Counting Our Blessings: The Flu, Ear Infections, Tonsillitis And Pneumonia

The last couple of weeks have been simply exhausting. John Whitten started acting fussy and irritable on Wednesday, but with no fever I was pretty sure that it was just his runny nose/cold that was bothering him. However, by Friday not only had be started running a consistent fever, but he was also inconsolable and pretty much was falling apart at all times unless I was holding him. Finally I decided to take him to the doctor Friday evening around 5:00. We made an appointment at Children's South and they saw us right away when we got there. I was so thankful that there was no one else there at the time. His oxygen levels were low(91-92), so they automatically where concerned with his lungs and his breathing. He had a lot of wheezing and after a couple of chest X-rays we knew why. The poor kid had pneumonia in his left lung. He also had an ear infection in his right ear so that accounted for his irritability over the last few days. They have him two breathing treatments to try and get wheezing under control and the second one seemed to help. Even though the doctor saw us, did his X-ray and blood work and diagnosed him within an hour we still had to stay for a couple hours to "monitor" his oxygen levels sense they had been low when he first got there. We left thinking he would be feeling better after a few days of his antibiotics. Boy where we wrong! On Monday not only was had he not gotten any better his poor little fever had gotten much worse. We were suppose I follow back up with our regular doctor on Monday anyway for another chest X-ray, so Monday we headed to see Dr Walley in hopes of getting an answer to why John Whitten still felt so bad. Our answer....the FLU! Type B to be exact, so not the one he was vaccinated for last September. Dr. Walley said that he also had tonsillitis, so with all if that sickness going on in his little body it was no wonder why he still was so pitiful. We got another prescription an headed home for more cuddles. We didn't get the tamiful because he was already outside the 24 hour range of when he had gotten sick, but he did write us a script for Lillian incase she starting showing symptoms. She of course never caught any of it.

With all of that going obviously John Whitten wasn't sleeping well-or in his own bed-so I have been one sleep deprived Mommy the last couple of weeks. Add sleep deprived to sever cabin fever and let's just say that when shaun would come home from work John Whitten was not the only one crying. Thankfully I can officially say that all the sickness is behind us and John Whitten is back to himself.

So thankful for all of the friends and family that called to check on us everyday and who brought us dinner bad treats. Shaun and I are truly blessed to have such amazing people in our lives.

on our way to the doctor