Poor thing! After three days of daycare, Colton got a stomach virus. Poor thing was throwing up everything he ate right afterwards all over him and Brigette (and the couch, floor, bed). He got over it pretty quickly and we did not have to give him pedialite or anything. Unfortunately, then Brigette got it and then Justin. Was a bad weekend. I hope we got it worse than he did because we were so totally wiped out by it. Thankfully that was the weekend Brigette had furlough on Friday when he got sick and we were able to get in to see the doctor and Brigette was also off on Monday for Columbus day so he got some extra attention all weekend.
Unfortunately, Tuesday morning we had to take Colton to the pediatric ER in another town because we were worried he might have RSV-a respitory infection. Poor baby's breathing was so labored his pediatrican listened to him over the phone and wanted us to take him in. Course, by the time we got there, it wasn't nearly as bad and they decided his lungs were clear and he just had a cold. :-P We had to elevate his bed some and he has a hard time breathing at night mostly, but it has gotten better. Main problem is when he wakes up to eat a night and then falls asleep. When I try to put him down in bed he tends to startle and then gets choked up and gets upset. May be another week or so before he is over the congestion.
We have had a rough week. Since he has been sick he seems to want to eat longer (possible growth spurt) and even though he is not napping well during the day, he gets up more often at night than he had been. Last night he went down at 10:30, was up 1:30-3, then up 4:30-5, then again at 5:45 just like he hadn't eaten at all!! Mummy is very tired today.
Not sure we can blame the sickness on the daycare as no other children were out before or after Colton with the stomach virus or colds, so maybe Brigette is bringing germs home from work, although none of her co-workers have been sick either....? Hopefully we can go a little longer without another illness.
Will post Halloween outfit pictures very soon!
Our amazing son Colton came into this world in July 2009 and now we are anticipating the arrival of his new brother in January 2013! We hope this site will serve as a way to share with family and friends our journey and joy with our new addition. We hope you will enjoy and post comments when you can! (Choose the anonymous identity if you want to comment and then you don't need to have password)
3 comments:
so sorry to hear he got a bug!! that's terrible...I was just thinking the other day how awful it would be to see ava throwing up....i'm sorry for colton. :( glad to hear he's feeling better.
i hope the congestion gets much better too. that's something we struggle with with ava...she gets congested 2 or 3 times a month...i think it's allergies...and after all that breast milk!! ugh. ;)
glad to see an update!
Love your blog Brigette. It helps to see Colton's picures and updates. Wish we could see him more often. He is a beautiful baby. I am so happy for you and Justin.
Ceinda
Ohh that stomach virus/bug thing is awful. We have had that several times in our household. Luckily each time was a couple years apart, but made everyone so weak. Elevating the bed on one side does help with the congestion. Josh would always end up sliding down to the other end though. Finally realized I was elevating the one end too high. That is when I discovered Ayr and an electric vapor thing (good for his age) at Walmart. We have gotten into the habit of giving Josh a bath just about every night now due to school germs. Of course babies skin gets too dry for that so maybe consider the hands only. This is just the beginning ya'll. If I think of anymore helpful hints I will send them all your way. Take care and hope you all get better soon. Much love :)
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