Saturday, January 14, 2012

Sick, sick with a little side of sick

This has been our house for about the last three weeks now.  It started with Parker throwing up on Christmas Eve and it's been a bumpy ride ever since.  This week was no exception either.  Monday started out with a trip to Urgent Care in the evening after Parker came home with pink eye and a high fever that night. The following day a horrible cough appeared, so Scott took him to the doctor to make sure everything was ok, especially considering the bad ear infection he was just recovering from.  While they weren't 100% sure what it was, they diagnosed it as a "bronchial virus".  Parker received a steroid shot that day and his first breathing treatment and they were sent home with a round of oral steroid meds and a nebulizer along with the instructions to keep him out of daycare for the rest of the week.

Since Scott had been home with him for two days and had some things he needed to take care of for work, I took Thursday and Friday off to stay home with P.  Turns out, with the nasty weather that came in Wednesday evening, I lucked out.  Granted, I had the pleasure (if you can call it that?) of doing some breathing treatments on my own with Parker, but we both took full advantage of pj attire only for both days :)

I didn't take many pictures because let's face it - snotty noses and a teary kid who is not happy about this steam machine in his face are not really picture "moments".  However, I did snap a few on my phone:

Parker "helping" mom with laundry both days
Parker begging and lurking for more 'naners.  Even sick, the kids still loves his bananas!
We're really hoping that between the breathing treatments and medicine, this clears up the nasty stuff that has gotten ahold of him.  Honestly, these sleepless nights are starting to take their toll on all of us.  This Scholten house is definitely ready for spring and the fresh air it brings!

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