2nd Time's a Charm: Sick Kids

Update on the Sick Kids (3/27):
Wesley started wheezing early this morning so we decided to take him to a doctor. Good thing we did - he has some sort of bronchial virus. He's now on breathing treatments, which we had to get a fancy contraption for (and are keeping our fingers crossed that insurance will pay for it). So far he seems to like the breathing treatments. We are continuing the saline and aspirator for his congestion just like we were before. We don't have to treat anything else because he doesn't have a fever and his rash was just as we thought (just a component of his illness but nothing to be concerned about). Adalynn is fine now so since she's good and Wesley is stable, we should be able to take Eddie out for his birthday dinner tomorrow night. Oh, and one more thing- Wesley is now 10 pounds 11 ounces! He's 40 days old today. We brought Adalynn home from the hospital when she was 40 days old, and she was 5 pounds even that day. What a difference!

It is inevitable that multiple times throughout the years we will have two kids sick at the same time. But did it have to start this soon? I suppose I shouldn't complain because the time will come when they are simultaneously puking, and the good Lord instead started us off with the common cold last week. I'm thankful for that. Adalynn is handling her sniffles well being older and having survived some pretty nasty illnesses last year, this is nothing in comparison. Wesley, on the other hand, is having a difficult time with his congestion. The poor guy can't get comfortable so he's quite restless in his sleep, and of course being a newborn we're pretty limited in what we can do to help him. I'm now wishing that we had a doctor's visit for him coming up instead of having to wait until he's 8 weeks old. I know they won't do anything for a cold, but Wes also has a rash that we're somewhat concerned about. I say "somewhat" because Adalynn had rashes galore as a baby, all of which we contacted the doctor for only to find out they were usually nothing to worry about. She was notorious for getting a red bumpy rash all over every time she was sick but it was never accompanied by a fever; the doctor had said it was her body's way of warding off the fever. We're thinking it's the same thing with Wesley - his rash is just like hers was and he doesn't have a fever either. I don't want to blow off his rash or congestion, but at the same time I hated to be that parent who went to the doctor for every little thing only for it to be a wasted trip. So unless it gets worse, I think we'll just hang in there ourselves for Wesley's first illness.

Here are some pics from a few good moments we had the past several days: