It seems as though we are starting to see some improvement in the boys. I ended up taking Noah to the pediatrician on Monday after seeing the Dr. at immediate care on Sunday. She asked what was going on and I filled her in. She's not crazy about immediate care and didn't really like what they did. She didn't like that they gave him Tamiflu after seeing him so briefly and she was not happy that they didn't give him a breathing treatment. She walked up to him and could immediately hear him wheezing. She asked me about anyone in our families having asthma. I told her that yes, it does run in my family and our nephew on Nate's side had it. She said that he probably has it too. She said at this age their really isn't a good test to say for sure that he has it, but listening to him she could tell. So, I held him down while he kicked and screamed during a breathing treatment. He sounded immediately better after the treatment. So, we came home with a nebulizer. I was dreading giving him his next treatment, but after the first time he was fine with it. Now he sits for pretty much the whole thing. Go figure! Either way, it really helps him a lot. He coughs so hard when he plays to hard or lays in bed. Poor guy. :( She is hoping that since he has it this young he'll grow out of it by preschool or so. We hope so too! The other 2 have been coughing and had the runny nose too, but it seems to be going away now.
On top of that I thought Aiden might have pink eye. The Dr. said it was a good possibility and that pink eye can refer to so many eye infections. She said most of them will go away on their own with time. I just happened to have the medicine at home from when Reese had a clogged tear duct. When they all started passing it around I started putting the medicine in all of their eyes. Shhh. Don't tell. I know you aren't supposed to do that, but you try taking care of 3 boys with pink eye and some other respiratory virus. Sometimes you do what you have to in order to maintain sanity!
Other than that we had a great Thanksgiving. No surprise Aiden didn't even make it through dinner. It was nap time and that is one boy that does not appreciate missing his nap. He loves his bed more than any child I have ever seen. We had a great time spending the day with Nate's family. The boys loved climbing up and down (and sometimes falling down) their stairs. Now on we go to Christmas...the Brouwer house will be "treeless" this year. Can you imagine a tree with these 3 around?? :)
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