Under the Weather

For the past couple of weeks, Kaitlyn has had a bit of a cough and a runny nose. Her coughs were few and far between, so we didn't think too much of it. The last couple of days, however, it seemed to be getting worse and she wasn't sleeping very well. Last night when I was feeding her, she didn't want to eat and I could hear the congestion in her chest when she coughed. It was time for a visit to the doctor.

I took her to the doctor today to get her cough checked out and I also mentioned that she has been tugging on her left ear. The doctor looked in her left ear and said it was on the verge of being infected. Then she looked in her right ear and said it was fully infected. Finally, she listened to her breathing and said she could hear wheezing and made a diagnosis of bronchiolitis. The prescriptions for these ailments are Amoxicillin (1 tsp. twice a day for 10 days) and Albuterol (2 ml. three times a day for 7 days). Add this to the Hydrocortisone we apply to her Eczema and we have a drugged up baby ;-)

Seriously though, she has been a real trooper and hasn't "acted sick." She's pretty much been her happy, easy-going self until her sleeping and eating were affected the last two days. I told her to let us know sooner next time so we could be more proactive and get her the medicine she needs to feel better. She just looked at me with her big, beautiful eyes and said, "Ba ba ba ga ga da da."