Alli

We have gone from acid reflux to possibly being allergic to our dog, Alli. Last night I gave Christopher Benedril and we slept in the spare room away from the dog. It worked like a charm! He did not have a coughing fit or struggle to breathe. He was a little raspy but nothing at all like our usual nights. He only had trouble one time instead of over and over through the night. So poor Alli is off to the kennel for a week to see if she is the problem or not. Poor dog . . .

Acid Reflux?

Christopher was back in the Dr's office on Thursday because Wednesday night he decided to stop breathing not just once but twice. Although it didn't last too long, it was enough to turn his face bright red and me to almost dial 911. So Dr. Thole examined him and said that his lungs are clear. This is great since he had that bronchilitis and now we know it's cleared up. So she thinks it might be acid reflux and has put him on medicine. We also went for a chest x-ray just to make sure everything was developed correctly and that his lungs are clear. Everything was perfect with the x-ray. Now we are just using the medicine through the weekend and waiting to see if on Monday it has made difference. We are keeping our fingers crossed!

Meeting the Great Aunt and Uncle

Christopher met his Great-Aunt Wendy and Great-Uncle Mike for the first time this past weekend. He really loved it, finally there was someone there to hold him all the time! They fought over who was going to hold him the whole time! One night Uncle Mike held him while we were eating dinner and refused to give him up even to eat his dinner! He also pushed the stroller all through the zoo! We had a great time!

Bronchilitis

Poor little Christopher is now suffering from Bronchilitis and has to use a breathing machine every four hours. He is sounding better and the Dr agrees, but we still have to make a return visit on Wednesday. This poor little guy has been sick or in pain pretty much from the time he was born. I can't wait for him to feel better!

Feeling Better

Christopher had his bottle at 8:30 last night and then slept all the way until 3:30 this morning! I think he is feeling better! I can finally get something out of nose, too! Hopefully this week we can resume our normal activities!

Our Other Sick Little Guy

Christopher does not have RSV but he does have a cold. He also went to see Dr. Ed yesterday. There isn't much we can do for him except to suck the stuff out of his nose. He is going to have to see Dr. Ed again because there is something wrong with a flap of skin in his throat. Since he is so congested Ed couldn't really tell what was going on when he put the scope down his throat so we have to go back in ten days for another check. Christopher has trouble breathing which I thought was related to the acid reflux but Ed is going to find out what exactly is going on so we can fix him, too. I can't imagine what it is going to be like if they both have to have surgery . . .