Kyler, how far you've come!

I'm always so hesitant to take my kids to the doctor's office. Part of it is that I don't want to be the overreacting mom, I'm sure. I'm sure the other part is having to drive into Spokane. But today I just new that it had to be done. I put off all my fun plans and scheduled the appointment. Boy, am I glad that I did. Rachel has yet another ear infection. I think this is number 6 or 7. We'll be going to see an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist soon. That would have made the trip worth it alone, but the nurse also didn't like the amount of wheezing coming out of Kyler. This has been a problem off and on for a while. In fact, late one night last winter when LeRoy was at work late for basketball season Kyler woke up with a nasty wheezy cough that even a hot misty bathroom and nebulizer treatment couldn't fix. At 10:30 at night, I called a friend who came over to hold Rachel (2 or 3 months old) while I pinned Kyler down to give him the nebulizer treatment. Oh, how he screamed and squirmed and yelled at me all while being angry because he couldn't really breathe! LeRoy ended up coming home to take him to the ER. The last two times they just gave him some albuterol syrup and a hospital version of a nebulizer treatment. It was bad enough that night that he had to get a shot in the bum. He thought that was pretty funny in the morning when it was all over! Today at the doctor they offered to give him a treatment before we left and I was a little concerned as to how he would take it. He just held the thing up and did pretty well. I wasn't convinced that it was going to be like this at home, but tonight he just held still while I strapped the thing on his face! I'm so grateful for children that grow up and come to understand why we do the things we do to help them. I know that will all change again when they become teenagers, but I'm gonna live it up for now!