Two Sick Babies

They've shared the most recent cooties and both kids are miserable. Ryan has his usual problem: a stuffy nose that makes it hard to sleep with a paci in his mouth. Brooke has her usual problem: a hacking cough stimulated by her asthma. This one has been bad enough to actually break blood vessels in her neck.

She's on an oral steroid this time, as the doctor notice some wheezing. She's also been getting a nebulizer treatment every 4 hours.

We just got the neb a get weeks ago. Prior to that she was using a chamber and an inhaler. The nebulizer has made her life a lot better. She gets it when she goes to bed and doesn't get up (coughing) till the am. With the chamber, on a bad night, we were giving it to her every 3-4 hours all night. Nobody got sleep!

So, though nobody likes to be sick, I'm glad we are managing it a little better around here nowadays.