Being Sick

Being sick sucks, but it even sucks more when you and your kids are sick.  This past winter has been the worst winter I have ever experienced with being sick.  And everything I got, Silas got, and vice-versa.  We've been hit with the stomach flu, regular flu, cold, ear-infection, bronchialitis, coughing, sneezing, fevers, you name it.  We have taken many trips to the Dr. lately but that's ok because when we go there they usually give us samples of Silas's formula.  Every little bit helps.  Here is Silas getting the albuterol treatment.  It sucks because he usually cries the whole time.  The advantage to crying is it takes less time for him to inhale it.  This go around he wasn't crying much and the treatment took a lot longer.  This is probably the only case besides when he was born that I'm ok with him crying.

So after all the sickness and medication, I'm happy to report that we are all better, for the most part.  We are still using the inhaler on Silas (sometimes I take a puff too) and this has seemed to really help his wheezing.  I also have this new device that I recommend to all Mom's and Dad's.  It seems kinda gross but it works so well.  The NoseFrida uses your own suction to take out the boogies.  There is a filter so you won't suck anything up.  I use it almost daily on Silas and I get those boogers out every time.  Nick helps me hold him down while I suck them out.  Sometimes it looks like I'm sucking his brains out with the way he moves around and his eyes go goofy but once we're done he can breathe better and we have gotten rid of those booger germs.  I picked it up at BuyBuyBaby.

The last few weeks Jellie (Ellie & Jack) have been coming over more often for dinner.  It's so fun having them over and Silas loves it.  Jellie is so sweet to him.  Ellie will hold his bottle and help feed him.  Jack will give him a toy or find his nukie when he's crying.  Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of situations where Jellie will take toys away from him, throw something, or try to poke, pinch, punch, or sit on him.  It's normal and although it makes me uneasy at times it's kinda cool because they act just like siblings.  I'm so happy that he has cousins that he will be close with. I can already tell he looks up to Ellie.  He is always watching her.  It will be fun when baby # 3 arrives and Silas can be a 'big' cousin.