Had a bit of a scary night here last night. Drew has had a bit of a cough for a few days now, but last night, while James and I were watching tv we heard him coughing and calling for us. I went up to see what was going on and found him crying, trying to call for us and barely able to breath. His cough sounded more like a seal bark than a cough.
In a panic, I brought him downstairs....he seemed as if he was going to puke each time he coughed. We took him to the kitchen, where James took him from me (cause I was a bit of a wreck) and calmed him down. Once he stopped crying, and was able to breath again, he fell asleep and we took him back up to his room (James decided that he would sleep with him, just in case).
Once Drew was in bed, James took off to the superstore to purchase a humidifier, which seemed to help alot. Drew hardly coughed after the "episode" at all......it's on again tonight. I honestly didn't think it would make that much of a difference.
It was pretty scary, as Drew was drooling quite a lot and seemed to be in quite a lot of pain. He seems ok today though, and was no worse for the wear this morning.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The Soo-soo fairy
So, after all that talk about my 3 and a half year old still having a soother, we decided to just "rip the band-aid off" and take it away. Here's how it went down....
A few months ago, we visited the dentist for the first time. The dentist did his part by telling Drew that soon he'd have to get rid of the soother, because it was hurting his teeth. Playing on that theme, I told Drew about the "soo-soo fairy". This fairy is a magical fairy who works along with the dentist to make sure that parents are following the dentist's directions. The soo-soo fairy showed up at our house the other day, while Drew was sleeping and was very upset with us. We weren't following the dentists orders, Drew still had his soother! The soo-soo fairy promptly took the soother away. When Drew woke up, the soo-soo was gone, and we had to tell him about the soo-soo fairy showing up (who we had been warning him about for months).
Worked like a charm. Mind you, if the soo-soo fairy ever shows up at our house again, she's getting a punch to the face from my 3 year old.....or so he tells me...EVERY DAY.....he is not happy with her!
It's been pretty smooth. The first night without the soother, he fell asleep on the car ride home from nanas, but woke up at 4am screaming for it.....he stayed in his room, on his bed with James, but would not fall back asleep. Since then, he's fallen asleep without it, and stayed asleep all night. Knock on wood, it's gone better than expected!
We also made a big deal about him being a big boy, and took him to Toys R Us to pick out a "big boy" toy, that only boys who didn't use soothers could play with. He chose to be "just like daddy and papa" and picked out a chain saw. Very cute.
A few months ago, we visited the dentist for the first time. The dentist did his part by telling Drew that soon he'd have to get rid of the soother, because it was hurting his teeth. Playing on that theme, I told Drew about the "soo-soo fairy". This fairy is a magical fairy who works along with the dentist to make sure that parents are following the dentist's directions. The soo-soo fairy showed up at our house the other day, while Drew was sleeping and was very upset with us. We weren't following the dentists orders, Drew still had his soother! The soo-soo fairy promptly took the soother away. When Drew woke up, the soo-soo was gone, and we had to tell him about the soo-soo fairy showing up (who we had been warning him about for months).
Worked like a charm. Mind you, if the soo-soo fairy ever shows up at our house again, she's getting a punch to the face from my 3 year old.....or so he tells me...EVERY DAY.....he is not happy with her!
It's been pretty smooth. The first night without the soother, he fell asleep on the car ride home from nanas, but woke up at 4am screaming for it.....he stayed in his room, on his bed with James, but would not fall back asleep. Since then, he's fallen asleep without it, and stayed asleep all night. Knock on wood, it's gone better than expected!
We also made a big deal about him being a big boy, and took him to Toys R Us to pick out a "big boy" toy, that only boys who didn't use soothers could play with. He chose to be "just like daddy and papa" and picked out a chain saw. Very cute.
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