I keep starting new posts but I end up deleting them because they are so depressing so that's why I haven't written anything lately. We've had a rough few months with Josh's health - 1 trip to the ER, 2 trips to Urgent Care, and about 6 trips to the doctor's office. Usually the wheezing stops and he is better for about a week, then he gets sick, starts wheezing, and doesn't get better for another week or two. On top of the wheezing he is on ear infection number 4.

It has been so frustrating and discouraging. There is nothing scarier than watching as your son is trying so hard to catch his breath. At his 1 year check up the doctor agreed to getting his blood tested for allergies and a few days later we got the results - high level milk allergy, (we already knew this one) egg whites, and cats. No wonder he has been having such a hard time getting healthy! We have two cats - and most of the time they would sleep in his room on the rocking chair. We found all of this out when my mom was visiting so she went to work cleaning his room and she also bought a little air purifier so he has clean air in his area at least.

I guess the hardest part is that we just can't seem to get this under control. We decided that we'd need to find a new home for the kitties. This has been so hard. Every time I look at them or think about what will happen to them I just cry. We are hopeful that something will work out, though, and in the meantime I am researching HEPA filter vacuums, steam cleaners, cat wipes, and air purifiers for the house! We did have a great appointment with the doctor today and she seems to think that putting him on a preventative inhalant morning and night and another breathing treatment every 6 hours will help stop the wheezing. She also referred us to an allergist so it will be good to get his asthma and allergies under control.

So, even though things have been super stressful around here I am still grateful for the life that I have. Tonight as I was putting Josh to bed I had a thought come to my mind....'the past 3 months have been very discouraging but his health could be so much worse'. For now I am going to focus on that while I spend most of my time cleaning, disinfecting, administering breathing treatments, and also taking care of Maya!