Max's First Cold

This past week and on into this week Max has had his first cold. I took him to the doctor on Thursday because his breathing sounded wheezy to me. Sure enough, they suggested we do albuterol treatments. Luckily we already had the nebulizer from when Sam was little. It turns the medicine into steam for Max to breath in. It only takes about 5-10 minutes to do, and we do it every 4-6 hours. He doesn't seem to mind it too much, probably because it helps him breath better! He tries to grab at the mask and put it in his mouth, but it doesn't scare him. I'm glad for that, because it's kind of noisy. The noise actually seems to soothe him sometimes. Each of the kids (including Lily) were a bit freaked out the first time they saw Max doing it. Basically my job is to hold the mask over his face and follow him as he moves his head around, 'cause he doesn't sit real still!