
Well i got one for you. Caleb Carter as the, recuperating from a cold, best looking Easter bunny you've ever seen. I'm biased, i know. but c'mon! And yes, he had a cold. A GOOD ONE! Last Saturday he was very unlike himself. Cuddling and wanting to sleep in people's arms (trust me, he usually can't stand that stuff), so of course we immediately thought something was "off." We watched him for the next couple of days and on Tuesday i came home and saw him sleeping in Ernest's arms and when he put him down in his crib he started to cry. He picked him up again, put him down and the same thing happened. So we checked him. He had a fever, slight, but a fever. This is what i was dreading. So i obsessively took his temperature every 20 minutes and gave him tylenol (not obsessively). The fever came down. PHEW! Then it came back during the night. His little body was so hot and so i gave him a little more tylenol at at 2am it was 100.6. I almost drove us to the emergency room (i can't drive so that's probably what kept us home). I did call the doctor who told me that if his fever goes above 101 then i should take him in but that if it doesn't then i can take him to his pediatrician in the morning. The fever stayed down but at 7:30 it was up again and that's when we got ready and took him in. At the doctor's office he had a fever of 103. HIs doctor was very concerned because he's so young for that kind of a fever. Not unusual in babies, but a concern nonetheless. Doctor checked him, he had a tiny ear infection, his chest, lungs, and nose were congested in the slightest of ways since i took him in so quickly. His doctor was so sweet. He really is a great pediatrician and noticed how different and down Caleb looked from his visit the Saturday before. He's so gentle with him. So since he had a high fever he was given an anti-biotic shot to try and boos his immune system, lower the fever and start fighting the infection and was prescribed liquid anti-bioitics for the next 10 days and a decongestant. So here we are. 7 days later and the little guy has come through it so bravely. What a strong boy. He did have trouble sleeping and eating in the last week but since yesterday he's been back to normal. Eating everything and last night he slept better than he had been. His nose is less congested (thank goodness for humidifiers). Still had a bit of a cough but sounds so much better now. I did notice he's a little hoarse but that's a combination of his sore throat and his constant screaming. He had it so rough for a bit. But on Sunday he was already feeling better and even though we didn't do any big Easter activities we did get to take him out for a bit on Saturday and put on his Easter bunny hat, made by me, with some help from a friend, on Sunday. On another note, he's doing fantastic in Daycare. This morning i dropped him off and he leaned towards one of the teachers so that she can hold him and when i stood at the door saying goodbye to him, he just stared and looked away. Yes, i know. That's what i want. But does it have to make me happy? NO! But at the same time it does. Oh, another thing about the success of daycare. Some of my family came over this past weekend to see Caleb since it'd been months since their last visit and...TUN TUN TUN! Caleb did not cry at all. He smiled and cooed and rolled over, and did all of the things he does. It was great to see the effect Daycare is having on him and his social skills. Makes me feel more comfortable about leaving him every morning. Well, i guess that's it. I will try to do this more often. Caleb's doing so much that it's hard to remember it all. bye.
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