My son had his 12 month checkup at the pediatrician the other day, and all is well! It was kind of strange though, when the doctor asked my husband if I snored a lot. My husband admitted I do, and then the doctor proceeded to make me breathe for him. What the heck – is this a normal part of how a one-year-old baby is examined, by exploring the mother’s snoring habits? The doctor then started describing some of my behavior as of late – you are tired all the time, and you feel lazy. Right on! He said he could tell just by looking at my puffy eyes that I probably have allergy problems, which is inhibiting my sleep patterns – did I mention that our pediatrician is also the county’s medical sleep expert? So he recommended that I start taking Claritin and some nose drops. I tried the nose drops yesterday, and already I could breathe better through my nose better than I’ve been able to in months – funny how you don’t notice things like this, but I’ve been so busy, I thought I was just tired from all the busy-ness, and I didn’t really notice that I wasn’t able to breathe much through my nose. I did notice that I’ve been itchy constantly – my eyes, behind my face, and now, I have this nasty spider bite on my knee I got on the 4th of July that will not go away – I itch constantly! I’m really hoping the Claritin works, and I can be back to the energetic mom I so want to be! Hey, maybe the allergy medicine will work SO well that I can get myself a pet cat 😉
So anyway, like I said, everything is going great with my son. I just thought it was weird when the focus of the doctor’s appointment turned to me. He is doing great; he is 30 inches long which is exactly average for his age. He weighs 21 lbs, which makes him a little on the smaller side, weight-wise, so we have to try to fatten him up. The doctor also said he should be standing more, but then again, I had scheduled his appointment for during his nap, so we had to wake him up to see the doctor. I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t exactly be thrilled about standing up for someone in the middle of my nap either!
Huh, I thought my laziness and tiredness was because I was tired and lazy!!! Who’s your doctor???
Glad the little guy is doing well! And glad his momma is improving!!! 🙂
Have a great week!!!
Very interesting….I remember when you were younger you needed an inhaler for a year or so. Sorry, but I don’t remember any specifics.
I wouldn’t be happy if I got woken from a nap to go to the doctor. But weird and wonderful how it turned and seems to help you. Eat, Beeber, EAT! HAHA!!
I could probably use something like Claritin myself, except I am paranoid about future liver problems many drugs cause.
Glad to hear CVA is doing great.