I really thought we were done with the whole asthma treatments, super sick, can't breathe, cough until you puke thing. I thought we were lucky and Gavin had already outgrown it. But, no.
Yesterday morning Gavin woke up coughing and by the time I picked him up from Grandma's house in the afternoon he really needed to use his inhaler. I thought I was prepared. I had him use his inhaler got the humidifier all ready, put the essential oil in it and turned it on for his nap. He slept for a long time and I thought that would be good for him. I thought maybe we could get it under control. But this morning proved me wrong.
It amazes me how quickly he can go from feeling well to barely moving. He woke up in the night and ended up spending most of the night on our bedroom floor. I would say he slept on the floor but I don't think what he did could be considered sleeping. He coughed and gagged and whimpered and struggled all night. Finally when my alarm went off I decided it was time to get out the nebulizer. I've been avoiding it because it makes me nervous and Gavin hates it. You would think after using it as much as he has he would be used to it but he fights it every time. Thankfully about halfway through the treatment he decided he would stop fighting and held the mask on his face. He is really such a sweet boy. Shortly after the treatment he fell fast asleep. I have talked to other parents who have kids with asthma and they always mention how their kids get so hyper after they do a nebulizer treatment and Gavin is not like that. I'm not sure if it's just because he was fighting so hard to not do the treatment that between that and struggling to breathe he just wears himself out or what the difference is.
I hope he feels better soon.
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| We only had one Webelos come to our den meeting last night. He is such a good kid and he finished all the requirements for his Forester pin! |
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| Gavin took his first spin around the neighborhood on his bike. We are so ready for spring. |
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