Thursday, July 10, 2008

Ear Infections & Swim Lessons

Camryn started running a fever while we were out at mom and dad's on Sunday so Monday morning I took him to the doctor. The diagnosis was he has ear infections in both years. He has had a runny nose for a couple of weeks but you know I have the second child syndrom with him. You always seem to rush the first child to the doctor every time they whimper but when the second one comes along you just give them some benadryl and hope that whatever they have clears up soon. Weel, the runny nose never cleared up and the drainage settled into his ears and caused infection. I felt horrible. Well, he is now on an antibiotic for the next 10 days but after the first dose you could already tell he was feeling better! Finally on the mend!

On another note, Cadyn started swim lessons on Monday. He goes 1 hour a day Monday-Thursday for the next 2 weeks. He really has never tried to swim without a life jacket on and if you even make mention of taking it off or putting his head under water he freaks out! So, I thought it was time for lessons to build his confidence. The first couple of days were spent learning out to breath under water, floating on your back and learning the correct way to stretch your body out and kick your legs in the swimming position. I cannot believe how quickly he has caught on and what a difference 3 days has made. Yesterday they spent most of the hour talking about water safety and then got to jump in at the end! I am excited to see by the end of next week how much he has learned!

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