Sick, Again????

Back to daycare...and welcome to a new cold!  It has been almost 2 weeks and the whole family is sick.  Colin has been affectionately nicknamed our "Little Germ Factory."  It seems that all the other kids in his class are sick as well, so it isn't just him.  I'm fine with him getting sick and building up his immunity, but I sure am tired of all of us getting sick.  When he doesn't sleep well at night, no one does.  Matt has avoided getting sick up until this point.  Both of us sound hilarious and are taking medication after medication to get better quick.  So far, no luck.  Colin has been coughing and wheezing enough that we have decided to take him to the doctor today.  It looks like he has some fluid in his ear, so an ear infection is beginning.  We have decided to start him on antibiotics and cut it out before it gets worse.  I'm very happy we decided to take him in.

This paper tastes awesome!

On a happier note, I am working on getting him to sleep better.  I started reading, The Dream Sleeper.  I haven't gotten to the "method" quite yet, but they go through all the prep to start sleep training.  So far we have taken out the nightlight, removed any toys (including the mobile) from his crib, and added more white noise (we were using ocean sounds).  Two nights in a row he has woken and put himself right back to sleep.  The first night he woke around 4 am and I had to bring him to bed with us, but last night he slept from 7:45pm - 5:45am in his own crib!  I know he woke at least twice, but we didn't even need to go in and put in his pacifier.  He went back to sleep all on his own.  It gave Matt and I a good chance to get some much needed rest.  Yay!  Now to keep it up!

Although he wasn't quite himself yesterday, he was still playful and had some fun.  He's still not too happy on his belly, but I think it is mostly because he hasn't figured out how to move himself.  Once he gets crawling I think he will love it.

Sick, Sick, Sick

Really, another cold?  Two months in daycare and a couple of colds for Mommy, 2 for baby plus a virus.  Now Daddy is sick.  I seemed to have been the one who got the brunt of it.  I was out sick on Monday, tried to go to work on Wednesday and had to go home, and went home sick again on Friday.  All I have wanted to do is sleep.  Plus, I got a migraine on Thursday to top it all off. 

On Saturday, Colin just didn't seem to be doing well, so I called the dr and got an after-hours (weekend) appointment at the clinic.  He was wheezing a bit and his breathing was rapid.  So, in we went around 3:30pm. 

The doctor tried to take a listen to his lungs, but there was too much junk clogging his nose, so the nurse had to come in and suction his snot.  The kid HATES that more than just about anything.  It took Matt & I to hold him still while the nurse suctioned his nose.  Lots of crap came out, so it was good.  I have been having a heck of a time doing it at home since he cries and thrashes so much.

The doctor heard some wheezing, so he had a breathing treatment done and gave up a prescription for albuterol to do 2-3x/day.  My poor baby boy.  He actually did really well with the breather and didn't cry much.  He was exhausted, so I think he just had given up a bit and decided to go with it.

For the night he went to bed in his room in his swing.  Matt and I went to bed at 8:30pm (holy crap! that is early) and around 11:30pm woke up to Little Man's crying.  I went and got him to find he was really HOT.  I took his temp and it was 103.6, so he got a dose of Tylenol followed by a breathing treatment.  He slept the rest of the night in our bed.  It was the bed of sickies.  Me blowing my nose, Matt coughing, and a baby with a fever.  Aren't we awesome?

Holy Sleep Deprevation, Batman!

This past week has probably been the most trying we have had since the first week Colin came home from the hospital.  Last Tuesday Matt took his temperature and it was 101.5.  We took him to the doctor and Dr. V said he had a little redness in his ear that was possibly an ear infection.  He gave us a prescription for antibiotics, but didn't say it was mandatory, but that he recommended it.  Matt and I both agreed not to give him the antibiotics unless he didn't get better in a couple of days.

We didn't want him far away at night, so Little Man got to sleep in bed with us.  Neither Matt nor I slept great, but we did better than if Little Man were in his crib in the other room.  Little Man really likes cuddles at night, so he sleeps pretty well when snuggled between Mommy & Daddy.


He couldn't go to daycare on Wednesday, so I ended up home with him Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  I was ready to go back to work on Friday.  A sick baby and a tired mommy are not a good mix.  I needed the break of work.  I felt a bit like a bad mommy, but I was in need of a little baby-free time!  I also was in desperate need of a little sleep, but I would take what I could get.

After feeling really down about my mothering skills on Thursday, I decided I wanted a little fun time with Colin.  We both loves baths, so I got the tub ready and relaxed or a few minutes alone.  Then Matt brought baby boy in and we shared some bubbles.  Colin christened the tub before even getting in by peeing right into the tub in front of Mommy.  No matter, we were going to have fun anyway.

Colin got some hair on his head in the form of bubbles and looked adorable!  He has gotten into splashing, so he went crazy banging on the water.  I'm not sure if it is the water splashing or that he can't get to his feet that interests him, but he loves to do it!

It made me feel a lot better and we bonded as Mommy & son.  It is one of my favorite things to do with him because he always has so much fun.

I have the sweetest baby boy that makes me so happy!  By Friday morning I was feeling a lot better about my skills as a mother.

 Friday night Little Man seemed to be doing fine, but then after he had been in bed for a couple of hours he woke up fussing.  I usually let him go until he really starts crying, but I kept worrying.  Matt finally told me just to go check on him instead of worrying so much.  I went in and picked him up and he cried even more.  So, I changed his diaper and decided to check his temperature at the same time.  It kept going up and up until it was over 103.  A high fever.  So, I had Matt get the Tylenol and I got the antibiotics to get him started on them right away.  I am so grateful that I checked on him and we were able to get his fever down fairly quickly.  He got to share the bed with Mommy & Daddy another night and Mommy & Daddy didn't sleep all that well again.

So, it was a tiresome week.  Little Man didn't feel well, which led Mommy & Daddy to feeling pretty darn cranky & tired.  Now that he is on antibiotics, I hope he gets better quickly and the restful nights come again soon for all of us.