what a day!

Saturday, March 5

It started out as a pretty normal Saturday. We got dressed and headed to Ponca City for Jamie Trout's wedding. (Which, by the way, was gorgeous! My mom helped Janet make centerpieces and decorate for the reception. It was absolutely beautiful...they did an AMAZING job! Congratulations, Jamie and Adam!)

We had a few minor mishaps on the way, but no big deal. Miller's jeans were dirty, so we threw them in the washing machine and forgot to grab them before we left. We realized about halfway to Ponca City that we forgot Miller's jeans, so my parents went to JCPenny and bought Miller a new pair of jeans for the wedding. (Thanks, mom and dad!) Then, we got pulled over on the way to Ponca for speeding. At least we just got a warning.

Miller was great during the wedding. He was a little talkative, so he and Colby went to the narthex and played with some of his toys. But, about halfway through the reception, he started acting very lethargic. He began to look flushed and felt really hot, although he never acted fussy like he was in pain. He has had a runny nose for the past couple of days, but he has always had clear secretions and no fever. During the reception, his nasal secretions turned thick and yellow and he started acting like he was having trouble breathing. So, I gave him a little Tylenol and we decided to leave the reception and take him to urgent care.

At urgent care, his fever was 101.2° and he was tachypneic (breathing fast) and retracting (having difficulty breathing). They tested him for RSV and the flu, but thankfully both were negative! The PA listened to his lungs and said they sounded clear. But, his left ear and throat were both red. So, they tested him for strep throat. That was also negative. She said she thought he had an ear infection and a sinus infection and gave us a prescription for an antibiotic.

This suction is one of our best baby purchases! It even plays music while you suction...HA! I wish we had bought one sooner....the bulb syringes are pretty worthless.



We also picked up some Motrin and this battery-powered nasal suction at Walgreens. He seems to have perked up a little bit after the medicine. Hopefully, the antibiotic will work and he will continue to feel better! It is absolutely shocking to me how fast he went from being well to being sick! He went the first six months of his life without being sick one time. And now he was been sick three times in the past month! Let's hope this is not becoming a trend!