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Posts Tagged: sick

Updates and Stuff

Firstly, Gavin did well on his first day of “beach class“. He teared-up when he left to go to the classroom, but came back 30 minutes later smiling and laughing with the other three kids. He was especially excited about his “G” sticker he got from his teacher. I, however, didn’t fare quite as well […]

Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One

Cooper has diarrhea and a rash. Alright…didn’t hear anyone protest… About two weeks ago, right when we were bringing Cooper back in for his never-ending ear-infection, I noticed he had a few suspicious-looking blisters in his diaper-region. But since he had chronic diarrhea stemming from (at that time) two bouts of antibiotics, he was sporting […]

And the Saga Continues

Just in case we have not had enough fun around here, Cooper thought of the stellar idea to rash things up a bit. And I’m not talking your basic diaper rash from on-going diarrhea (which he DOESN’T have, thank goodness). No, I’m talking about a nice bright pink maculopapular rash! Go ahead, check the link. […]

The Ear Infection That Would Not Die, Part 3

Justin took Cooper in this morning for another round of fever, diarrhea, vomiting, ear-tugging, and not-eating-anything. This child started getting sick on Saturday, and when I saw him tugging on his ear four days after finishing the second round of antibiotics for his ear infection, I got concerned, then annoyed. The concern is obvious: I […]

In Which I am Grateful for Antibiotics and Ibuprofen

Cooper’s ear infection from last month never truly cleared up…being in daycare meant that while his immune system was fighting the ear infection, it was also beating off the plethora of nasty germs coming from the other filthy toddlers in Coop’s class. So we’re on a different type of antibiotic…one that may only add to […]