Once again, Donovan got croup. It happened Thursday night so I took him into the doctor on Friday so we wouldn't have to make an ER trip over the weekend if it got worse. I'm glad I took him in because on top of his croup, he had a nasty infection in his right ear. Thursday night was AWFUL. He woke up about 4 times. I was so grateful to get medicine for him (even though it cost us $50...I hate our prescription coverage) so he could breath and feel better. He ended up sleeping really well on Friday night and even slept in a little. The steroid he got for the croup has messed him up a little, but Dr. Jones warned us about that. Sometimes kids can get a little more aggressive and naughty when they're on steroids. He finished taking it last night so I'm just waiting for it to get through him system so he'll be my sweet little boy again. His emotions have been a little extreme the last few days so we've had to be really patient. He is feeling much better though and isn't even really coughing anymore!
Donovan is really starting to pay more attention to things for longer periods of time. We used to get through half a book before he wanted to look at it himself or move onto the next one, but we read for almost 45 minutes straight today! He wanted me to read some of the books twice! I love reading and it's so much fun to read to him and hear his reactions to what's going on with the illustrations and to hear him repeat what I read. He is getting very into singing and reading along to things. He loves to sing the songs on his shows and has watched one show so many times that he tries to say what the little girl is saying along with her. He's really getting good at forming full sentences on his own too. This evening, he asked Brad for some juice and Brad said, "How about some water with ice in it?" and Donovan said, "What about juice with ice?" It was so stinking cute!!! He is learning to negotiate and that scares me a little, but it was still adorable and very unexpected!
I don't have the time or patience to upload pictures right now, sorry. I hope this will do for a few days.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Donovan Update
Posted by Bradley, DeAnna, Donovan, and Chamae at 9:50 PM
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I guess it will do. Colin came down with a fever yesterday, and he was a very emotional little boy. It was weird/sad to see him so not himself. Hopefully he'll get over it quickly because taking care of sick kids is no fun. We miss Donovan (and his parents). Colin tells me all the time that Donovan lives far away. He misses having someone to follow around and imitate. Hope your little guy is feeling better soon.
Poor kid hope he is back to his normal self soon
Crud must be everywhere! I'm sorry Donovan has been sick. Having sick kids is no fun for anyone. We'll look forward to the pictures when they come. :)
Hi Deanna! I need to write a follow up blog post and apologize for sounding so gosh darn rude! haha i do remember you and will add you to my list! cute fam!
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At least he's learning to negotiate. Most kids just demand. But just you wait until the day he can really talk, and you get into an argument with him. It's kind of embarrassing to realize you're arguing with a 3 year old. And he's winning... :)
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