Thanksgiving

SD had had a cold off and on for quite a while. So on Thanksgiving, we weren't too alarmed when he got a runny nose and didn't want to eat as much as normal. He did try pumpkin pie, though, which was a great hit!

Friday afternoon, SD started drooling, and had developed a nasty cough. It didn't clear up overnight. We had originally planned to get a Christmas tree on Saturday, but with SD under the weather we just hung around at home.

SD didn't walk at all on Saturday; he was weak enough that we carried him from his crib to the couch, where he watched movies most of the day, or cuddled with us, or watched us clean up. He was drooling constantly, which seemed to embarrass him. SD was mostly unable to swallow, but he did take some Tylenol during the day, and some Advil at bedtime.

Stephen decided to give him one more night to see if he could get well by himself. However, SD was unable to sleep. After getting SD out of bed at 2:30 AM, Stephen consulted with the nurse on call, and decided to take SD into the ER. They left at 3:30 AM, arriving at the Munson ER shortly after 4:00.