The Sickies

Well, the last several weeks have not been fun for us as the kids have been off and on sick.  Last week, I took the kids in for ear checks as it seemed like they both had ear infection since they were digging in their ears quite a bit.  The doctor said their ears looked clear and they most likely just had the Upper Respiratory Virus that has been going around.  So, home we went, with no medicine.  This was disappointing as we were on almost a full week of off and on fevers.  Well, the next day, Thursday, the kids seemed to be a lot better.  Doesn't it always seem to work that way!  Then, Saturday afternoon Cooper started coughing quite a bit.  And that night he got coughing so hard that he actually threw up.  Since then, he has had off and on fevers, getting as high as 103 degrees.  We've had to give him both ibuprofen and acetaminophen to help bring the fevers down.  Sunday and Monday nights were just awful, Cooper was having a hard time breathing and up coughing a lot.  We even spent time sleeping in the recliner to try and help his breathing.  So, I finally broke down and took him into the clinic today as it seemed like he was still getting worse.  I'm glad I took him as he has ear infection in both ears and is also being treated for bronchitis and pneumonia.  Hopefully, now that he's on meds he'll start to feel better!