He's handling it as well as you'd expect. He actually seems pretty happy when he's not screaming his little red head off. Poor guy has something leaking from every orifice on his face. I just can't keep it dry. He also has a cough, but thankfully no fever. I tried using the suction bulb and yuck! It just makes his eyes (and mine) water more. I don't like doing it, and the thought of a nosefrida makes me wanna gag so I don't wanna have to get one. We put the humidifier in his room and it actually got up to 40% humidity in there!
That was cause enough for celebration because the air here reminds me of very dry wood shavings that soaks up any drop of moisture. I would totally take frizzy east coast summer hair in exchange for some humidity around here. I literally would stick my head under water and breathe in if it wouldn't kill me. My lungs feel thirsty.
Anyway, we just got back from his doc because his cough sounded bad and over the weekend he'd scream bloody murder out of nowhere so the on call doctor suspected an ear infection....which was confirmed. So now I'm waiting to pick up his antibiotics at Walgreens.
Of course, it's when I'm sick that I am constantly thinking, why can't anyone come up with a cure for the common cold? Yea yea we all know there's a billion different strains so finding a cure would be impossible, but come on! I feel like I'm dizzy underwater and can't taste anything except my own mucous and it smells like burning. Mmmmmmm.
So that's that!
Not my pic, but a pic of a past sale to show just how much stuff they have!Anyway, this weekend I went to a HUGE kid and baby consignment sale called Just Between Friends, with my friend who also has a son only a little bit older than Lachlan. I was stalking their facebook page to see the videos the owner was posting of the merchandise they were getting in for days, I was so excited to go. We had our guys watch the kids so we could shop alone.
We went last year when I was 2 months pregnant and had no idea if I was having a boy or a girl. So this time I had fun focusing on all the boy stuff. A lot of the gear was gone by the time we got there, but I bought a bunch of rompers and shorts for summer for like, $3 or less each.
Unfortunately, a lot of the items there were way overpriced for being used. I think since the sale is becoming more and more popular and well known, more and more moms are purposely buying new clearance clothes and products elsewhere only to mark them up at this sale. I mean, I get it, we could all use some extra money, but there's just something slimy about doing that. I saw stained outfits being sold for almost the same price as one brand new. Not cool. We even saw a hat that had an original price tag of $2.99 but the price for the consignment sale was listed at $4! At least remove the proof of the markup before you plan on ripping some sucker off, dork!
Lots of people were complaining on JBF's facebook page about the pricing, so maybe the next sale will have stricter rules on what can be sold. Either way, I had fun. There's another sale in September (I think) that I'd like to volunteer for. That way I can get in to shop before the public does and find the best things.
Oh I'm sure that is so miserable for you AND your little one to be sick at the same time. We have had nonstop rain here for the last week or so, and some snow, so it's amazing that the sun is out right now.
ReplyDeleteHope you two start feeling better soon! And wow - that markup - how dumb do you get?? I can't believe they were selling stained clothing items at all, uncool.
ReplyDeleteWe have a sale like this in my borough and the prices are the same - high for being used things. The only reason we've come up with why is because at this particular sale you have to "buy" a table to sell your wares. Because it's so popular, the prices to buy the tables are stupid to begin with. To recoup their table costs and make a little bit of money, you either have to sell an absolute TON of stuff, or price it higher. I don't agree with it so we don't support it any more. They've also started charging to get into this sale, and you can "buy" you place in line, too (for more money you are guaranteed to be one of the first twenty five in the door).
ReplyDeleteSnot suckers like the NoseFrida are game changers. The one I have we got from the pediatricians office - it's from NeilMed. When Max is stuffed up we do a saline rinse at the start of a diaper change and suck it out with the Naspira after the fresh diap is on. Yes, it's gross, but you don't get snot in your mouth and you'll be surprised at how much crap comes out of their little faces. Plus they come apart so you can get them clean inside. I'm not gonna lie though, 9 times out of 10 I get my husband to do the suctioning.
ReplyDeletehaha yea i think we'd both be gagging but i'm sure it's worth trying.
ReplyDeletethanks! i mean if the stained things were $1 who cares, but to price them at $5 when I can buy it new for $7 is just dumb.
ReplyDeletethey charged 2$ at the door but had a free ticket offer that we used on our phones. but at your sale, to charge so much for a table seems so counterproductive! no wonder people overprice their things. may as well have a garage sale then.
ReplyDeleteyea it's been a "snotty" week but i think the worst is over :)
ReplyDeleteShit man, the Nosefrida is MAGIC and I've never gotten snot even close to my mouth before. Amelia hates it but it works so much better than the bulbs.
ReplyDeleteAll that said...sickness with a kid is THE.WORST.
everyone swears by nosefrida. i guess i should give it a try. his booger output seems to be reduced now so maybe for the next cold. its just the act of inhaling that makes me wanna gag. i was never really good at inhaling helium because of that lol
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