One Day at a Time

Due to excess coughing and vomiting, Nolan has had to find

activities that don't require too much exertion. He had a lot of fun creating his own little Lego city!

Dominos were something else we played this week while being cooped up.

Great work Lilly...couldn't believe she was patient enough to line these up!

Our family continued to lay low this week. We were home again on Tuesday and Wednesday taking care of Nolan. We thought he would be good to go after the weekend, but unfortunately wasn't any better on Monday. Our pediatrician prescribed steroids to give his lungs a boost and also had us begin neb. treatments. We saw a little difference with his coughing spells, but he was still vomiting and had diarrhea. The steroid actually made him a little wired, crabby, and super sensitive. On Tuesday the ENT discovered a full-blown ear infection and recommended a surgery to have his adenoids removed and his sinus cavity flushed. On Wednesday, they switched the antibiotic he was on. They believe he was resistant to the first one, and that is why we weren't seeing a difference in him. Within 24 hours, Nolan made a 180. The stomach cramping, diarrhea, and vomiting stopped. His fever broke and he actually took a three hour nap. We made it back to school on Thursday and he did pretty well. He has been really tired at night, but is sleeping much better. The coughing isn't totally gone, but he is able to handle the spells like most kids his age. His surgery is scheduled for November 25th. We are hoping that this will bring him/us some relief this winter.