January 15, 2008

Elliot woke yesterday with a 100.2 temperature. Four hours later, it was 100.5. An hour later it was 101.7 He was a bit clingy, but otherwise seems happy and in great spirits, just very warm.

He's getting over a cold and still has a nasty cough, so my worry is that it's turning into an ear infection... but that would spike a fever, rather than this slow burn, right??? And he'd be in pain and unhappy; not the cheery little thing that's doing laps around the house on his little red car, right???

Well, the fever broke yesterday and there's still no sign of the roseola rash, if that's even what it was. His cough is sounding terrible and it's keeping everyone up at night. I was at my dr's office today and was able to book him in with his dr. He's got the all clear for an ear infection or respiratory infections. His dr thinks he might have a mild form of juvenile asthma (that he should outgrow) which makes recovery from colds longer. (His cough ALWAYS drags on for 3-4 weeks after he has a cold, meaning that his colds last a total of 5-6 weeks.) So we have a prescription for a puffer and face mask to give him only when he has a cold to help him sleep/breath better. We pick it up tomorrow - so we'll see how it goes!

He also got the first part of the flu shot today. We all figured since he's more susceptible to respiratory problems that having the shot might be beneficial in the long run.

We talked about a possible milk sensitivity. The last few days, he's really been guzzling whole milk, and his little belly is now swollen all the time and his poops are super mushy and smelly. Very different for him. So we're switching him to Lacteeze milk, which I drink anyway, to see if it helps any. If there's no change in 2 weeks, we'll try soy or goat's milk.