Moose is finally better!! Yay and just in time for our trip. He made it all the way through the last two nights and we have not noticed any coughing fits. I am declaring we are done being sick for the whole summer! Or at least until after he turns one.
I hope the antibiotic is working on his ear. He seems to feel better. He has been pretty happy to go on long walks and play.
I've been meaning to upload these videos for a while.
Dan thinks Brennan crawls really funny. He thinks Brennan looks like a little chimpanzee. I think he walks like a turtle. This is how he walks everywhere, he does not like to crawl on his knees.
Sara likes to play peek-a-boo with him in his high chair among other games. Sometimes she gets a bit rough.
Moose eats really good. Tonight Daddy made him sweet potato pie with various spices and regular mashed potatoes with broccoli tops. I made him a tangerine and lime shake with mint sprigs and a dash of maple syrup and plain yogurt. I make him a shake every day. He likes watermelon shakes and pineapple strawberry too. I usually put his probiotics in them so that he gets that too. He gulps them down and you can't pry the cup away.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Almost 9 months
Brennan is still suffering a little from the RSV cough but he does not seem to be getting worse at this point. Sara coughed for 4-6 weeks, so I'm sure that's what were in for, maybe 1 or 2 more weeks if we're lucky. I hope he does not develop asthma, he has a raspy chest still.
He seems really happy though despite the lack of sleep from coughing fits and two top teeth coming in that look really painful.
Here is a spring photo shoot of him. I like to get pics of him in his high chair because I've done that since he was about 2 months old and it's nice to have the photos for comparison. Also, it's a place he can't move much and is upright. The photo shoot in the yard with the tulips was difficult. He kept wanting to eat the tulips and plants. I think he's still super handsome though!
He seems really happy though despite the lack of sleep from coughing fits and two top teeth coming in that look really painful.
Here is a spring photo shoot of him. I like to get pics of him in his high chair because I've done that since he was about 2 months old and it's nice to have the photos for comparison. Also, it's a place he can't move much and is upright. The photo shoot in the yard with the tulips was difficult. He kept wanting to eat the tulips and plants. I think he's still super handsome though!
Saturday, April 14, 2012
We Like to move it move it
Brennan has been sitting outside a lot with me even though he has been sick. It's been relatively warm here and he likes to go outside as long as it's not windy. I usually can get some yard work done or water my plants while he plays.
He likes to sit in his exersaucer out there so we've just been leaving it out in the yard. It's better than him eating leaves and sticks and rocks. I hope he outgrows that soon. Here is a video of him rocking his exersaucer.
Last week found out Brennan has had RSV for the previous 6 days or so. He's been having heavy coughing fits, like Sara had, especially at night. A couple of nights were particularly miserable. He would always start coughing at 2 a.m. and would wake up crying, I would go in to hold him and put him back to bed and Sara would wake up complaining that Brennan woke her up, then I would put her back to bed and it would start over again at 4 a.m. and then again at 6 a.m. Luckily we only had 2 or 3 nights like that. It was enough for me. I finally took him to the doctor to make sure he wasn't getting pneumonia.
On top of my anxiety about him being sick, I was having anxiety over the fact that we still don't have a pediatrician we like or trust. The one I sort of like the best we can never get appts with. He never works Fridays and he's always out of town. So we tried the last of the 4 doctors in the practice. This last doctor works down in Payson so it was a bit of a drive down to the office by the hospital there. Really though I'd still prefer a million times over than getting on the freeway and driving into downtown Provo and the scenery is nice driving through the country. The office is brand new, nice, quiet and really clean. There is never anyone there. So different from the Provo waiting room with 40 kids in it all coughing and crying, utter chaos and you don't want to breath or touch anything while you're there. So we met the doctor and I finally LOVE this one!
His body language was very engaged with us, he listened closely to everything I said, never rushed us, sat on the edge of his chair, and he got bonus points for telling me that Brennan was a pretty baby. I also talked to him about our Pediatrician that died and he started to tear up. He says he's sad about it every day and that he was good friends with Dr. Nelison. I told him that Dr. Neilson played French Horn and he told me he plays viola. I took that as a sign that he's the right doctor for us.
He is wicked smart and he was very engaged and seemed very concerned with the well being of my kids from every angle even mentally. He asked me what I told Sara about Dr. Neilson dying and then gave me some helpful things to tell her about it. He also took time to give me helpful tips for flying on a plane with Brennan and his ear trouble and even what to tell other passengers if they complain that Brennan is crying. I look forward to seeing him again and hopefully building a lasting relationship with the kids and having him as our doctor.
Anyway, after listening to brennan's chest he knew right away that he had RSV and I told him that Brennan has been sick for 6 days and he said that's usually the peak of RSV when it's worse and then it gradually tapers off. He said his chest did sound bad but antibiotics won't help and it's best to just wait it out.
It's been about 5 days since the appointment now and he is getting better. We've been doing steam baths a few times a day and that really helps him. Also we keep a warm mist humidifier in his room going all the time. Dan and I have experienced ourselves how much the humidifier helps when you're sick in this dry climate. Luckily I have a humidifier for every bedroom. I spend a lot of time cleaning humidifiers several times a week. Summer will be here soon though and we'll put them away for the season. I'm just glad that if Brennan had to get RSV this season that he waited until he was bigger and he wasn't 2 months old. Sara didn't get RSV until she was 3 years old, somehow we were lucky there.
I've read that after they have had RSV, sometimes their colds and flus are worse and some develop Asthma. Sara is really a cougher when she gets sick, I don't know if that has anything to do with it, she's had RSV 2 or 3 times now. I would call her Asthmatic by any stretch yet though. I hope Brennan doesn't cough a lot after this.
I'm starting to think ahead now to our trip to Bama in about 13 days. I hope we can survive the plane ride without a major melt down from either kid. Also I need them to be well, we're not doing anything or seeing anyone in the next few days that we could catch anything from.
Once we get to Bama i hope we can just relax and have fun, at the beach too!
He likes to sit in his exersaucer out there so we've just been leaving it out in the yard. It's better than him eating leaves and sticks and rocks. I hope he outgrows that soon. Here is a video of him rocking his exersaucer.
On top of my anxiety about him being sick, I was having anxiety over the fact that we still don't have a pediatrician we like or trust. The one I sort of like the best we can never get appts with. He never works Fridays and he's always out of town. So we tried the last of the 4 doctors in the practice. This last doctor works down in Payson so it was a bit of a drive down to the office by the hospital there. Really though I'd still prefer a million times over than getting on the freeway and driving into downtown Provo and the scenery is nice driving through the country. The office is brand new, nice, quiet and really clean. There is never anyone there. So different from the Provo waiting room with 40 kids in it all coughing and crying, utter chaos and you don't want to breath or touch anything while you're there. So we met the doctor and I finally LOVE this one!
His body language was very engaged with us, he listened closely to everything I said, never rushed us, sat on the edge of his chair, and he got bonus points for telling me that Brennan was a pretty baby. I also talked to him about our Pediatrician that died and he started to tear up. He says he's sad about it every day and that he was good friends with Dr. Nelison. I told him that Dr. Neilson played French Horn and he told me he plays viola. I took that as a sign that he's the right doctor for us.
He is wicked smart and he was very engaged and seemed very concerned with the well being of my kids from every angle even mentally. He asked me what I told Sara about Dr. Neilson dying and then gave me some helpful things to tell her about it. He also took time to give me helpful tips for flying on a plane with Brennan and his ear trouble and even what to tell other passengers if they complain that Brennan is crying. I look forward to seeing him again and hopefully building a lasting relationship with the kids and having him as our doctor.
Anyway, after listening to brennan's chest he knew right away that he had RSV and I told him that Brennan has been sick for 6 days and he said that's usually the peak of RSV when it's worse and then it gradually tapers off. He said his chest did sound bad but antibiotics won't help and it's best to just wait it out.
It's been about 5 days since the appointment now and he is getting better. We've been doing steam baths a few times a day and that really helps him. Also we keep a warm mist humidifier in his room going all the time. Dan and I have experienced ourselves how much the humidifier helps when you're sick in this dry climate. Luckily I have a humidifier for every bedroom. I spend a lot of time cleaning humidifiers several times a week. Summer will be here soon though and we'll put them away for the season. I'm just glad that if Brennan had to get RSV this season that he waited until he was bigger and he wasn't 2 months old. Sara didn't get RSV until she was 3 years old, somehow we were lucky there.
I've read that after they have had RSV, sometimes their colds and flus are worse and some develop Asthma. Sara is really a cougher when she gets sick, I don't know if that has anything to do with it, she's had RSV 2 or 3 times now. I would call her Asthmatic by any stretch yet though. I hope Brennan doesn't cough a lot after this.
I'm starting to think ahead now to our trip to Bama in about 13 days. I hope we can survive the plane ride without a major melt down from either kid. Also I need them to be well, we're not doing anything or seeing anyone in the next few days that we could catch anything from.
Once we get to Bama i hope we can just relax and have fun, at the beach too!
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Sick but happy
Brennan has been really sick this past week. He's got a terrible cold and his nose is running away from his face. His cough has been really bad and he just can't catch a break. Still, he's tried to be a trooper and be happy as much as possible. We've been dragging him around everywhere when he would have probably been better off in bed.
He is still causing lots of mischief and trouble too. We've had to clean off all the table tops because he can reach everything and pull it down. I tried pushing stuff to the backs of tables but his arms are long :(
He always looks cute in his high chair.
He's always drooling, his first ride on Daddy's shoulders.
His first ride in the Home Depot cart. By the end of it, he got the hang of turning the steering wheel.
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He is still causing lots of mischief and trouble too. We've had to clean off all the table tops because he can reach everything and pull it down. I tried pushing stuff to the backs of tables but his arms are long :(
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
More Moosey pics
Brennan had a pretty good visit to the doctor this week. Luckily the last antibiotic worked and his ears were not infected, only fluid behind them. Hopefully that will drain away. If he can make it to one year chances are the infections will taper off like Sara's did. It's a race against time. His doctor said if he has one more round of ear infections we should consider tubes. I'm not ready to go there yet, but if he's still having them after a year, maybe. We've probably spent over 1,000 dollars already on ear treatments, appointments, etc. Much less the misery that Brennan has been in. I'm crossing my fingers that this is the last of it.
He weighed 19 at the doctor, his weight gain and length might have slowed a little, he still pretty big though.
A new food I've been feeding him that he likes is quinoa with mashed up egg yolk, sweet potato, and broccoli tops, all mashed together and topped with melted shredded cheese. Also he really likes mashed up blueberry and banana oatmeal with cinnamon.
Now Brennan seems to be fighting allergies, his nose is gushing and he's sneezing all the time. He might have a cold but he's not sick in any other way, just lots of snot.
Here are some recent pics of him and some vids of him laughing and standing, he has a really funny little laugh and I'm glad I got it on camera. His little laugh makes both Sara and I laugh. It's kind of a mischievous laugh, and he loves mischief. vid 1- Standing
Vid 2 - Laughing
He weighed 19 at the doctor, his weight gain and length might have slowed a little, he still pretty big though.
A new food I've been feeding him that he likes is quinoa with mashed up egg yolk, sweet potato, and broccoli tops, all mashed together and topped with melted shredded cheese. Also he really likes mashed up blueberry and banana oatmeal with cinnamon.
Now Brennan seems to be fighting allergies, his nose is gushing and he's sneezing all the time. He might have a cold but he's not sick in any other way, just lots of snot.
Vid 2 - Laughing
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