Mr. Bubbles

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea!

Parenthood has had its challenges, one of which has been dealing with illness.  Unfortunately, Wesley has had acid reflux, bronchiolitis which is caused by RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) which he was positive for, then an ear infection all before he was 3 months old.  I am hoping he was just getting this all out of the way early!  Wesley seemed to handle  it a lot better than Mommy...he'd cough his poor head off and then look at you and smile.  So pathetic...a pretty helpless feeling for a parent-something we are experiencing for the first time. 

As a result of his bad cough and bronchiolitis, he was prescribed breathing treatments with a nebulizer.  I am realizing this is very commonly prescribed for children but it doesn't make it any easier to administer his treatment.  It is a plastic mask in the shape of a fish head, aka "Mr. Bubbles" (according to the manufacturer of the machine) that you put up to his face once in the morning and once at night for about 10 minutes.  Most times he would sit back and relax although sometimes he would shake his head back and forth in frustration.  Daddy would call him "Stevie Wonder".  I know, not funny!  Anyway, we are very excited to say that Mr. Bubbles is now "20,000 leagues under the sea"!  We finished his last dosage this week and have a feeling that Wesley is probably more thrilled about this than his parents! 

Being a good boy!

Mr. Bubbles made me sleepy!





A "Stevie Wonder" treatment

Mommy got most of the medicine on this one!