We've had a lot going on (as usual) last week we went to Disney on Ice with my mother, kenn and Aunt Gail and Brandon had a good time. he really liked the haunted mansion part of the show. The Cannon part not so much.
Brandon is really enjoying Rollie Pollie Gym class, he runs around and does tumbles like crazy (he tries to do them at home frequently also)
I found out on Monday that I would be going to the Vegas Conference for work THIS sunday. I went to this conference when i was first hired, and i really wanted Kenn to go but on such short notice and without having a lot of vacation time with his job he couldn't. So its bittersweet about going.
We had a big day planned for Valentine's Day tomorrow, until last night... Last night a 10pm Kenn went upstairs to take a shower and called me in a panic. I came upstairs and he had brandon in his arms not able to catch his breath. Brandon had cold like symptoms the last 2 days or so but never had issues breathing so we went to nighttime pediatrics and found out that he has Croup and a mild pink eye infection.
CROUP:
Croup is characterized by a loud cough that may sound like the barking of a seal and may be accompanied by fast or difficult breathing and sometimes a grunting noise or wheezing while breathing.
At first, a child may have cold symptoms like a stuffy or runny nose for a few days and may also have fever. As the upper airway (the lining of the windpipe and the voice box) becomes progressively inflamed and swollen, the child may become hoarse, with a harsh, barking cough.
If the upper airway becomes swollen to the point where it is partially blocked off, it becomes even more difficult for a child to breathe. This happens with severe croup. With severe croup, there may be a high-pitched or squeaking noise when breathing in (this is called stridor). A child will tend to breathe very fast, and the stomach or the skin between the ribs may seem to pull in during breathing since he or she is working hard to get air in to the lungs. The child may also appear pale or bluish around the mouth from not getting enough oxygen. These are signs that a child needs immediate medical attention.
Symptoms of croup often worsen at night and when the child is upset or crying. In addition to the effects on the upper airway, the infections that cause croup can result in inflammation further down the airway, including the bronchi (breathing tubes) and the lungs.

The Dr said his lungs sounded great, so since its a Virus we are not able to give him an antibiotic and just have to wait it out (3-5days). SO we have to have him take a steroid to help him breathe. The Dr also told us that if we caught it early and that if we hadn't done anything he would have had it double or triple as bad tonight and tomorrow night and deff would have had to go to the ER. So that was scary. So no Aquarium tomorrow :( Luckily daycare was already closed to kids Monday so my mom was already planning on taking care of him that day.
I'm just happy it happened while i was still here and not while kenn was alone with him.

We have lots of pictures to put up from gym class and one of the 2 pictures we ordered from the daycare photographer that came the other day.
I hope everyone has a great valentines day!