T'was the Week before Christmas and all through the House...

All the babies were sniffly, wheezy in fact! Oh yes. You read correctly, more illness for a holiday. Monday before Christmas I could tell C&G were getting colds. We were already headed to the pediatrician to check on the cough that Gillian had had since Thanksgiving. That visit was fine, Gillian's lungs were clear and Colin's were too, as I asked her to kindly take a listen to him too!! Tuesday morning, I could tell Colin wasn't breathing well. I had a mandatory work meeting, so Daddy took him to see the doctor (again). The dr said he was definitely wheezing, so he got a steroid shot and we were to use the nebulizer. Wednesday rolls around and Gillian's cough is much worse, AND Colin is only making it 45 minutes between nebulizer treatments (not good). So, Daddy takes Gillian to the doctor (again), and I have to take Colin to the ER since the dr can't get him in soon enough. Gillian got another all clear, and an apology from the dr that she couldn't do anything for the cough. Colin and I had a fantastic time in the ER. He had an HOUR LONG nebulizer treatment. I tried to convince him that it was the perfect opportunity for a nap, but no luck there. He also had a chest x-ray, flu swab, and RSV swab. All negative, thankfully. They send us home saying to use the nebulizer every two hours and see the pediatrician in the AM. That brings us to Christmas Eve morning. Fortunately, we got an 8:30 appointment. The dr was pleased with Colin's breathing at that point in time, although he, thankfully, prescribed an oral steroid (which they should have done at the ER). He told us to be aggressive with the nebulizing, and that we were darn close to an inpatient stay. He also found a lovely ear infection! At least we found THAT before leaving for Grandma's!

So, let's sum up: two sick kids, 4 dr's visits, a trip to the ER, three prescriptions, one nasty cough, and a partridge in a pear tree. However, we did make it to Grandma's for Christmas Eve. And, by Sunday both kids were feeling much better. We follow up with our regular pediatrician in a few weeks to see what our long term plan for the asthma is.