It has been a long week in the Bruns household. Walt was sent home from school around noon last Wed. with a low-grade fever. As they should, the school sends all kids home with a fever of 100.4 or higher. Walt’s was dancing right around that mark. He had been a bit coughy and wheezy, but these are all normal symptoms for Walt when he’s not feeling well. Certainly nothing alarming.
Chris and I took turns staying at home Wed and Thursday, and by Thursday night Walt seemed on the road to recovery. Friday morning he took a turn for the worse. He was coughing relentlessly and snot was literally pouring out of his nose. Here’s a pic of the sad Munka:
I took him to the doctor on Friday and 2 hours later we learned he has RSV. It’s basically the virus that causes bronchitis or pneumonia. With babies and elderly, you need to keep an eye on it. All I have to say is it was a loooooooong weekend. Breathing treatments, coughing, steroids, antibiotics, crying, coughing, sneezing, coughing, (not a lot of sleeping), coughing….
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Walt is NEVER a snuggle bug. He’s way too busy. But when he was sick, he slowed down enough to lay on his belly in my lap. |
We finally saw a glimpse of normal Walt on Sunday night. Just in time for mom to start feeling like poop. Seemed pretty routine to me: just a little congested and tired (probably b/c we had slept so crummy all weekend). Mon. I woke up with the leaky faucet, but decided to power through it. By the time I got home last night I was wiped. I downed some Nyquil (never ever taken that before!) and put myself in bed by 9:15. I stayed home from work today and cancelled all my meetings. I’m serious about getting better! Chris is feeling a little sniffly, but I keep shoving Zicam down his throat so hopefully we can keep the disease at a minimum.
We are hoping to all be well by Friday when we start our Christmas vacation!
Poor Walt!!! And poor mommy!!! That picture of Walt with the bottle is just so sad and pitiful 😦 Here's hoping you're all feeling all better by Christmas!
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aw 😦 poor baby! poor parents!
When I saw the post title, for some reason I was thinking about how on Big Bang Theory the other day, they were talking about jello shots from petri dishes…. different topic entirely 🙂
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So sorry 😦 Hope you all feel better soon. My parents have had a hard time with it. In week 4 my dad is finally feeling better. They are postponing mom's surgery because of it. We are staying far, far away. Hope everyone in your house feels better for Christmas.
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