The Chicken Nebulizer

We were very sick that second week of January. Shiloah had a double ear-infection and bronchiolitis, and Hannah had walking pneumonia. I eventually got worn down to a sinus infection, but we were all pretty miserable for a while there. I made some delicious chicken soup, loaded with so many dumplings that I had to move some out to make room for more! Doesn't it look delicious, Brain??

Due to their lung infections we were given nebulizers for treatment. Shiloah screamed the first time for the entire 10 minutes! By the end of the week she would just sit there with it on her face without anyone monitoring her, like it was such a normal part of her day! As long as she had a video to watch she was content. They gave us a special nebulizer for children and it was supposed to be a fish so as to make it a more welcome gas mask. Well, I think it actually looks like a chicken and so that stuck in Hannah's impressionable little mind, and it has forever been the chicken nebulizer since! I'm trying to post a video of Hannah talking about the chicken nebulizer but blogger is being stubborn.

We've still had the run-around with ear infections -- just this past Sunday morning I was back in the doctor's office with Shiloah, who had another ear infection. Then, after five days of medication, she and I were back in last night because of severe diaper rash and we discovered that she has yet another ear-infection! We think that the last course of meds didn't do the trick and she's actually had an ear infection since last Sunday. But, we're on the best course we can be on now, and she's perfectly content! I never would have taken her in for another ear infection, she has shown no symptoms! Poor thing.