So January has been one heck of a month for us. Aiden started out with a cold at the beginning of the month. Which quickly turned into bronchitis due to his asthma. And it just would not go away. On top of that he also had an ear infection. Poor little guy! I took him to the doctors a few times because he just was not getting any better. The doctor finally diagnosed him with RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus) after 2 weeks of being sick. This is not very serious in adults, but in babies it is pretty serious and especially for babies with breathing problems (e.g. asthma). The doc told us that if he got any worse that we were most likely going to end up in the pediatric unit of the hospital. I was not looking forward to that. Our poor little guy has had a rattle in his chest from all the fluid and a horrible cough that could wake the neighbors. His nose runs nonstop and he has just been miserable.
He is just now starting to sound better, about 4 weeks later. The docs gave him Orapred to clear up the remaining fluid in his lungs. But the downside is that it works by weakening his immune system. He already has a weak immune system and now with the meds is it even weaker. So we still can't go anywhere. Aiden and I have pretty much been cooped up in the house for most of the month and we are going crazy! I am hoping that this doesn't last much longer.
Other than that not much else is going on. He is getting two more top teeth. The ones on either side of the top two. He is growing like crazy and so is his attitude. I feel like I spend my entire day saying "No," and making Aiden cry. I know I am teaching him by setting boundaries but I hate seeing him cry, even if it is for his own good.
