It started last Tuesday when JT woke up with congestion...didn't think much about it and went about our day. Then he woke us up in the middle of the night crying. When I got him, he was burning up. His temperature was 103.1, and we went into "panic mode." We called the ER to see if we needed to bring him in, but they couldn't give me any information over the phone. So they gave me a nurse's toll-free info-line number to call...should've known they wouldn't be working at 1:00 in the morning! So, we called Nana, and she called the ER and spoke with a nurse (she has the hook-up). We took her advice and gave him Tylenol, put a cold rag on his head, and I fed him. His fever was gone in an hour! He went back to sleep, but woke up every hour. He was a sick little fella'.
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| Our pitiful baby boy...bless his heart! |
I took John Thomas to the doctor first thing the next morning, and I just knew they were going to say, "It's nothing...stop overreacting." I mean, he was like a totally different baby by the time we got there. He was even smiling!
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| You'd never know he was sick by this picture! |
They did a throat swab and a nose swab...RSV and flu tests were negative...strep was positive. Our poor baby has strep?!?!?! What?!?!?! So he got Amoxicillin, and that's been a lot of fun administering to him. Yuck! He HATES it! We have to put it in a little bottle of milk so he'll take it. The syringes and spoons did not work! But he did get better...no fever since that night, and he seems to feel MUCH better, but he still sounds bad. He was still very congested Monday morning, so I took him back to the doc. Another nose swab to double check RSV (it was negative again) and a chest X-ray...lungs looked icky. Terrible congestion and the start of tissue build-up were visible in his lungs, so he got a breathing treatment, and a breathing machine came home with me.
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| Daddy giving him a breathing treatment...poor guy :-( |
JT is on the road to recovery...we are so glad it wasn't anything more serious like the flu or RSV. But since he was sick, he did not get to meet his precious new baby cousin, Keira, who was born on Friday...
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| Keira Elizabeth Williams |
and he did not get to meet his new best bud, Harper, who was born on Sunday.
Congratulations to my sister, Bianca, and her husband, Brad, on their new bundle of joy, Keira!!! And congrats to Brooke and Brad Minton (and a HUGE praise to God) for their sweet Harper. Love these baby girls already!
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| Harper Laine Minton |
Congratulations to my sister, Bianca, and her husband, Brad, on their new bundle of joy, Keira!!! And congrats to Brooke and Brad Minton (and a HUGE praise to God) for their sweet Harper. Love these baby girls already!
Poor thing! Fisher had pnemonia last year at Mardi Gras time and was in the hospital for 3 days! He was in a O2 tent for 3 days with IV's and stuff! We now own a breathing machine! It is great when he gets sick and we can just give it to him instead of bringing him in! Praying for a quick recovery!
ReplyDeleteYou know Brad is your go to ER guy!! Always know you can call him for anything!! Bless his bones. Bes had strep several, several times in her first 2 years and that high fever would scare the pooey out of me!! Glad he's feeling better. Loved "meeting" Keira... has anyone else said she looks like JT?? and Harper!! What a sweet little face! I'm thinking it's a little Brad! =)
ReplyDeleteSo sorry JT has been sick--glad is wasn't RSV or flu! It is so hard to see them feel bad, especially when they are so very young. Looks like he is being such a champ and helping with his breathing treatments. Hopefully, he is sounding much better by now. Also, congrats on becoming an aunt again. Keira looks so sweet! I'm sure JT will have so much fun with Keira and Harper! He is surrounded by little ladies!
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