I’m a Dad

Sick Sick Sick

I’m sick. Jen is sick. Liam is sick. It has not been a happy week at our house. We took Liam to Urgent Care on Sunday (before the Super Bowl) and he was diagnosed with Bronchiolitis. The doctor prescribed him Albuterol (an asthma medicine usually administered in an inhaler) in liquid form, and an antibiotic to prevent Pneumonia and ear infections. He seems to be feeling better. His cough has definitely improved. He’s not sleeping well at all. He wakes up in the middle of the night and is next to impossible to console. He woke up at 1am this morning and I got him back to sleep by singing to him. He woke up again shortly thereafter and Jen put him in the swing and he fell back asleep. When I got up this morning, they were both asleep on the couch. We’re not sure yet what to do about his poor sleeping habits. We’re considering moving him out of the bassinet in our room and into his crib. I feel like we’re in for a long, bumpy ride.

Jen has a head cold, with just about all of the Nyquil symptoms. I have a nasty looking sore in the back of my throat and it hurts to swallow or breathe deeply. I emailed my Doctor about it and he responded that it sounded like an upper respiratory infection. He said to take regular cold medicine and drink lots of fluids and to come in if I developed a fever.

My doctor is awesome. I have emailed him on several occasions and he almost always responds very quickly. Today’s response was just about 5 minutes. I’ve even got him to prescribe Vicadin for my herniated disk through email. The email has saved me probably $50 in co-payments alone. All doctors should be so technologically cool. He’s an older guy, too. Probably in his 60s at least.

Seems like we’ve all been sick quite a bit this season. I wonder if it’s Liam giving us the colds or vice versa.