Mr. Liam has a new best friend.
Liam was diagnosed with asthma last summer after four straight months of breathing issues. We had him tested for seasonal allergies but everything came back negative. We never found his triggers. He managed to stay pretty healthy through the fall and into the winter. His pediatrician even talked about taking the asthma diagnosis off Liam’s chart. But alas, the good news was short lived. Liam’s asthma came back this spring and came back fast. In the past month he has had two major flare ups. Flare ups equal lots and lots of breathing treatments. And since we seem to be repeating last year to a T (both springs started with Bronchiolitis and an infection in the right ear), Liam has been put on the long term inhaled corticosteroids. This means a typical day for Liam includes four or five breathing treatments. A boy gets bored, let me tell you! He was getting antsy and frustrated at each treatment. I went looking for help where I usually do, EBAY! There I found Liam’s new best friend. We got our little dragon in mail this week and Mr. Liam took him for a test run. A successful one!
Now I must warn you that you will see my sweet baby with leftover Spaghetti-O’s on his face and dirty finger nails… life happens! Liam loved his new friend… until big brother brought him a police car to play with…
“Back on your mouth Liam!”
“Back off, lady” That’s the steroids talking…
“Liam!”
"Like this mom?"
"Yes, Liam. That’s perfect!"
I think that I may be just as happy with Liam’s new best friend as he is.
Cute pictures! I'm glad you found something that works. My boys got RSV this winter so we ended up having to do these breathing treatments too. I can't imagine trying to do it on an older child. That would be much harder. I'm glad he likes the dragon though!
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