Can Cooper See What's Going On?
Well, his chicken pox cleared up. Some remaining scabs that may leave scars, but nothing too bad. Thankfully, he didn't have a bunch of pox on his face where he could scratch and leave big pitted scars for kids to call him crater face when he's a teenager. :-)
By the way, A BIG SHOUT OUT to Dawn! She saved Abbie and I on Saturday the 26th when Abbie and I had to go to her company holiday party. She babysat Cooper for the night as last minute assistance. Abbie's mom, who was originally our babysitter for the night, had to bow out b/c of Coop's illness, and so we had to brainstorm. It was probably going to be me that would have had to stay with him, and normally, I'd be okay with that. But they were doing a casino night, and I love casino nights. So Dawn came to the rescue. She had the Pox before, so she wasn't going to get it. And she was willing to come to our house. Thanks, Dawn.
So, now there's something else.
On Monday, Abbie and I noticed that he had some goo in his eyes. We thought it was just sleep in his eyes still. But, when it came back later on, we got a bit curious. Turns out he has conjunctivitis. Both eyes began to "ooze", for lack of a better term. Goo in each eye. When he'd sleep, they'd get all crusty. And as Monday wore into Tuesday and then Wednesday, his right eye would seal shut as he slept. The goo would essentially turn into glue. Nothing a washcloth and hot water wouldn't take care of. But, of course, he absolutely can't stand having his face and eyes wiped down. Maybe its because I have to almost scrub his eyelids and eyelashes to clear the goo off. We researched, and concluded that it was definitely pink eye.
To be sure, Abbie took him to the pediatrician on Tuesday night. Result: bacterial conjunctivitis (which explains why both eyes are gooing). We got drops for him. It's taking time. I've had to take another week of working at home...which during this time of year, isn't that big a deal since the market is SLOOOOOW!
He's getting better at letting me clear his eyes, which the best way seems to be to flush them with warm water. And while he hates the drops, there are ways to get them in. Best way seems to be to wait for him to close his eyes while screaming...he can't see the drops, and if I put them on the corner of the eye, they drip in when he opens them. Ta-Da! Simple.
By the way, A BIG SHOUT OUT to Dawn! She saved Abbie and I on Saturday the 26th when Abbie and I had to go to her company holiday party. She babysat Cooper for the night as last minute assistance. Abbie's mom, who was originally our babysitter for the night, had to bow out b/c of Coop's illness, and so we had to brainstorm. It was probably going to be me that would have had to stay with him, and normally, I'd be okay with that. But they were doing a casino night, and I love casino nights. So Dawn came to the rescue. She had the Pox before, so she wasn't going to get it. And she was willing to come to our house. Thanks, Dawn.
So, now there's something else.
On Monday, Abbie and I noticed that he had some goo in his eyes. We thought it was just sleep in his eyes still. But, when it came back later on, we got a bit curious. Turns out he has conjunctivitis. Both eyes began to "ooze", for lack of a better term. Goo in each eye. When he'd sleep, they'd get all crusty. And as Monday wore into Tuesday and then Wednesday, his right eye would seal shut as he slept. The goo would essentially turn into glue. Nothing a washcloth and hot water wouldn't take care of. But, of course, he absolutely can't stand having his face and eyes wiped down. Maybe its because I have to almost scrub his eyelids and eyelashes to clear the goo off. We researched, and concluded that it was definitely pink eye.
To be sure, Abbie took him to the pediatrician on Tuesday night. Result: bacterial conjunctivitis (which explains why both eyes are gooing). We got drops for him. It's taking time. I've had to take another week of working at home...which during this time of year, isn't that big a deal since the market is SLOOOOOW!
He's getting better at letting me clear his eyes, which the best way seems to be to flush them with warm water. And while he hates the drops, there are ways to get them in. Best way seems to be to wait for him to close his eyes while screaming...he can't see the drops, and if I put them on the corner of the eye, they drip in when he opens them. Ta-Da! Simple.
So, we're expecting it to clear up soon. I'll keep you posted. But damn, what's next? I'm just glad he's a baby now and won't remember any of this.
This was Cooper on Wednesday after giving him some drops. You can see the redness around the eyes where the conjunctivitis is causing irritation. 
This was Cooper on Tuesday. You can see the puffiness on his right eye where the conjunctivitis hit the surrounding tissue. Our research had said that bacterial conjunctivitis will spread into the surrounding tissue and cause reactions such as this...this was our first clue of what type of pink eye he has.
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