Not feeling too great today

Someone doesn't feel so great

Last week we were at my grandmas house for my 12 year old nephew's birthday party. My stepfather had a cold, but we wiped everything down and he stayed far away from Ben, so we thought we were safe. Well, we probably would have been if it was just for that. But, the next day, my sister called me and told me my 2 year old nephew was really sick. He had a bad cold that they think turned in to an ear infection as well. We were hoping for the best and Ben seemed ok. But, then today, he has had a low grade fever and a very runny nose. He has coughed a couple of times, but nothing too bad. So, since he was doing ok, we went to talk to the manager of the place we are having his party. Then we went out to dinner and to Target to get a few things.

 While at dinner, Ben ate a ton of food. I should probably have known that I should have stopped him. But, he screamed when I would stop feeding him, so I thought maybe he is going through a growth spurt. Well, we went on to target. As we were leaving, Joe said, "maybe we should change him before we get in the car. He is pretty stinky." So, he got a diaper and went to change him. I checked out. As soon as he came over to me after changing him, Ben puked all over himself, Joe, my pants and on the floor of target. It was seriously like the exorcist, there was so much vomit. I think it was partially due to eating so much and partially due to the runny nose making his tummy queasy. So, I ran him outside and stripped him. and, OF COURSE, the clothes I had in my purse were too small. Why wouldn't they be?

So, I put him, naked, in to the car seat and bundled my jacket over him. We drove the 5 minutes back to our house and I plopped  him in the tub and Klara got in with him and helped clean him off. After a couple of minutes in the tub, he started acting like his old self. He started splashing and giggling and playing with Klara. When we got him out, he started getting crabby again and did not want to take his meds. He is on a new med called Cytra-2. It is because at his last few labs, he was slightly acidic. They don't want him to get too acidic, so they started him on this med that is basically medical baking soda. Well, that's how Joe explains it. Of course, this med also can cause diarrhea, upset tummy and it interferes with aspirin. So, I was a little wary of giving it right after he threw up anyways. AND, it's 9 ml. That is a lot for a little baby to take. Especially after throwing up a ton! Well, he did fine with it. He wasn't happy about it, but he did ok. And he is sleeping now, so hopefully he stays asleep for a while and gets some rest.

I knew we couldn't keep him in a bubble or anything. And of course, it's not my nephew's fault Benjamin got sick. He was perfectly fine last Saturday and then on Sunday, all of a sudden he was really sick. I just hate seeing him so sick and not like himself. He is in his crib with baby vicks on his feet and if need be, I will give some tylenol later. I am just really hoping this doesn't turn in to bronchiolitis again! That was no fun for any of us at all, especially Ben.