Thursday was Cooper's 9 month check up. The doctor was very pleased with his growth and weight and all that, but a stubborn cough and low grade fever caused some concerns. Since we had taken him to the ENT the day before, Amanda and I could not take off work to go to the wellness check so that duty fell on Mimom. Unfortunately for her, Cooper tested positive for the flu. Aside from the positive test there was really nothing else that said he was really sick. I think we caught it early.
Other than not liking the medicine, there has not been any real slow down in Coop. He is still the happy-go-lucky baby that he normally is. He still crawls everywhere and get into everything. I think he really just wanted a day off from school. (Hey, who doesn't?)
I had to go to Waco for the High School Baseball Coaches Association convention on Thursday so Deda came over to help Amanda. Myia baby sat him Friday since Amanda had to go to work and I was out of town. She had a great time with him as he showed no signs of being sick.
The weekend has been very normal and he has not run a fever since Thursday night. I think we caught this stuff early enough that it didn't get real bad.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Cooper visits the ENT
After almost two months of battling ear infections we decided that it was time for Cooper to visit the ENT to try to get this situation settled for good. Cooper has had four ear infections since the beginning of November and it has begun to seriously effect his sleep. In the middle of the night he tosses and turns and roots around looking for relief.
It didn't take the doctor long to assess that Coop has a lot of fluid behind his ears and that he is going to need tubes put in. We are set to do the procedure on January 30th at Cook's (of course we wouldn't go anywhere else).
Apparently this procedure has become so routine that from the time they start until we walk out the door to go home will take all of thirty minutes. On top of that, Coop can go back to school the very next day. It is amazing how that works to me. According to the doctor, this should help with his sleeping, balance, and speech so we are very excited. If he could sleep well, we could sleep well and that would help a ton.
It didn't take the doctor long to assess that Coop has a lot of fluid behind his ears and that he is going to need tubes put in. We are set to do the procedure on January 30th at Cook's (of course we wouldn't go anywhere else).
Apparently this procedure has become so routine that from the time they start until we walk out the door to go home will take all of thirty minutes. On top of that, Coop can go back to school the very next day. It is amazing how that works to me. According to the doctor, this should help with his sleeping, balance, and speech so we are very excited. If he could sleep well, we could sleep well and that would help a ton.
Cooper's First Christmas
The excitement that Christmas brought as a child has never really left our house. Amanda loves to decorate and make it look like you are right in the middle of the North Pole. I enjoy putting lights on the house and making sure that they are all working properly and straight.
It has been our tradition that the Christmas holidays are a little crazy. We spend a lot of time preparing and figuring out where we are going to be when and how we are going to make it all happen. We have become quite good at this over the years. Cooper coming along has made it more interesting. Of course everyone wants us to be wherever they are, but they really want Cooper to be there.
The joy of Christmas as a kid pales in comparison to that of a parent. It was more fun than I could have imagined watching as Cooper would try to tear the paper off of a gift and how excited he would get. It was great watching him play with one toy for a few minutes and then throw it to the side to move on to the next.
I know that he really doesn't understand what is going on or why we are going a million different places, but I know from watching him that he had a blast doing it. We are looking forward to the many more Christmases to come.
It has been our tradition that the Christmas holidays are a little crazy. We spend a lot of time preparing and figuring out where we are going to be when and how we are going to make it all happen. We have become quite good at this over the years. Cooper coming along has made it more interesting. Of course everyone wants us to be wherever they are, but they really want Cooper to be there.
The joy of Christmas as a kid pales in comparison to that of a parent. It was more fun than I could have imagined watching as Cooper would try to tear the paper off of a gift and how excited he would get. It was great watching him play with one toy for a few minutes and then throw it to the side to move on to the next.
I know that he really doesn't understand what is going on or why we are going a million different places, but I know from watching him that he had a blast doing it. We are looking forward to the many more Christmases to come.
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