RSV has reared it’s ugly head again at our house and poor little Logan is super sick. He’s been congested and has had a cough since Saturday night and he has progressively gotten worse as the days go by. He hasn’t been sleeping well which has meant that I’ve ended up on the futon with him on the floor of his bedroom and last night was scary. As I was laying there trying to get some sleep, I heard it. That horrible rattling and wheezing sound every time he breathed. I’ve only ever heard that noise once before and that was when Lindsay was 4 months old and ironically, I was sleeping on a futon at my in-laws house. I was there by myself with Lindsay visiting and I just remember panicking and calling Jeffy at like 2 in the morning wondering what I should do. We soon learned that she had RSV and at 4 months old that was very scary. So, here we are again and I have to be honest, I’m a little shocked that he has RSV because I thought that by the time you were his age, it wouldn’t affect you in the same way it would if you were a baby. But I’ve learned that anything and everything can surprise you. After listening to him for about a half an hour I called Jeff and told him I thought we needed to take him to the ER but after much thought, we came to the decision that we’d wait until the morning and take him to his pediatrician whom we trust and know would give him the care and attention he needed. I dropped Lindsay off at Emily’s house (because I didn’t want to expose her to anymore germs!) and off we went. I could hear him wheezing all the way there and knew that it had to be RSV. The doctor listened and sure enough it was. And to add to his discomfort, he also has an ear infection. So, we did an albuterol treatment with the nebulizer there in the office and it actually helped quite a bit. He sounded a little better and he was such a good boy and sat very still for the whole treatment. There is something to be said about Primary songs and the way they calm children because I just sang song after song and he was so still. We left with a prescription for an antibiotic and an inhaler of albuterol to help him get better. I cried on the way home because I was just so sad for him. He sounds terrible and I know it hurts because after he coughs he says “Owie!” and last night he kept saying “Help me!” I wish I could do more to keep my kids safe and healthy but I also know it’s good for them to get sick. This winter has been a hard one for the kids, mostly Logan who has been sick for most of the past two months, and therefore a long one for me. Our doctor did say that second children almost always are more sick than the first and that usually the first two winters of their lives are the worst. So, here’s hoping that next winter won’t be too terrible, otherwise, Hawaii here we come! I’m grateful for the wonderful friends I have who are so willing to help all of the time and drop whatever they are doing to help me. It sure does make it easier to get through it. So, please keep Logan in your prayers that he will get better quickly.