He does have his 1st cold, which has made me a little more worried about germs, since cold and flu season is around the corner. He woke up Friday coughing and sneezing with a running nose. We are hopeful this cold will just leave this house as soon as possible, as Michael and I were both sneezing and feeling a little under the weather too. We are using the salt drops making Edward do a lot of tummy time to drain the excess junk out of his nose. The doctor checked his lungs and his lungs sound clear. He does have some upper airway congestion, and we were told to just keep doing what we are doing. He did receive his first of two flu shots today, and we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of his RSV vaccine. The shots should become available in November and he definitely qualifies to receive the shot because of his birth weight and gestational age. The shot won't prevent him from getting RSV but it will help lessen the severity of the symptoms.... hopefully.
In other news, Edward slept through the night! Woooohoooo! And then the very next night he woke up twice, and drank two bottles. Little stinker! We definitely do not mind waking up to feed him, because he promptly falls right back to sleep after the bottle, so we can't complain. And he was sleeping in his big boy crib in his own room, until, that is, he starting sneezing and coughing from this cold. He is back in the bassinet next to us for a little while longer :) or until he turns five.....
Edward loves working with the physical therapist. Jen has taught us so many exercises to strengthen his neck muscles. He has made so much progress in only a month's time. He has started rolling over from his tummy to back! He used to hate tummy time, but now that he has learned to roll over, he knows how to get out of doing it. He is smart, just like his.......... (I will let you fill in the blank!)
