One sick household

Sadly, this week hasn't exactly been the best. After a very busy weekend with little sleep for Mom, I got sick on Sunday. It seemed like a bad chest cold with lots of deep coughing. Ick!! Colby started coughing, sneezing, and having a very runny nose on Monday. We were quite the pair. Tuesday, I decided to stay home and not go to Preschool, as Colby wasn't feeling so great yet and we needed some time at home after lots of plans and outings the past several days. We also stayed home Wednesday and Thursday (I know... I never stay home this much!) and I took Colby to the doctor Thursday afternoon after he was complaining of an "owie" every time he coughed. He certainly wasn't improving with his 'cold', so I'm glad they were able to get him in. Although I loved it, Colby had been very snuggly and cuddly all week. He didn't want to play much and just wanted to be held. Very unlike him... Turns out he has pneumonia!! Poor little guy... what began as a cold quickly progressed into pneumonia. The doctor said he was very crackly and rattly on both lungs. So we got a prescription for penicillin and cough medicine (to alleviate some night-time coughing and help him get some sleep).

He also had to get some chest x-rays done. When we arrived at the hospital, he was very nervous about the rooms and machines, but the x-ray tech asked if I could wait in the hall. I really didn't know how he would do, but he went with her no problem and closed the door on his own (with the help of a sticker or two!) Everything was going well until the very end when I heard a lot of crying for Mommy. They asked me to go in and help with the last position. I needed to hold his arms above his head with another tech while one took the x-ray. All in all, he did pretty well and I was proud of him. Pretty scary place for a little 2 year old without Mommy to come too.

He has shown some slow improvement... coughing a little bit less and the runny nose has stopped. He takes the penicillin three times a day (at meals) and is doing well taking it. Now just to get him to eat something... He has had next to no appetite for most of the week. Luckily, he is still drinking lots, so I'm not too worried. Hopefully he and I will be feeling better very soon and we can get out of the house soon! My chest cold is now in my head, so I have a typical bad cold. Ugh... I'm so tired of being sick!! It's pretty exhausting being sick and taking care of a sick little boy. We are working on coughing into his elbow and we're doing a lot of handwashing. I'm hoping Jenna doesn't get sick too, but she began coughing a bit yesterday, so I hope it doesn't turn into anything else!! Fingers crossed!!

Jenna and I went to our niece, Emerson's 1st birthday party yesterday! It was a ladybug theme and everything was so adorable, including a great personalized banner and a beautiful ladybug cake made by Tracy! It was a lot of fun... I just wish Colby would have been better to have come too. He and Blake play so well together... Thanks for having us, Edmonton Camerons! :)

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!! I am so blessed to be married to the love of my life! Gerry is such an amazing husband and a wonderful father. I am truly the lucky one to have such a great, supportive, and loving man!! xoxo

We're looking forward to having Gerry home for Family Day tomorrow too. Again, I'm hoping Colby will be feeling better, so we can do something fun as a family!

Have a great rest of your weekend everyone!
Lesley