Round ?...

I forget what number we are on.

So, yep we got sick AGAIN. This is really getting old and winter has just started... sigh!

So, it started last Tuesday when Alex's nose started to run. Here we go with another cold. Not a big deal, we just go through a lot of tissue. Thursday, he wakes up from his nap and i notice that his breathing is a little labored (rapid breathing, retraction, and wheezing.) Having gone through this before (once with Aaron, Once with Aimee, and already once with Alex) I know it's time to call the doctor. So, off we go... completely expecting to have a breathing treatment in the office and be sent home with prescriptions to continue the treatments at home (as we have done before.)

That's what the doctor was going to do... but then she listened again after the treatment. He sounded much clearer, but his breathing was still fast. The doctor decided that she would feel better if we headed over to the hospital. So, we did and were checked in. They did a chest x-ray which showed that he had a little bit of Pneumonia, which put him on yet another prescription. He was put on a little bit of oxygen overnight and given breathing treatments. They also gave him an IV with the antibiotic and a steroid.

Even though he was sick... he didn't act sick. Which was a trial for me. Try keeping a 19 month old calm and sitting still for 2 days so that he doesn't pull out his IV and constantly make the pulse/ox alarm go off every couple of minutes. By Friday night they had put in a second IV (after the first became clogged) and the he got the second one clogged. Thankfully the Dr. took pitty and decided that he didn't need it anymore, he could take some different meds by mouth instead. And yes, the alarm on the pulse/ox machine was going off all night due to him moving around. Also by this time he was doing the Respiratory Therapist's job for him. Alex would hold the mask and at the same time hold the stethescope to his chest and point so that the RT knew he was supposed to listen. It was quite funny, and had both me and the RT laughing during the treatment. The comment was made that "I think he's well enough to go home."

So, Saturday morning we came home... with 4 different prescriptions (which filled a plastic grocery sack.) Alex is fine. This hasn't slowed him down at all, other than when he has to sit and do his breathing treatments, which thankfully he does really well.

Unfortunately, about the time that Alex and I were sitting around the hospital, Mike and Aimee decided to come down with colds of their own. Each with a lot of coughing. So, Sunday, Mike, Aimee and Alex stayed home from church... again. Like I said, this is getting really old!!!

My dad suggested that we spray the whole house down with Lysol... and we may have to do that. Hopefully all will be well soon and stay that way.