I’m home with a sick baby. He’s had little colds before, but not like this. He is wheezing when he breathes, that makes him cough sometimes, and then he cries when he coughs – probably because his throat is sore. It’s going around day care, but that doesn’t make it easier.
When he cried from the shots, I knew the pain would be over quickly, and I knew it was for a good cause. But I don’t know when he will feel better this time. We are doing everything we can – I just sat in the bathroom with a steamy shower running, I sprayed some saline in his little nose, and he has Tylenol to help his throat. Beyond that, we’re making sure we hold him a little upright, and we’re doing a lot of cuddling – partially because he doesn’t want to be put down, and partially because I wouldn’t put him down anyway. He wants to hold my hand while we cuddle. Even and especially when he’s sick, he melts my heart. I know this is just part of life, part of parenthood – but I want my little man to feel better now.
