Some more videos!

Dad, here is the video that validates my theory of whooping cough.. Timothy coughs for a couple of minutes. It's diturbing to feel so helpless, but we've turned the corner. Yay!

A Bit of Fresh Air!

Last week, Timothy was placed on steroids to help open his air passages. Still, the doctor will not recognize him as having whooping cough. I am switching doctors to someone who will take me seriously. I have a video of one of the fits he had that fits exactly the symptoms of whooping cough. The doctor prescribed some fresh air and away we went to hang out with friends at the kayaking event I raced in last year. The sun was out, or Timothy would not have been! My friend power boated a group of us on flatwater to the race sight. We weren't able to see the finish line like we had hoped but I wasn't willing to take TAEE any further than the rock we landed on. The terrain was too steep and the power boat didn't want to strike the prop on rock at the next outcropping.

We had a wonderful time anyway. Timothy was introduced to a handful of friends that hadn't met him yet. He wore his sunglasses his Aunt Jessica bought and mailed to us. What a fantastic present!

It's Thursday night and he hasn't had a coughing fit with me all night! It's a blessing that he is getting better. He is now 14 weeks old and weighs less than he did when he was 8 weeks, which is exactly when this all started..



And here's what I did on Sunday.. First time back since November and within the first 50 feet, I huck myself off a ledge again and again... I dropped it 7 times with the guideance of James. Worked on technique and timing. Only landed it poorly once.. Ah, I'm a happy girl!

Whooping Cough

Timothy is being treated for Whooping Cough with antibiotics, however this is his second dose and he had a coughing fit last night that lasted over twenty minutes. He threw up four times, mostly phlegm. I'm calling the advice nurse to see at what point he needs to be admitted to the hospital. He seemed to have been getting better. Yesterday, he turned a bit and I am not sure if he is passing it to me and I'm passing it back, or not.

I will be scheduling a follow up appointment to see if his lungs have cleared out. The pnuemonia may not be resolved.

The pnuemonia is a complication of the Whooping Cough. Luckily, with all of his coughing fits, we have been proactive to get him to breathe again.

I would say this is a very serious issue and I'm monitoring him closely to see if he needs to go to the hospital again.