Bradlee Update

Well, it's been another interesting week. Bradlee went to school on Monday, and was out the rest of the week. We got a call from his teacher who said he was pulling on his left ear and saying it hurt. He had no fever, but just wasn't his usual self. So I took him to see Dr. Banerjee and although he said there was no infection in either of his ears, his left ear's tube looked like it could have been a bit blocked, so he prescribed an ear drop to help flush it out. Tuesday, Tony stayed home with him, and by the end of the day, his nose was stuffy and he had a slight fever. I believe he caught the cold I had last week...but the stupid FDA has decided that kids under 4 years old shouldn't get decongestants, so there's basically NOTHING we can/could give him to help the little guy! So, he was home on Wednesday as well. Thursday morning we called the doctor again to see if there was ANYTHING we could give Bradlee to help his stuffy nose, which was also causing the cough, which was causing a lack of sleep, which was making a VERY irritable 2 year old! :) We ended up getting an antihistamine-cough syrup...and it's worked FABULOUSLY!! He's been sleeping through the night, coughing less, and his nose is just about cleared up! HOORAY! :) I know it seems like the kids get sick so frequently, but looking back, I really think it's mostly around the season-changes...wow, sounds just like their mom.... :)