The good news is that my mom made it into town before I went into labor (which still hasn't happened by the way!) and Matthew has been having a great time with her. The bad news is Matthew has had a rough couple of days, including two trips to the ER and one bout of tummy trouble.
Friday, just before my mom flew into town, Matthew bumped his lip pretty hard on our futon and I thought he might need stitches. So off to the ER we go...turned out he didn't need stitches. We just have to keep his cut really clean so it doesn't get infected. So that turned out to be not so bad. The next day Matthew woke up with a goopy eye and it just got worse throughout the day. By the afternoon it looked pretty bad and we started to suspect it was pink eye. I didn't want to wait until Monday to try and get an appointment with his doctor, so off to the ER we went again. The doctor agreed that it was probably pink eye and we got some antibiotics to treat it. We've been using the medication faithfully and some days it looks better, but it hasn't gone away yet. Tuesday afternoon after his nap, his other eye started looking goopy and puffy, and sure enough, the pink eye had spread to the other eye. Of course, pink eye is really contagious, so Matthew can't go to any of his playgroups or see any of his friends until he gets better. He just has to stay home with us. Poor guy. And then to compound matters, Matthew started having tummy troubles. I'd been giving him soymilk in his sippy cup after he tried some of mine the other day and really liked it, but is seems like it didn't sit too well and he spent the afternoon sad and very uncomfortable with a bad belly.
So, we gotta keep the lip cut clean, no more soymilk (or only small amounts)...antibiotics in BOTH eyes now...plus we gotta wash wash wash all the blankets, especially before baby arrives. I REALLY hope the pink eye is cleared up before we have the baby, otherwise Matthew won't be able to get too close to the new little one for a while. :( That would be sad.
5 comments:
Poor little guy, sounds like Matthews bad week would also be a pretty bad week for Matthews mom. Here's hoping the pink eye clears up quickly!
Pink-eye is nasty stuff. I remember when my Scott had it, we had to treat him for like 2-3 weeks, three times a day. He screamed every time we put the drops in. It's no fun at all. I hope he gets better soon.
And good luck with Babe #2! Do you know what you're having - or is it a surprise? Any names picked out?
I hope it gets cleared up soon. It IS nasty stuff. We are having a girl!! Which should be any day. We have a few name ideas and are waiting to see which one seems to suit her the best. :)
GET WELL SOON Matthew!!! Big brother is gonna have to help with his sissy soon.
Angie
Poor Matthew I hope he gets feeling better soon! I can't wait to hear about a new baby when she comes!
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