OMG. Harry NEVER had to be taken to the doctor because he was sick. Not as a baby, and not now that he’s an older kid. He never had ear infections or anything more serious than a nasty diaper rash that one time. He hasn’t ever had anything we can’t take care of ourselves.
But Liam? Holy crap. It started last year with the whole RSV fun and games. And by fun and games I mean to say not the least bit fun and not even remotely like a game. Good times. Then there was the mysterious “milk allergy”. That turned out not to be so much an allergy to milk as it was an allergy to Enfamil. Go figure. Then he had an ear infection. Not even two weeks ago, he had ANOTHER ear infection (that fever was NASTY and I hope to never revisit those temperatures with this child again). You’d think that’d be enough but no. Last night, he started wheezing a lot. We gave him a nebulizer treatment. Kile took a steamy shower with him. We lubed him up with Vick’s Baby Rub and fired up the vaporizer in his bedroom. And he slept great until 5:30 this morning (Kile did get up around 2 to give him another nebulizer treatment). At that point, he came in bed with me while Kile got ready for work.
I had my prenatal appointment this afternoon (OMG, what a clusterfuck that was). But it became apparent by mid-morning that Liam was not kosher. He’d seemed fine all morning but when he would cry, he would wheeze so hard he was struggling to breathe. Not good. So Kile made an appointment for 3:15. And my appointment was switched to 2:40 (don’t ask. PLEASE don’t ask). So Kile took Liam and I went to my appointment and Kile texted me on his way to pick me up, “Croup.”
To which I responded, “Crap.”
Because why wouldn’t it be croup? I don’t feel encouraged about how tonight’s sleep is going to go. I can’t exactly expect Kile to shoulder all the duties yet again. And yet I feel like regurgitated crap after the day I’ve had. Pray for me.
(oh, and I’m still hoping for some more questions about me for tomorrow’s post. Don’t let me down, people! Thank you to everyone who has asked such awesome questions!)
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Lou (3 comments.) 11.13.07 at 8:27 pm
Oh poor you! And poor Liam! Croup sucks. I don’t know why you guys are, as this is my first time to your site, but if it is cold outside, wrap him up tight in a blankie andlet him go breathe the cold air- for some reason or another that really seems to help as does the endless shower.
My son was nearly hopsitalized for croup once. Scared me to death.
lou (3 comments.) 11.13.07 at 8:28 pm
Oh poor you! And poor Liam! Croup sucks. I don’t know where you guys are, as this is my first time to your site, but if it is cold outside, wrap him up tight in a blankie andlet him go breathe the cold air- for some reason or another that really seems to help as does the endless shower.
My son was nearly hopsitalized for croup once. Scared me to death.
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