sleep.

i'd take sleep over peanut butter any day of the week. that's how much i love it.

and since pratt has been sick, he hasn't gotten much of it. and neither has his momma. he hasn't really been "awake", just more coughing constantly in his sleep which i know keeps him from getting good sleep, good rest. i, on the other hand, have been wide awake, listening to him cough and struggle for air.

we started an antibiotic on monday night for a secondary infection from the croup. most likely bronchitis. and with that one dose of antibiotics, he slept better monday night. coughed from 730 pm to around 2 am. and then slept from 2 until 830 or 9. with little to no coughing.

yesterday am, he took another does of antibiotic, the good kind that's flavored like bananas (which by the way, i used to sneak doses out of the upstairs fridge when i was little. i LOVED the taste of it). he didn't nap well from 11 to 2, he coughed the entire time. so around 330, i noticed he was super exhausted and really difficult to handle. which is not like him. and i knew it was because he didn't feel good. so i remembered hearing that sometimes kids just need time to rest. so i asked him if he wanted to rest.

and he shook his head yes. he went and got his b, and we headed upstairs to rest. i put him down and within minutes, he was asleep. all propped up on his big boy pillow. he slept from 345 until 630. he was in a wonderful mood when he woke up. he ate dinner, and then we went for dessert at sonic. i'm pretty sure he's lost about 3 pounds from all this sickness. so he was treated to a chocolate shake and french fries.

after that we drove around looking at land and water and horses and everything else country. it's so nice for us to do that. clint and i get to visit without having to do a million things at once. it's really nice.

pratt finished his steroid meds last night. and i'm happy to report that he slept all night long without a single cough! praise God.

so, thank you to all of you that have been thinking about us. and praying for pratt. it's hard having a sick baby. just wears you slap out. but i think we're on the mend.

have wonderful wednesdays!

oh, here he was yesterday around 445. sleeping like a baby...on his big boy pillow.