I'm glad I over reacted.

The Sunday after Christmas Ian woke up with a stuffy nose. He's had one before but this one was worse. I did what any first time mom would do... I texted my mom and a few of my friends with kids. I got pretty much the same response from all of them and went to CVS for some benedryl and saline mist. Ian was not a fan of the saline mist and the big snot sucking ball. (I know there's an official word for it, but Jason and I are referring to it and the snot sucker) I was told from a mom of three that a little bit of zyrtec or benedryl also helps. Since I was overdosed on benedryl as a kid, I figured why not.

Jason and I figured since Ian was sick that he wouldn't sleep very well that night. Oh contraire...Ian slept 12 hours for us. :) The only problem was when he was awake he was fussy. You could tell from his eyes he just didn't feel well. As a mom, its the worse feeling in the world to see your baby sick and not be able to help them. Jason and I both wished we could have his cold instead of him.

(I should have never said that)...Monday morning I woke up and felt like my head had blown up. I knew exactly how Ian felt because he had given me his cold. The only thing worse than having a sick child is being sick at the same time. Luckily this fell on Jason's days off so he was in charge of taking care of us. Jason also had a great idea (he has these every once in a while) but he asked our neighbor (she's a nurse in the NICU at a hospital in Dallas) to come and check Ian out. She did a quick exam and listed to his lungs and nose and gave me a few things to be aware of as far as his breathing goes. I had already called to take him to the doctor but she was booked on Monday and off Tuesday. I went ahead and scheduled an appointment for Wednesday morning (just in case).

Ian started to feel better (I still felt like crap) on Wednesday. I thought about cancelling his appointment but decided that I would feel better if I had his doctor check him out. I'm glad I did. His lungs were clear, no fever, but his left ear was starting to become infected. I'm so glad i kept his appointment. We were able to catch an ear infection before it became bad, before it affected his sleep and before New Years. :) So Ian got his first antibiotic (the yummy pink liquid). He's taking it in this bottle 2 times a day. He still has a snotty nose, still hates the snot sucker, but he's in a much better mood and is acting like himself. He's even starting to crawl/scoot backwards. He really wants to get going. I have a feeling he's going to be mobile very, very soon.

Unfortunately, Ian and I spent most of our winter vacation sick and stuck at home, but with the cold weather here, we wouldn't have been able to get out much anyways.