Sick Sick Kiddo

Last Friday, David woke up with a cough and a fever..so, we kept him home from school. His illness seemed to get worse on Saturday (although it still just seemed like a minor cold) until late in the evening after he went bed. Pretty quickly, it seemed as if he could not breath. So, I rushed him to the after hours ER clinic and found out he had pneumonia. They confirmed with the radiologist the next day that he also had a lot of bronchial swelling - which was further impairing his breathing and causing pain.  He got two shots (of which he was not a fan) and we got sent home with a machine for breathing treatments and more antibiotics. It has been a rough week. He continues to need breathing treatments every few hours, has been in lots of pain and has been coughing non-stop. He seems to be starting to turn the corner, but recovery is slow.

On a sad note, because he has been so sick, David missed his very first T-ball game. Since Matt is the coach, he attended and said the team did great. I am hoping that David is better by next week so he can play.


At the ER visit (yes, I grabbed him out of bed..so we just went in PJs)

Follow-up visit with Dr. Brown

 

 

Henry, on the other hand, has been great. It is driving him nuts that David can't play with him! Look at these teeth: