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Lofton and I took Reese to the doctor on Tuesday afternoon. He was a little congested when I picked him up from school on Monday and it only worsened as the night progressed.

Dr. Greer was really great, as usual. He tested Reese for RSV and listened to his chest to make sure that he didn't have any congestion in his lungs. We just have a regular cold though. And we have a son that weighs a healthy 16 pounds, 6 ounces! Lofton says instead of watching Baby Einstein, Reese needs to watch old football game film of Ray Lewis. Evidently I'm raising a linebacker.

Because of our stuffy nose, my love/hate relationship with the nasal bulb has continued. Having to tilt your infant's head back, squirt saline up his nose, and then suction it out while he flails his arms and screams hysterically is not so much fun. Lofton even went to school on Wednesday and Thursday to suck it out during the day. Wednesday, Reese was VERY upset. Lofton said he tried his best to calm Reese back down, but it wasn't working. Finally he just gave Reese to Ms. Tracy and ducked out. Thursday's episode was much more successful. Ms. Maureene said Reese is turning into an old pro.

I was worried the stuffy nose would disrupt his sleeping though the night, but it really hasn't. He has been waking up around 4:30-5:00ish, but I think he would go back to sleep if not for his stuffy nose. He is definitely a pacifier baby and it's super hard to suck a pacifier when you can't breathe through your nose.

There are two things that have gotten us through this week.

The first is this: This stuff is AMAZING. It's like Vick's in a bottle. I just mix a capful into his bath water and he "vaporizes."

The second thing is this:

No this is not our house. However we do have this exact penguin humidifier and YES it does blow smoke/vapors out of it's beak. A little creepy, but very effective.

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