Happiest Sick Baby Ever

Lex and I both have RSV, but you wouldn't know that Lex was sick just by looking at him most of the time.


He is still the happiest baby ever.

Even after he has a coughing fit, if you catch his attention and smile at him, he will instantly light back up.


I can tell he is feeling a bit under the weather, though, as he isn't eating quite as much as usual, and he is a bit more fussy than normal. It's nice, though, that even if he is fussy, he will turn happy again after just a few seconds of undivided attention. All I really have to do is carry him around in the sling and he is perfectly happy.

From now on, I think that every patient of mine should be this easygoing and happy, or else they aren't allowed to get sick.


The biggest tell-tale sign that he is sick is that he is wheezy. Here's a short video to prove it.



The breathing treatments really quiet his wheezing, and he seems to like the mist blowing on his face when we do them. It's a shame that it took so darn long to get the nebulizer delivered. We saw the doctor on Monday morning and we didn't get the machine until late on Tuesday. I think Monday was Lex's worst day. But, we own this nebulizer (unlike the ones we rented when Connor was a baby), so we'll always have it in the future!

Even though everything is going to so well while he is sick, I hope that he (and I) get better soon!