last week

Last week started off like any other week.

Jackson slept most of the day on Monday...I just thought he was worn out from our weekend in Memphis, and then woke up Tuesday morning with a runny nose. By the time he woke up from his morning nap he had gone from just a little cold to full out wheezing and grunting. I called the children's clinic and got him in pretty quick. My pediatrician said the word "pneumonia" and I 'bout died! We did a breathing treatment in the clinic and then they sent us over to the hospital for a chest xray. He was so pitiful!

That afternoon my pediatrician called with the news that it looked like a mild pneumonia. We started an antibiotic, steroid, and breathing treatments.

The next morning we got the official report that showed "no pneumonia". I was thankful for that but couldn't really appreciate the good news because my baby was CRAZY!!! He was way out of character - agitated, jittery, and just plain miserable. I had to make another call to my pediatrican and she immediately took him off the steroid!! It was awful...he was so tired, but his little body would not let him rest. That afternoon he screamed for 30 solid minutes while I rocked him and then he finally gave up and crashed. No more steroids for this little boy!!

Finally by Thursday we had our happy little baby back.

Warner has never had any respiratory issues. Jackson will likely struggle with this type of thing his whole life.

We are using the clocks in our house to our advantage - "when it says 7:35 we are getting a bath", etc. It seems to be working like a charm!

I finally got smart after 3 days of breathing treatments and got out the handy portable DVD player for a little Baby Einstein to keep his attention.

This is just for me...so I'll remember what it was like shopping with these two - Jackson taking up the entire buggy in his carseat and Warner sitting in the front. Leaving very little room for groceries.