darth vader

pork loin

(renamed "tender loin" by snarky due to his recent "skinny-ing")

gets this beauty breather every 4-6 hours

at 4am i sat rocking my son in our lazy boy.

this was our second trip to the recliner of the night.

he was snuggled up into my neck.

i didn't sleep a peep last night.

the only time i felt remotely tired was when he was snuggled up with me.

i could hear his breathing.

little darth vader, that's what i kept thinking.

a week ago i did not know what rsv was.

i'd heard about it.

i remember the doctor saying,

"keep him isolated for the first 12 weeks, we don't want him getting rsv."

so this year, i wasn't even thinking about it.

the pork loin turns 1, the big 1!, 1 week from today.

sure, it was on the news,

"rsv is bigger than ever this year."

that's what the "healthy living report" has been saying.

but for some reason i just wasn't worried.

i mean come on, i'm working on not being that overly paranoid first time mom;-)

HA!

i surely thought it was never something my child would get.

i knew it was "not good."

there's that pesky term again.

well, my child has it.

"it" defined

(courtesy of WebMD)

Respiratory syncytial virus infection: usually called RSV, is a lot like a bad cold. It causes the same symptoms. And like a cold, it is very common and very contagious. Most children have had it at least once by age 2.

A virus causes RSV infection. Like a cold virus, RSV attacks your nose, eyes, throat, and lungs. It spreads like a cold too, when you cough, sneeze, or share food or drinks.

the tender loin skipped his cereal this morning.

a feat which we all know is out of the norm.

the doc says these are the times he loves those "25 pounders."

hey, a new name!

he's a quarter pounder;-)

geeze, i love this kid!

i hope i don't give him a complex.

so we're headed to the doc again today.

the wheezing is up and the breathing treatment didn't seem to help.

jess tells me i need to give it at least one more try to see if it really helps, so the jury's still out.

the amazing jess was at my front door at 7:30am to help with brennan's breathing treatment.

she's a nurse.

i'm convinced, she knows everything there is to know.

very handy.

very kind.

bless you, jess.

thanks for all of the love.

you make us smile:-)

for future reference,

ignorance is bliss.

avoid webMD and alike sites when researching your child's illnesses.

you'll feel much better just knowing what the doctor has told you.

the end.