Bronchiolitus...UHH!

So, apparently this Bronchiolitus stuff is no joke. What we thought was just going to be a little blip and a few days off school has turned into 3 weeks of yuck! We've been to the doctor more with this bout of sickness than all others combined, it seems. His ongoing symptoms are fever, mucus, coughing, lack of appetite and projectile vomit. We *THINK* we may be out of the woods now, though. He hasn't had a fever for 72 hours, his coughing and mucus is minimal and he's been able to keep food down. His appetite is returning as well. We aren't getting our hopes up, however, as he has relapsed before. After doing some research, I found that this can last months and many babies are hospitalized. I am thankful that his case as not been as serious and prayerful that it doesn't go on for months.

Even though the day time is going much more smoothly, we are still really struggling at night. The Albuterol that Luke takes through the nebulizer 4 times a day is a steroid and it essentially causes insomnia. As if Luke's sleeping habits weren't already bad enough! It has been a long, frustrating, and painful couple of weeks. We started cutting off the breathing treatments at 5PM and that seems to have helped with him waking up in the middle of the night wide awake and staying awake for hours. He is still waking frequently (every 3 minutes or so) and it takes a while to get him back down. Dustin and I (and probably LUKE!) are absolutely exhausted. Beyond exhausted. I am not sure there is a word for it. So, if you are reading this please pray for this to pass so that Lukey feels better and mama and dada are rested!

Breathing Treatment with Daddy

Asleep in his high chair...

Lots of time home with Mama!