Going On Day 4 Of Sickness

Alden is STILL sick! I feel like it will never end. He doesn't have a fever which I am very happy for. I was trying to take his temperature with a normal thermometer under his armpit. I was getting inaccurate readings at 96 and 97 degrees. I knew that was wrong.

A few weeks ago, my sister showed me this thermometer that she bought at Wal-Mart for $10.

Instead of taking his temperature under the arm or rectally, you place it on his temple for 6 seconds and it gives you and accurate reading. She saved me this morning by bringing over. The highest his temperature has been is 99.1, so he just has a nasty cold.

I was told that I couldn't give him anything for his congestion because he is too young for any of those medications. I've been boiling water on the stove to add humidity in the air and I've also been using our humidifier.

We have this running a lot of the time anyway because Idaho air is so dry, we need moisture in our houses. This has been running 24 hours a day and I fill it up twice a day. it is THAT dry in our house. This seems to be breaking up his sinuses.

I've also been giving him Triaminic for pain relief.

You can tell his head is killing him, so once in the mid-morning and once right before bed I've been giving him the medicine. It also helps him sleep.

Every 10-30 minutes day and night I have to suck out his nose. This has been our best friend lately.

He absolutely hates it, but it helps him breathe.


Oh the joys of motherhood. I knew he would get a cold before winter was over, I just was hoping he would be a little bit older.



Hopefully he will be getting better sometime soon. I'm ready for some rest myself.