Not So Silent Nights

Well, its pretty scary how fast a cold can get bad with babies. We took Fletcher in to his pediatrician on Saturday cause his cough was just downright disturbing and getting worse still. He was hardly sleeping cause of his cough, and his chest sounded like he had been smoking for 30 years. Dr. Nick (the son of our regular Dr. James) gave him a gentle looking over and said he had some fluid on his lungs and gave the diagnosis of pre-pneumonia, which was more than a little frightening to hear. He assured me that the treatment options would have him feeling better in mere hours, so he sent us home with our very own nebulizer, antibiotics, and a list of things to look for and do to keep him comfy. Dr. Nick was right, and within a very short period of time Fletcher started feeling better and acting himself again. We are on day 3 of his treatments and its obvious he is feeling so much better, he is playing (though mommy and daddy keep him a little more restricted than he would like), eating well, breathing better, and is being a very silly boy. Last night he had Tim and I rolling cause he was being such a ham...I posted some photos as proof :)

While not the biggest fan of his playpen, if we sit with him, he is more than happy to entertain!

As you can see, he is looking better than he did in the christmas photos, and if you could hear him he would tell you he was feeling better too, both of which make Mommy and Daddy very happy!
Keep him in your thoughts for a quick recovery!