Sick

Brendan woke up super congested this morning. We could hear the phlem in his throat and I was worried about his breathing. The nurse on call advised us to go to the hospital but Dr. Aunt Paula said not to run in right away. He had no fever, ate fine, and was still generally happy. We pumped the humidifier up to full blast- though it is on each night while he sleeps. We also tried some steam showers and nursed a lot to make sure he was eating enough and getting antibodies.

The congestion comes and goes, but when it is on it sounds serious and I couldn't sit by and just watch. We got him an appointment with Dr. Lichtsinn as soon as we could get in. She said it could be the start of a cold or croop. She wasn't sure which and warned us sometimes it gets worse before it gets better and is usually worse at night. She also gave him a breathing treatment and some pumped up saline drops. So, no more working on luxury home leads for me this week. My focus is 100% on baby's health and well being until he's all better. I just hope we can still make it to Sedona as planned, but then again I don't have a crystal ball so time will tell!

Also, he is at or an ounce or two under 20 lbs at just over 5 months! We are getting strong arm muscles carrying him!