Sick of being sick!!!

Connor and Parker are both sick AGAIN!!!

Connor has really been having a hard time this season with his asthma--it has gotten to the point that he can't even run or play without coughing. So, we took him in to the doctor this week and the doctor said his asthma has gotten worse. He switched his medicine to something a little stronger. Hopefully, it will make a difference so he will feel like he can play again. He also has a cold on top of that, so he's been feeling pretty crumby. 

Parker got over his sickness from last week and did great all weekend, but on Tuesday night he spiked a fever of 103.5! Because it came on so suddenly and it was so high, we were worried that it might be an infection in his IV catheter, which is very serious. We called the cardiologist on-call at 3:00am and she said to just get the fever down and see our pediatrician in the morning. Fevers are extremely hard on Parker, because fevers make your heart rate go up--his heart rate was in the 180's! Poor little guy. So, yesterday we went back to our doctor for the second day in a row. They checked Parker's ears, throat, and nose and they did tests for the flu and RSV. They also did a CBC and everything came back perfect. So, just a virus, I guess. Parker also had his monthly cardiology appointment today (I think we live at the doctor's office...) and everything was just fine. Dr. Williams did some blood cultures just to make sure there isn't an infection in Parker's IV line. He also said that at our next visit in January, it will be time to discuss doing another heart catheterization. We are certainly NOT looking forward to that.

Anyway, we hope the boys will recover quickly and that the rest of us will be able to stay healthy!!!