so we took her to her pediatrician yesterday. Thankfully Sophia does NOT have pneumonia :-) Once again it is just the common cold that makes it so hard for her to breathe :-( The good doctor hooked us up with yet another new machine, so we can give Sophia breathing treatments at home and (hopefully) avoid the hospital :-) Another wonderful gift :-)
Because (right now) it is only the common cold... and because her nurses are so good at taking care of her... Jason and I decided to go to his work Christmas party last night. It was extremely difficult to tear myself away.... to smile and to talk....but it is also very important to take care of ourselves so that we can take care of her :-) I checked the camera about 20 times during dinner, but we had a lovely time :-) Every year when Jason and I leave to go back home, we both express how fortunate Jason is to work with such fine people and good friends :-)
*shout out to my mom for taking Max to Grandma's house for a sleepover!
Lastly an update on how Sophia is doing today :-) Her stats are better, she's not struggling as much to breathe. I was able to reduce her oxygen by 30% (she WAS on double the most amount she's ever been on, even in the hospital. They even had to bring me a new concentrator because the pediatric one wouldn't go high enough). She even did occupational therapy this morning and smile just a little :-)
Sophia on the way to the doctors yesterday...
Her new nebulizer...
Sophia this morning...
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