Our Scare

So the Wednesday after Kennedy's blessing she was really sick. So I took her to the doctor and they started freaking out to get oxygen on her. Then they called the ambulance to take us to Primary Children's Hospital within the first 5 minutes of my appointment. I just started to cry and didn't understand how she all the sudden went from being a little stuffed up to being rushed by ambulance to the hospital. But it was a severe case of RSV and it can turn really really fast. She was really struggling and I could tell she was working so hard to breath. It was the scariest ride of my life and lots of things rushed through my head. I couldn't imagine my life without my baby and my heart was hurting so bad. I felt helpless and like everything was my fault. In the ambulance they had to bag her (force air into her lungs) and give her breathing treatments. We were at Primary's for four days. She had severe RSV and her "nars" or nasal passages are very thin so anything that gets in them makes her struggle to breath. It was very scary but the experience made me count my blessings. I am so thankful for my family and that I can be with them forever no matter what. I am so thankful for a worthy priesthood holder of a husband who had given her a baby blessing a few days earlier and was able to give her a blessing at the hospital. I am thankful for fasting and prayers of family and friends. I am most of all thankful for Heavenly Father's comfort, answering our prayers, and healing baby Kennedy. She is so special to us and our family has grown so much closer to each other and the gospel through this experience. I wouldn't wish this experience on my worst enemy. But I am thankful for the trials that we are put through and how we can learn and grow through them. Kennedy is almost fully recovered. We have been home for a little over a week now and she is still on oxygen while she sleeps. We are going to the doctor this week to see if she can be taken off of the oxygen. We are so blessed to have had wonderful support from our family and friends during this time. We are so thankful to everyone for helping, fasting, and praying for our little girl!

Blessing Day!

Dan gave a beautiful blessing for baby Kennedy. It was a very special day. Thank you to our family for coming and supporting us. We love you all so much! I am so thankful for the gospel in my life and and for the priesthood.