Exposed!

Yep, to rsv. Our daycare provider called yesterday morning, one of the three other kids has rsv... ugh.
What is rsv?
According to the CDC - Respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-uhl) virus, or RSV, is a respiratory virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages. Most otherwise healthy people recover from RSV infection in 1 to 2 weeks. However, infection can be severe in some people, such as certain infants, young children, and older adults. In fact, RSV is the most common cause of bronchiolitis (inflammation of the small airways in the lung) and pneumonia in children under 1 year of age in the United States. In addition, RSV is more often being recognized as an important cause of respiratory illness in older adults.
So what does that mean for Abby? I called the peditrician right away and they had me bring her in just to check her over. Right now they say she has a cold but nothing serious, we are supposed to watch her breathing to make sure she isn't getting too congested. The little boy from daycare who is sick won't be back until at least next Wednesday, one of the other kids already has the flu and the one who has been with Abby the most has a bad cold. Our peditrician told me if she's already been exposed there isn't much he can do but treat her if she does develop rsv. So its a waiting game.

In other news Abby is 8 weeks old! She weighs 12lbs 1.5oz and is starting to grab for her toys!! It makes her daddy very happy to finally see her do more than just stare at them. Yesterday we walked 5 miles at the mall it was too cold to go outside, and all of the old people her. We get there about an hour before the mall opens and just power walk, Abby usually sleeps. She does not like walking past the food court, she makes very disgusted faces when she smells the fast food.
One month until our trip to Minnesota!