Caiden's Story: Down but not out

Illness strikes again! Caiden has had a lingering cough after being diagnosed with croup 2 weeks ago, but on Monday he seemed to be getting worse. He was wheezing, taking rapid breaths, had a high fever, and a more persistent cough. So to the doctor we went. Well, not we. Poor Dan handled this doctors visit on his own while I was at work. The doctor immediately suspected pneumonia and sent them to get a chest x-ray. Anyone who has spent a few minutes with Caiden knows that he doesn't like staying still for more than 5 seconds and definitely doesn't like to be constricted at all. Add in an ill-timed diarrhea catastrophe and you have an idea of how Dan's morning went.

Caiden is now on antibiotics and nebulizer treatment to keep his oxygen levels up. I was at home with him today, but he should fine to return to daycare tomorrow.

All things considered, Caiden is doing great. He is in great spirits and after one day on medication is almost sleeping normally again. Getting him to stay still for the 15 minutes it takes to run the nebulizer is no easy task however (especially when it must be done every 4 hours). We have to pull out the big guns... Barney. TV is a treat for this little man and he is eating it up.

We made the most out of this sick day and had lots of QT. If you didn't hear the coughing or see the runny nose, you'd never know this guy was sick.