Another Round please

Of antibiotics, that is! Baby boy has been dealing with some pretty nasty sinus issues for the past 3 weeks. At first I thought it might just be the weather changing and then a few days in, it kept getting worse. Once I started using the saline spray and the nose sucker, we really started having some issues. Blood. Eeek. I couldn't suck the snot out because of all the blood that was coming out with it. SO, one Saturday morning we headed to the walk in clinic to get him checked out. We didn't get to see his regular Dr. because he wasn't working that weekend. The Dr. we did see didn't seem to think there was too much going on and said the blood was probably coming from busted blood vessels in his nose from having to do so much sucking. He wrote us a prescription... incase it got worse within the next few days but didn't "recommend" it unless it was needed. He also said he thought it'd be ok to suck his nose out but only every few days or so. So... we waited a few days and still a snotty nose. We also waited about 3 to do anymore sucking. Well the next sucking episode led to more blood. At this point I was thinking something had to be up. That much blood couldn't be normal. I was also still a little uneasy because I didn't get to see his regular doctor. I know that sounds crazy but for some reason I just feel the most comfortable talking with/seeing his doctor. So I called and spoke with Dr. C (which is Tuff's regluar doctor). He seemed to be way more concerned than the other doctor we saw. He gave me lots more tips and said he obviously NEEDED to be on an antibiotic because he had this for going on 2 weeks now. So, an antibiotic was called in. All was good until the 4th day, when he started getting severe diarrhea. Which anyone with a child in diapers knows what comes with severe diarrhea... Diaper rash. So after the 2nd day of diarrhea, I stopped the antibiotic. It was just too much. And too much on his bottom. The following Monday (it was the weekend) I called Dr. C back to let him know what happened and that I had stopped it. He said since he got 4 days of the antibiotic that he thought he'd be ok. So we decided not to start something different. 3 days later, the snot started to re-appear. UGH. By this past weekend, he was miserable and his nose was completely disgusting!!! I stopped our daily Clariton 2 nights ago and started him back on Benadryl to see if that would help dry it up. After 2 days of Benadryl and still a nasty greeny gunky nose (and a rash on his back that started yesterday), I decided to make yet again, another call to Dr. C's office. I knew he'd probably want to see him this time so I went ahead and scheduled an appointment. 40 minutes and $40 later, we were headed home with another round of antibiotics. This is a stronger one that is a 5 day dosage rather than a 10 day so I'm hoping we see some results by the end of the weekend. Poor baby boy has been dealing with this mess long enough. He also hasn't been able to breathe or sleep good in 3 weeks. Praying this antibiotic kicks it!

The rest of this week has been pretty quiet around the Alford house. I think we've been ready for the weekend every since the week started. :) And the good news is, we're not too far from it now. I think if I stand on my tippy toes, I can see it!!! The weather has took a dramatic change this week. It's been HOT but I haven't complained about it once! Everyone you see, everywhere you go is complaining. I've come to a conclusion that people just can't be made happy. Ha. One minute their complaining about all the snow and can't wait until summer... then when the summer gets here, they all complain about the heat. I will admit, I complained alot about the winter weater. Only because it's hard for me to make it to work in that snow and ice. And who can afford to miss work because of road conditions? Not me! That's why I haven't been complaining about the heat. Plus, heat means pool time. And pool time to me means relaxation! I love to lounge in the pool when its hot. I have plans to do so this weekend. ALL WEEKEND long! :)

I still don't have any pictures to post because well, like I said earlier, it's been pretty quiet/low key around our house this week.

But... I can't leave yall with no picture at all so I'll leave yall with a picture I took with my phone of baby boy sporting his "cool dudes" in the car the other day. (He calls his sunglasses "cool dudes")

Ignore them being upside down. I think he gets a little confused sometimes! :)

HAPPY THURSDAY!!!!!