sick, sick, and more sick

Ava gave me a little scare today that I hope she doesn't repeat!!! She started getting sick on Saturday night and we into a full blown cold by last night. She slept really crappy all night last night but when she woke up this morning it was like someone had swapped my baby! I've never seen a sicker baby, man, woman or child in my entire life! It was awful. She had a scorching fever, a runny nose, congestion, she was throwing up, she wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink, and all she seemed able to do was lay on chest and cry/whimper/moan. When she wasn't crying she was taking these real short, shallow breaths and she would grunt every time she tried to breathe. It was so scary! She had the hardest time falling asleep because she felt so crappy but even when she did fall asleep I didn't dare leave her alone because her breathing was so strange. I took her to the doctor as soon as I could get in and the doctor ended up sending us to Primary Children's Hospital! Talk about scary!!! He thought she may have a type of viral pneumonia that was lodged deep in her lungs and preventing her from breathing normally. He told me to stay at the hospital until he called me back because he was afraid they might have to keep her overnight. Ahhhhhh!!!! Thankfully the chest x-rays came back ok (not good, but not terrible looking either) and they let us come home. She's sleeping now and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she sleeps well and is feeling at least a little bit better when she wakes up. If not, it's back to the doctor for her! The poor little thing! This being a mom thing can really pull at your heartstrings, can't it!