My school year started up last week. I had been dreading leaving the boys, although a part of me was excited to get back into the classroom. Morning #1 was rough! The boys started going to their sitter and they seem super happy there. They are going to an in-home daycare with 4 other little ones. We love their sitter! She has six children of her own ranging from elementary to adult. Sometimes when we go to pick up the boys, one of her kids is holding or playing with one of the boys- it really warms our hearts. There is so much love in that house and our boys get so much attention!
Before taking the boys' to daycare for the first time, I had a little chat with the boys' pediatrician. I expressed my concern about taking them to any daycare/sitter and them getting sick. To me, daycare represents my boys going out into the real world where there are new people, new germs, and catching a cold or virus is inevitable. The doctor warned me that this winter would be very rough on both boys due to their prematurity. Their lungs and immunity are less developed than full-term babies. He said that we will be seeing a lot of each other this winter.
Well, imagine my surprise when both boys developed a runny nose this week. I played it cool for a day or two and didn't call the doctor. The next day, they both had a tiny cough. Yesterday morning we woke up and I thought Lawson's cough sounded a little worse, but he still had no fever, was eating his full feeds, and had slept great the night before. By the end of the day though, he wasn't eating as well and had a low-grade fever. I made an appointment and the doctor squeezed us in yesterday afternoon.
Lawson's cold had turned into bronchiolitis (the most well known bronchial virus is RSV although the doctor said he does not have RSV at this point). The virus causes asthma-like symptoms so needless to say Lawson is not too comfortable. This morning, he woke up with no temperature and was eating great. After a short nap though, his temperature had spiked to 101. I called the doctor and he wanted to see him in case there was a secondary illness. After bloodwork and an x-ray, all signs are still pointing to a virus. There's no medicine to treat it, so we are just using saline, a nasal bulb syringe, vapor rub, and a humidifier. We are keeping our fingers crossed that the virus clears up and doesn't get any worse. The pediatrician told us that most of the boys' colds will turn into bronchiolitis this winter- bummer! Welcome to the next 6-7 months of our lives!
On a happier note, here are some pictures of our cuties:
(Sutton rocking the Bumbo)
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