Well, January was a rather crazy month for us. Landon visited the doctor at least 7 times this month and he and/or I were sick pretty much the entire month. However, we did have some great times too!
The first week was pretty low key for us. We celebrated New Year's Eve and New Year's Day here in ABQ by ourselves. It was nice and relaxing but we did miss our family too. We also watched the Aggies in play in and win the Cotton Bowl...Whoop! Then, on Saturday afternoon after Landon woke up from his 2nd nap he had this awful cough. It literally came out of nowhere and sounded like a seal barking. He just continued to get worse and then we took him in to an after hours pediatrics place around 8:00 p.m. Sure enough, he had Croup and got a steroid shot for it along with a few steroid pills to take for the next 3 days. Doc said he should be fine within 48-56 hours and that he was no longer contagious.
We came back from that game on Tuesday morning and Lee went straight to work. I headed home to find that Landon wasn't feeling better but his cough had changed quite a bit. So, I took him back in to the doc's office and they did a mucus test and sure enough he had RSV. The rest of the week was filled with another doc's appt for Landon, UNM basketball games, Lee's indoor soccer season starting, and a few rough nights of sleep for all of us.
The third week started off with a snowy day in ABQ, followed by a snow delay for Lee the following the day. Landon hung out with his "Aunt" Debbie one day this week so Mommy could get a few things done. He also got his first ear infection following his bout with Croup and RSV. By the end of the week, he was better so we had a lunch date with Lee and a play date with some friends from Tucson that just moved to ABQ. Landon also learned how to play hide-n-seek this week! The weekend brought about another soccer game for Lee and a date night for Lee and me. We had dinner out and then went to the movies to see Silver Linings Playbook. It was definitely much needed alone time!
The following week was a busier week for us. Lee was off of work on Monday and he and our handy man got some things done around the house, like hanging the living room curtains. We also had the Pitlik's over for dinner on Monday night. Landon also went to the GI doc on Monday for a follow up appt. We learned that he has 'learned' not to eat and he suppresses his appetite because he associates pain and discomfort with eating due to his severe case of GERD (official name of acid reflux disease). Basically of all of that along with his sensory issues makes eating a terrible, painful, and uncomfortable experience for him. So we start occupational therapy for his sensory and eating issues on March 4th. This week also brought on a double ear infection for Landon and me getting sick with whatever he had. We also had the UNM basketball game, Landon's swallow test at the hospital, dinner with the McLean's, errand running day, and another soccer game for Lee.
The month finally ended with Landon going back to the doctor for more fluid in his ears and getting another viral infection, which ended up being a stomach virus....yuck! I also had the kick-off party for the Lobo Club Auction. I'm excited to be able to work again with another awesome group of ladies.
I hope your month was healthier than ours. We are definitely looking forward to February!
