Hospitalized

Gabe started with a cold tues afternoon. He had a fever and was coughing some. On wed he started to retract a little and work a little harder to breathe. He was wheezing some. Took him to the pediatrician who gave him a breathing treatment and ruled out pneumonia. Continued to use inhaler and watch him close. Thursday he started retracting a little more and just wasn't getting better. Into Friday he started breathing really fast and were no longer able to stay on top of it. Brought him to the Ed. They gave him some breathing treatments. He eventually needed oxygen and that bought us an admission. After 5 hours in the emergency room they sent us to the floor. He was refusing to eat. We began giving lots of fluid through his gtube to keep him hydrated. His breathing became more labored and very fast. It was as if he wasn't responding to the oxygen. I was very worried. Icu came and looked at him and immediately transferred him to their unit. He is on high flow oxygen which is just oxygen with extra pressure to help keep the airway open. They also started an IV to keep him hydrated. His labs are much better.  He is still breathing fast, but it is less labored and he is acting more like himself. Not sure if this is a cold or flu. Either way, it made his narrow floppy airway very unhappy. Really praying he is better by Christmas and that Alyssa doesn't get it.