Feeling Better

Jonah at 8 months

It's nice to be online again. Poor Greg had bronchitis for 2 weeks before going to the dr. and I was trying to take care of him and keep Jonah away from the coughs so he wouldn't catch it. Well, I was getting fatigued taking care of husband, baby, and dog, (thankfully, I didn't get sick), that I had to ask Greg to take Jonah to the toilet once and to watch him for about an hour while I tried to rest.

We were doing so well with the handwashing (so much that my hands and Jonah's were getting dry) that Jonah wasn't sick. Well, after hanging out with Daddy, who was still very sick, Jonah caught what Greg had, 102.1 fever, coughs, sneezes, fatigue. Poor baby. This is his first fever of his life. I'd never felt him that hot before. I took him to the dr. the day I felt his fever (last Wed.), and they checked that it wasn't pneumonia and he had no ear infection. Thank goodness! Greg had bronchitis in college, and I had pneumonia when I was three years old, so I wanted to be sure that Jonah was checked out early. The dr. recommended a humidifier, rest, plenty of fluids, Tylenol for the fever, and a lot of love.

His fever was down in less than 24 hours (Thurs.), and we spent most of the day just cuddling. Poor Jonah was so limp, he couldn't even hold his body up. He just wanted me to hold him and comfort him in his pain and finally laid down in his crib for one nap in the afternoon. Greg went to work that day, and then to the medcheck that night. They ruled out the flu, prescribed some meds and told him not to go to work on Friday. Soon, he got his appetite back, and on Friday, Jonah was eating back to normal. He still has a bit of a cough, but I've been keeping him indoors when it's super cold out, like today.

We took it easy last weekend too, and only ventured out to get his new carseat. He was 21 lbs. at the dr. and I was sure he'd be 22 lbs. by next month. Well, I didn't want to wait any longer to get his car seat. He'd already been uncomfortable in his infant carrier, and I think he didn't like being in that slouched position and all buckled in. So I was glad he was doing better since I wanted to see the seat before buying it. We were going to get it online, but got a better deal at Babies' R Us with the 15% off coupon. We got a Britax Boulevard for the side impact protection, and Jonah LOVES it! He sleeps in it while driving and rests his head on the side wings. He's our precious cargo, and we want to protect him as much as we can.

We went swimming on Wed. while it was 52 degrees out. He was barely coughing the day before, so I thought we'd try it. We were both tired of being indoors all the time. He loves swimming at the Y, so we enjoyed the exercise. As soon as he started coughing, though, I said, it's time to get him out and back to rest. I didn't want him to overexhert himself. Maybe with subsequent children I won't be so cautious, but I don't like it when he's sick. I want to take care of him as best as I can. Afterall, he's our only son. :)