Well this explains why Liam has been so cranky and ornery lately.? Though it doesn’t explain the slapping.? At any rate: Liam is sick.? I noticed yesterday he was coughing some, but nothing truly alarming.? Last night, however (why is it always at night?? When the pediatrician’s office is closed?) I noticed he was coughing more and even wheezing with each breath.? And that, my friends, couldn’t be good.? It was a somewhat rough night.? Could have been worse.? I just felt so bad for the poor guy.? He’d wake up coughing and that would make him cry.? And his cry is this high pitched thing, probably because of the congestion and wheezing.? Nearly broke my heart, it did.

Naturally, this morning I was called the pediatrician first thing.? They didn’t sound too concerned until I mentioned the wheezing.? She wanted me to bring him in and I made an appointment for early afternoon.? I figured we’d get a prescription for some sort of robitussin or somesuch and that would be that.? Apparently… not.

Bronchiolitis.? That’s what Liam has.? And, get this, it’s caused by RSV.? We’ve all heard of that one, I’m sure.? I then started to feel really glad that I wanted to call the doctor.? I mentioned going out of town for the holiday.? The doctor started asking what route we were driving, where we would be.? He was visibly relieved when I said we were taking 80 (a major interstate, fyi) and were going to San Jose, a major city.? Plenty of hospitals, you know, just in case.

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Being someone who has gone through crippling infertility and devastating loss for many years before finally getting the baby of her dreams, I think I kept my cool during the appointment rather well.? I do feel a quiet panic whenever I read the handout I was given, where it says things like “trouble breathing”, “hospital” and “respirator” and stuff like that.? I’ve kept it together pretty well.? Right now, I’m chilling out at home, holding my poor, sick baby and waiting for the medical supply company to deliver our nebulizer.? Yeah, that’s another thing, the doctor was happy to hear we had an outlet in our van we could plug the nebulizer into during our trip.? That’s encouraging, don’t you think?? Soon as Kile gets home from work (early) he’ll run to get the nebulizer medicine.? I’m thinking this might impact how my housecleaning I get done, don’t you?

Poor little guy.