Summer is Here

Happy Fathers' Day!

Finally Healthy

It's taken about 2 weeks, but Justin has finally recovered! At first his lungs got worse and he was put on a nebulizer twice a day (in addition to his baby inhaler). The first time we did this was horrible! He squirmed and screamed like he was being tortured. Luckily, he got pretty used to it and as long as he's entertained by toys or our songs/dancing he tolerates it. Bill and I have gone through quite the reporatoire...fight songs, nursery rhymes, Junior High music class songs, VBS songs, etc. Hopefully just one more week of nebulizing and then we won't have to use the machine again unless he gets sick. His doctor thinks he may have asthma, but now that we have the nebulizer I'm not too concerned about it.

I don't know if it's a result of him being on drugs or being worn out from fighting sickness, but Justin's slept through the night 3 nights in a row now (8PM - 6:30AM). Yay! He then gets up to eat, and naps with Daddy for another hour or two. Bill's home with him for the summer and I'm sure he'll post about their adventures.

We hope you have a great weekend!

Justin Being Nebulized

Bronchiolitis

Sounds made-up, doesn't it? I've heard of bronchitis before, but never this. Poor little Justin came down with it over the weekend. It started with a cold-like cough and runny nose, but quickly turned into wheezing, deep coughing fits, and more (see http://www.drgreene.com/21_1040.html). When he breathes, he sounds like a cat purring! The doctor prescribed an inhaler and Singulair due to my family history of asthma, and it is quite a feat to get a squirmy baby to take this medicine! The inhaler also makes him super hyper, kind of like when I've had some caffeine and it gets into his milk. So, he's pretty happy even though he's sick. The upside to all of this is that I've been able to stay home and "mother" him for the past 2 days. Yay! During one of his hyper moments, I got a picture of him munching on his gator. Bill coached football at Central High School for a couple years, and the Gators were their biggest rivals.