Well, last night was not as idyllic as the night before because our poor little pumpkin monster’s congestion was really bad. We spent half the night together in the recliner, where I am rather frighteningly learning to sleep pretty well.
There is nothing more sad and awful than a tiny baby with a cold, I’m absolutely convinced of it – he’s not old enough to really be able to breathe through his mouth unless he’s crying, so we spend a lot of time with the saline drops and the suction bulb, which he’s smart enough to see coming and scream at before they get anywhere near his poor little nose.
3 weeks of congested nights and counting – poor little Torsten!
Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to bug him during the day, and he’s basically in a great mood all day, so I’m not complaining much. He gets some shots which are supposed to make him feel bad next week, though, so what do you bet the congestion goes away just in time for immunizations?
Poor Small Monster…
Professional computer geek and linguist living in Germany, doing infosec stuff and being the freakiest mother ever.
We are a sick bunch over here, too. As for the shots, Sacha was only affected that day. It didn’t carry over. Give Torsten a dose of infant Tylenol a half hour before. It will help with the pain. we also gave Sacha infant Motrin afterward for the swelling in his little thighs.