Keeping Up with the Coxes: Celebration Weekend

What a crazy week it's been! Poor Jacob had a cold at the beginning of the week and had to stay home part of Monday and all of Tuesday. On Wednesday, we thought he was feeling better but when Courtney went to pick him up at Kristi's house (where he stays during the day) he just wasn't himself. He had been extremely fussy all afternoon and for our laid back baby, that is completely abnormal. Courtney realized that he was also breathing differently and promptly called the doctor. She rushed him up to Dr Frank's office and he was diagnosed with croup. His cold earlier that week had settled in his throat and caused it to get infected, which made it swell. Dr. Frank told us that if Courtney hadn't brought him in to see her that afternoon, it's quite likely we would have ended up in the ER that night because croup gets worse as the day goes on. He was given a prescription for steroids and we were instructed to simply spoil him and make him comfortable. That evening, Jacob had a nice warm bath in his bathroom, which we had filled with steam. This really helped ease his breathing. After lots of cuddle time and medicine, Jacob got a good nights' sleep in his crib. Courtney stayed home with Jacob on Thursday because he still wasn't feeling well and Dr. Frank said he had a 50/50 chance of developing an ear infection. Nathan was home with Jacob (as usual) on Friday and he really seemed to be feeling better by then, which was a good thing because we had a fun Saturday ahead of us!

On Saturday, Uncle Andy graduated from SMU Law School so it was time to celebrate! We had a family lunch at Japon and Jacob loved spending time with Mim, Poppa, and his cousins Drew, Ben, and Brady. He also loved watching the chef cook on the hibachi grill!