Bryson turned five months old yesterday! He is "growing up" so fast and we are continuously amazed by this sweet little boy. When I picked him up from school on Wednesday, his teacher said "Bryson is ON THE MOVE! He is up on all fours and rolling everywhere!" The next part of what she said really struck me and may give an indication of what the very short future will hold. She said "You know, he isn't even interested in sitting up. It's like he just wants to go, go, go!" Yep! She said it- but I already knew it. If things continue to go the way they have been, I think Bryson might have Jason's patience and might start running before he walks. :) Lord, help us!
In other news, we started adding fruit to Bryson's cereal and now he is almost devouring it! He had applesauce added for the first time last Sunday (12/6), and had bananas for the first time on Tuesday (12/8). So far, so good! Hoping we don't have too picky of an eater on our hands...
And now on to the latest news. Bryson was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection and an ear infection yesterday. Poor baby! It has been pretty awful. Bryson cried most of the day yesterday, ran a temperature of 103 for most of the day (with Tylenol), wouldn't eat, and was pretty much inconsolable. I took him in to see the doctor where we got antibiotics. The doctor also told us to give Motrin because Bryson is big enough size-wise to take it. Last night was not much better than the day. He kept the temperature of 103 for most of the night and we could tell he was so miserable. Jason and I took shifts, a couple of hours at a time. He has been sleeping pretty soundly this morning, so we'll see what today holds! The worst part is that on Wednesday when I picked him up from school one of the kids was out with an ear infection. All three of the other kids in his class have been battling ear infections, and we have not. I dumbly made a comment about how Bryson is the only baby that is not breastfed and the only one WITHOUT ear infections! I knocked on wood! Oh well- I learned my lesson and will never open my mouth like that again.
Jason's bosses are here from Canada and we were supposed to go eat with them at Christopher's last night. Tonight is Jason's Christmas party at work and they are all eager to see Bryson- doubt we will be making that! The timing of these things always amazes me...
All of this to say that we have the sweetest little boy and are hating the helpless feeling of having a sick little one. We know that things could be SO MUCH worse and are just thankful for all of the blessings we experience every day with Bryson. We wonder what we ever did without him.
It has been a wonderful five months!
Mom told me he was sick and I've been praying! He'll be moving again quickly :) Love you!
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Yea, I think the breastfeeding thing and ear infections is a myth. Calvin has his first ear infection at 3 months (I was still breastfeeding). I have a friend that had the same experience. When we took Calvin in to get examined for tubes, another mother looked at me and said "if you had breastfed, this would not have happened." I wanted to slap her as I informed her I did. On the other hand, I have seen many on a bottle that have no problems. I just think they either get them or don't, regardless of feeding method.
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