Luke is Sick, Again

We ended up back at the pediatrician's office yesterday since it was obvious Luke is feeling miserable. He's been waking up at least once a night just crying, has a horrible runny nose and head congestion, and has a splotchy rash that comes and goes on his face, body and bottom. He keeps coughing and sneezing, too. Apparently he has a cold virus. The doctor said to give a 1/2 dose of benadryl during the day and a full dose at night to help dry up the mucus and help him rest. He's to get tylenol 1-2 times a day whenever he is excessively fussy.

It also turns out they mis-measured his height last week. He's actually 31.5" tall, but still short for his age, and only in the 15th percentile.

Poor baby. He was up at 6:00 this morning just crying and crying, so I gave him a little more medicine, fed him some pears and bananas (his 2 favorite fruits!), held him for a little while and put him right back to bed. He slept until after 9:30, which is good since he hasn't been sleeping well.

One nice thing is that he's very cuddly when he doesn't feel good. In the early mornings and evenings, we just hang out on the couch together watching TV. We can't miss Jeopardy; it's one of his favorites. He's mesmerized by the blue and white graphics and gets up and dances whenever the Jeopardy theme song plays! His other favorite show is Barney; he dances to every song, even when he doesn't feel good!