Brooke, breathing treatments and a smile :-)

Brooke getting her breathing treatment!

First, the good news. No RSV! We had to visit the pediatrician yesterday because Brooke seemed to have trouble breathing and they wanted to see her right away. The doctor tested her for RSV as she was wheezing. Not a fun test as they had to swab so high in her little nose - practically between her eyes! She received a breathing treatment and was so good here too. As you can see, she ended up falling asleep, which was nice. Kyle had bronchiolitis his first two winters and didn't like the nebulizer AT ALL! We went back for a follow-up today and she's doing so much better that she doesn't have to do the nebulizer anymore...so glad they sent us home with a machine yesterday?!?! She also gained a good amount of weight from last Friday (11 lb 14 oz) as she's now 12 lb 7 oz. She looks a lot like Kyle with her chunky, sweet face :-)

It was so cute last night...Jack laughed for the first time! Ed was playing with him and he giggled several times. I can't help but smile when I hear it. He's still spitting up a lot so Dr. Burrows wants us to add a tablespoon of cereal into his bottle to see if it helps. Here's hoping, as it seems he is spitting up half of his bottle! Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

It is 65 degrees here today and my parents are here with the kids. They are getting ready to go for a walk with everyone this afternoon. I can't WAIT for the weather to really break and have 65 degrees plus on a daily basis. I PROMISE we won't complain in July when it's 90 degrees and we're sweating.

Everyone slept through the night for the past few nights again. Hopefully we've turned the corner and I can get my much needed eight hours because it IS all about me, right?!?! The problem was the boys were breaking out of their swaddles and I was going in 6-8 times/night re-swaddling...not fun. I felt like I was on automatic pilot doing it though! This week I bought the velcro swaddle blankets (that Kyle hated!) and they worked because since then, everyone has slept great! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this time it's for good!!!!

Have a wonderful, warm weekend!