Halloween 2014

Halloween started out so much more fun this year. Jacob was so into all of it- the decorations, the shows, the costumes, the festive food! Oh my!

But unfortunately that's where it ends. Because at 2:30am on Friday morning (Halloween morning), he woke up and threw up all over his crib and himself. It was a mess! And he was so upset and scared. He kept apologizing to me, which broke my heart even more.

Poor guy had an even rougher night. He threw up two hours after going down and was really upset. We typically have a pretty strict "no babies in our bed" rule, but even HE was suggesting that he sleep in our bed. So in he went. He threw up two more times while in our bed, but we were able to respond quickly with a bucket. 

He woke up Saturday and initially acted ok, but quickly went downhill and we all wound up on the couch all day again. He threw up again around 6:30pm. 

Saturday night he slept in his crib all night (thank goodness) and woke up a handful of times, but we were able to resettle him.

Today was another day spent on the couch. I decided to take him to Care Now this afternoon, because he was just so pathetic and I didn't feel proactive just sitting at home. Strep and flu tests came back negative, and his ears were clear, so they said it's just a viral infection and could take 5-10 days to recover from. Blah!
 

So...I apologize if you expected an actual Halloween recap. I was so looking forward to Halloween this year, so it's a real bummer for us. But, we gotta get this little nugget back to health, and I wanted to document all this for my personal use.

Hope y'all had a fun Halloween!

Our first ear infection

Well, Jacob made it 8 months...but we have our first ear infection. He was diagnosed yesterday, and this morning he woke up with a ton of greenish yellow drainage in his ear. Turns out his ear drum perforated overnight. Ugh!! So we're now on amoxicillin for the ear infection and prescription drops for the perforation. Hopefully at our follow-up appointment on the 21st we'll be able to determine how large the perforation is.

Prayers for a quick recovery and no long-term side effects are appreciated!!!

Acetaminophen and vaccinations

Jacob got his 2-month shots about 3 hours ago, and our pediatrician told us NOT to give Tylenol every 4 hours (like most recommend), but instead to only give when needed. 

There was a study done regarding the affect of Tylenol on infants after shots, and it basically determined that acetaminophen lowers fever in infants after vaccinations, but it also prevents the desired immune response.  There's more details here.

Anyways, just thought I'd share this little tid bit of information.

Cheers!
Kate