Jay is now almost two months old and in that time he has been sick twice now. We took him to the Doctor's yesterday where it was discovered that he a has a virus called bronchiolitis. There is much we can do for it other than let it run its course. Poor little guy is coughing up mucus, has a hoarse voice and a sad cry all the time. We are to keep his elevated, so he has a pillow under his mattress and he is the swing or bouncer more. They also told us to keep him upright for at least a half hour after he eats and pat his back to loosen the mucus in his lungs. We feel so helpless, poor little guy.
In other news, we had another fun mishap. While upstairs for a couple of minutes the kids got really quiet so I rushed downstairs right away. Coming down the stairs I saw Ellie with what looked like flour all over her face standing in the kitchen with the boys. Upon coming closer to her, I found that it wasn't white but clear and goopy. She had an empty container of Vicks Vapor Rub in her hand. She had the vapor rub all over her face, hair and she was eating it. YUM YUM. Likewise Evan had it caked on his face and hair, while Nathan sustained the least damage with a little on his face but most on his hands and clothes.
Knowing that this stuff can cause a burning sensation, and them having it on their eyes made me wipe it off quickly however I didn't know what could happen when vapor rub was ingested. I ran upstairs to look it up on the computer and all I could find was other people saying to go to the ER immediately. Instead we called Poison control, of which told us to wash the mouths out and make sure the kids drank lots of water afterward and if there was any coughing or vomiting to then go to the ER, give them baths,and irrigate their eyes really well every fifteen minutes. Let me tell you, I still can't get the vapor rub all the way out of Ellie's hair, which has been washed five times now.
To top things off, as I was getting each one of the kids out of the tub I would dry them off and set them to the side of me so I could get the next one and no one would be left in the bathroom unattended, Evan decided to pee on the floor. UGG
Needless to say we are keeping anything not for children locked away upstairs, rather than on the highest shelf...our daughter is too tall and mischievous to have it any other way...
Side note: Poison Control people are awesome. Ellie's eyes got really red and puffy because of all this, and they called every half hour to see how she was doing and instruct me on what could help the situation more.
