Before / After

BEFORE

AFTER

My two sweet boys have been sick.  Sterling recovered from his tonsillectomy.  It took two full weeks before he was starting to feel somewhat better.  And, it wasn’t long, and he was sick again with a nasty cough and ear infection.  He was really sick—all he wanted to do was lay on the couch or sleep.  I took him to the pediatrician two times last week.  He finally is starting to feel better after a round of steroids and antibiotics.  And, Juan and I can’t believe how much he is eating now.  He is eating like a horse!  He actually lost a few pounds with his tonsillectomy, so he’s a little on the skinny side.  He could stand to gain a few pounds.

And, then there is Mr. Ian.  He started getting sick just as Sterling was starting to feel better.  He had a nasty cough and ear infection, too.  He had such bad cough that he would throw up after coughing.  And, he was not interested in playing or smiling, which is so unlike him.  All he wanted to do is be held.  We have been to the pediatrician’s office three times this week. I think we’ve been to the pediatrician’s office more in the last two weeks than we have in the last year.  We had to give Ian breathing treatments, which he absolutely hates.  He screams and cries through the entire treatment.  I also tried to give him an antibiotic orally, but he would throw it up.  So, he’s had to have 2 shots of an antibiotic this week.  But, after his first shot, he started feeling better, which is the after picture.  He also slept through the night!