Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Josh is sick...again

So, poor little Josh is sick again. He got a little cold (with the rest of us) about three weeks ago and has been stuffy ever since. The rest of us got over the cold within 2 days, but not Josh. I wasn't really sure what to do about it because, do you take a baby to the doctors because he is stuff? I guess that I should have.
Saturday night was a really hard one for Josh and he got a fever, so we decided that Tony would take Josh to Instacare on Sunday morning instead of waiting to see our doctor on Monday. They checked his oxygen level (it was 98 - which is good), ears looked good, but his lungs didn't sound good. They said he had some sort of lung virus and needed to start doing breathing treatments again. Now thinking back I realize that I should have thought that the stuffiness was stuck in his lungs and I should have taken him to see the doctor...live and learn.
It has been a hard a couple of days so far. I am suppose to go to work today, but since Josh is still having a hard time I am not going in. Tony works nights this week so that really sucks trying to get Josh to go to bed by my self. Last night he refused to fall asleep and didn't end up actually sleeping until after eleven. Even then we have to have him sleep with us in the rocking chair. I hate when kids are sick. I hope that he continues to get better. I now know that if his cold lingers longer then the rest of us, I am going to take him in to the doctors. Until then, a couple more sleepless nights and long days of a ornery baby...lucky me.

No comments: