The winter yuckies...

Seems like it's been one thing after another for a while around here... I watched my nephew who had strep for Thursday and Friday of the previous week, and that whole week Brandon had "goopy eye" just nasty, so crusty when he would wake up you would seriously have to pull them open for him to see. We spent a lot of time with warm washclothes and his little eyes. Then he also had just a little naggig cough. No fever, just a cough here and there. So Monday comes around and his cough kept him from napping at all that day. Monday night was cough-fest #2, and he seemed to be struggling sooo hard just to catch his breath in between coughing. Called our wonderful doctor Tuesday, they said bring him in tomorrow..lots of nasty stuff is going around right now. So our trip to the doctor on Wednesday confirmed that little Brandon has an Upper Respiratory Infection... now he's on the antibiotic zithromax, liquid steroid, breathing treatments every 4 hours, and antibiotic eye drops for his little eyes. (Pics to follow soon, he looks adorable in his little mask). He's been such a little trooper. He takes his medicine so well, he's watched his big brother take breathing treatments for as long as his mind can remember, so he feels like he's being a big boy. God we know you are our healer and we believe for Brandon's healing...thank you for the doctors you give us for guidance. I thank you Lord for Dr. Lemmert who is a bold and wonderful Christian doctor. Thank you Lord for your healing hand on Brandon and I pray Lord for your hand on Darian as he has been struggling today with a cough that you would just touch him as he sleeps..... Thank you Father for caring about us in such a passionate and amazing way.