So it turns out that there are not very many pictures of Nathan at the beach. As I thought about this I realized that he spent most of the afternoons sleeping. He has been taking long afternoon naps for quite some time now. He has always liked to sleep.
About 2 weeks ago Nathan was pretty sick. He was sounding super congested and just plain miserable. He was on antibiotics for a slight ear infection, so I assumed it was related. He and I then spent a fun Saturday night bonding. All night. (well except for the 15-30 minutes that he was able to sleep every hour or so.) Sunday afternoon I thought to check his throat. It looked pretty swollen, so combining that with the hard time breathing, I called the Dr.'s office. They said to take him in.
It turns out that Nathan had Mono. They gave him a steroid shot which reduced all the swelling so he was able to breathe (and then sleep). He is doing much better now. He is even eating a descent amount of food. I figured he wasn't eating cause he was going through a phase. Perhaps he just didn't feel well. Having had Mono myself, I know how long it can take to get over. Poor Kid.
Maybe that is why he has been taking such long naps.... /shrug
I am glad that he is doing better, but I have to admit, the long naps were a nice break!
3 comments:
ugh. How did he get mono? I don't think I ever truly recovered from mono. I could still sleep more than the average person.
I wish I knew! The doctor said most people get before they are 30. But that it is not as common in kids that young. Who knows.
Our theory is that someone had mono who was in the beach house sometime before us. Whadayathink?
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