For the past couple of days, Ethan and I have seemingly been having the same conversation.
Ethan: It hurts, mommy.
Me: What hurts baby?
Ethan: :coughing: My throat :his hands on his chest:
Me: You mean your chest? Does your chest hurt when you cough?
Ethan: Nooooooo. :annoyed that I didn’t get it the first time: My throat hurts. And it goes down, down, down and down. :motions from his head to his shoulders to his tummy to his knees and all the way down to his toes:
Me: Your toes hurt too?
Ethan: Yes, it hurts too.
Me: I’m sorry.
Ethan: I’m sick. Make it feel better.
Me: What do you want me to do sweetheart?
Ethan: Take me to the doctor.
Me: First, you have to rest, and eat and drink your medicine. That will make you feel better.
Ethan: Are you a doctor, mommy?
Me: Yes, I’m Dr. Mommy.
That nasty cold is back, and the nasty cough that comes along with it. It started a few days ago, and we’ve just been giving him some over the counter suppressants and his breathing treatments. The last time around, the pediatrician didn’t give him medicine until he had been sick for at least 2 weeks. He suggests we let these viruses take its course, before rushing to give him antibiotics. But when my kid is wheezing in the middle of the night and coughing up his lung, what else am I supposed to do???? The other night, we saw him for the first time puking in the toilet. Of course, he was more fascinated with the chunks coming out of his mouth and flushing the toilet a hundred times than the fact he just pushed out stomach acid through his esophagus.
Then again… aside from the coughing, snots, loss of appetite and heightened irritability… you wouldn’t guess that this boy is sick. If anything, he is MORE hyper! Either that or he’s learned very quickly that he gets to get away with a little more stuff when he is “sick”.
Ethan: It hurts, mommy.
Me: What hurts baby?
Ethan: :coughing: My throat :his hands on his chest:
Me: You mean your chest? Does your chest hurt when you cough?
Ethan: Nooooooo. :annoyed that I didn’t get it the first time: My throat hurts. And it goes down, down, down and down. :motions from his head to his shoulders to his tummy to his knees and all the way down to his toes:
Me: Your toes hurt too?
Ethan: Yes, it hurts too.
Me: I’m sorry.
Ethan: I’m sick. Make it feel better.
Me: What do you want me to do sweetheart?
Ethan: Take me to the doctor.
Me: First, you have to rest, and eat and drink your medicine. That will make you feel better.
Ethan: Are you a doctor, mommy?
Me: Yes, I’m Dr. Mommy.
That nasty cold is back, and the nasty cough that comes along with it. It started a few days ago, and we’ve just been giving him some over the counter suppressants and his breathing treatments. The last time around, the pediatrician didn’t give him medicine until he had been sick for at least 2 weeks. He suggests we let these viruses take its course, before rushing to give him antibiotics. But when my kid is wheezing in the middle of the night and coughing up his lung, what else am I supposed to do???? The other night, we saw him for the first time puking in the toilet. Of course, he was more fascinated with the chunks coming out of his mouth and flushing the toilet a hundred times than the fact he just pushed out stomach acid through his esophagus.
Then again… aside from the coughing, snots, loss of appetite and heightened irritability… you wouldn’t guess that this boy is sick. If anything, he is MORE hyper! Either that or he’s learned very quickly that he gets to get away with a little more stuff when he is “sick”.
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