Kyle has his first real cold. He felt fine on Saturday until he went to bed; he fell asleep at 8 pm like normal, but 3 hours later he woke up with a crazy stuffy/runny nose and couldn't breathe out of his nose. This resulted in a restless night for Kyle & sleepless night for mommy. The only way he could fall back asleep would be for me to suction out the snot (as he fought me and cried like crazy) and rock him upright until his nose cleared up. This would help him sleep for a little while until it stuffed back up again. Rinse & repeat.
Sunday night we fared a bit better - his nose seemed a lot clearer, and he was so tired from the night before he actually got a good night's rest, which was great for both of us. The worst part has been seeing my sweet boy under the weather, and how much he now despises me touching any part of his face, since I've been constantly having to wipe away all the yuckies.
I was so thankful that I'd just gone through all of Kyle's stuff and organized his "first aid basket" in his closet, so when he woke up sick I knew exactly where the snot sucker and boogie wipes were. It reminded me of some of the stuff I still need to get in case of other types of emergencies, like Tylenol & pedialyte.
I'm also debating going out and buying a humidifier. I was on the fence when I was pregnant if I needed one for the nursery or not, and opted not to buy one since most of my mommy friends said they didn't use one until their baby was much older. I'm reading how they can help keep baby's nasal passages clear (and also provide white noise for the room), so I think I'll go check them out.
