Otto update
Thanks for all the well-wishes, you guys.
We had another rough night last night. Otto barfed a couple of times in his sleep, which we had planned for and had towels all over the bed, but once we'd gotten him up and cleaned off and put new towels down and got him back to sleep, I was too awake and grinding my mental gears with worry (what if he pulls a Jimi Hendrix?) so I had trouble getting back to sleep. And then by the time I did get back to sleep, he would be up again within half an hour. So, I'm running on fumes at this point (I think I've had maybe 8 hours of sleep in the last 48 total) and I'm beyond exhausted.
But the good news is that he hasn't barfed since 5 am, and he's had milk and water and lots of rest, and Sean reports that his fever has subsided and he's up and toddling around the house, so I think he's definitely feeling better.
It's so hard when he's sick. He can't articulate what's bothering him, and he's obviously feeling so bad... I just do what I can to comfort him and show him that even though he feels like crap, he's got loving parents right there to help him out. Man, I'm so glad he doesn't get sick often.
We had another rough night last night. Otto barfed a couple of times in his sleep, which we had planned for and had towels all over the bed, but once we'd gotten him up and cleaned off and put new towels down and got him back to sleep, I was too awake and grinding my mental gears with worry (what if he pulls a Jimi Hendrix?) so I had trouble getting back to sleep. And then by the time I did get back to sleep, he would be up again within half an hour. So, I'm running on fumes at this point (I think I've had maybe 8 hours of sleep in the last 48 total) and I'm beyond exhausted.
But the good news is that he hasn't barfed since 5 am, and he's had milk and water and lots of rest, and Sean reports that his fever has subsided and he's up and toddling around the house, so I think he's definitely feeling better.
It's so hard when he's sick. He can't articulate what's bothering him, and he's obviously feeling so bad... I just do what I can to comfort him and show him that even though he feels like crap, he's got loving parents right there to help him out. Man, I'm so glad he doesn't get sick often.