Instead of telling the whole story – let me just say it is like deja vu.  Same critical care room in the ER, same trauma room in the ER.  Only this time it was Max.  Chad and I took him Sunday afternoon, after he developed a little stuffy nose on Saturday that progressed to a cough and shallow breathing by Sunday morning.  The doc sent us to Vandy where the same thing happened that did with Kate in December.  After we got there his breathing got worse, he started having apneic spells, his breathing became labored and shallow.  Luckily, after monitoring him in the trauma unit, his doctors decided he would not have to be intubated.  He was placed on CPAP (forced oxygen through his nose – attached to what is basically a cloth helmet to hold it in place) to assist with his breathing.  He seems to be doing better, so they have just switched him to the nasal canulas to help with his breathing still until he can fight it on his own again.  They are still suctioning gobs of mucus from his lungs.  It looks like RSV again, but the tests are negative.  From what we have been told, his lungs are just not completely developed, his airway is so small form the prematurity, and he is pre-asthmatic.  Unfortunately, it looks like this may be a way of life for us for the next couple of years with our little ones – with their prematurity, they just need extra help fighting off these infections.  Poor little guy is just so hungry and cannot take his bottle right now.  He is slowly taking pedialyte now, along with his IV fluids, since he had some episodes with vomiting yesterday.

Big sister has a stomach bug, so we are sending her to my moms.  Kate is the only one not showing signs of being sick – let’s just hope it stays that way – so she is going to H’ville with Chad’s parents.  For now, I am going to stay with my Max since he seems to need me the most.  Will keep everyone updated.