Here We Go Again!
I know parents should have to bribe their kids to do ANYthing, but that’s what we’ve been reduced to because it WORKS.
You know how giving CootieBoy medicine is akin to giving a cat medicine? Well, the “mad dad” or “mad mom” looks aren’t working anymore. Nor is pinning him down and forcing the [...]
CootieBoy finally realizes that if he just calms down and takes his medicine it’s over a lot quicker. Last night I didn’t have to pin down CootieBoy at all to get him to take his penicillin. In fact, after very mild protest (hands over mouth), I said, “CootieBoy, be good!” and he moved [...]
I’ve mentioned before that CootieBoy hates taking medicine. Even when it tastes like candy. He can’t STAND it and I know he is scarred for life against taking meds because he keeps having to take them.
He has a mild ear infection and a bad cough, so the doc prescribed antibotic and a cough [...]
So Friday night was rough, with me getting no sleep. Fortunately Saturday was better and Denis and I were able to grab some shuteye pretty easily. But most of yesterday CootieBoy was sick as a dog – high fever, lots of crying and irritability, earache, and runny nose. Fortunately no more puking, [...]
Well, CootieBoy is still sick. He had such a great day yesterday that we hoped the worst of it is over. Alas, he woke up early this morning with a sore ear, a fever and more snot than you can shake a stick at. So we gave him ear drops, fever [...]
Whether it’s a cold or teeth pushing their way in, the poor boy has been under the weather recently.
Here is a pic of little D before he got sick.
Well, CootieBoy’s cold seems to be getting better, but the folks at daycare noticed that his thumbnail had an infection. The owner recommended an at-home remedy involving baking soda being made into a paste and rubbed into the swollen infected area, then bandage up tightly and leave overnight.
Um…that might work on an adult, but [...]
While on vacation the boy came down with a horrendous cold – snot and phlegm everywhere. While our arrival home was fantastic with CootieGirl, our arrival home with CootieBoy was painful.
He fussed when we got home, but then went down for a three hour nap since he hadn’t slept well the night before. [...]
Something’s going on with CootieBoy tonight. For the past three hours he’s been crying and fussing and refusing to sleep longer than 10 minutes. I chalk it up to a combination of teething and really bad gas, which means it’ll be a miserable night. Good thing I took a two-hour nap today [...]