Is It Going to End.....YES IT IS!

I had a follow up appointment for Joshua on Thursday morning, because he just wasn't quite up to par all day on Wednesday. I was supposed to be tapering down his breathing treatments, but he was still needing them at his 4 hour mark. :(

Of course though, he actually started to finally be improving Thursday morning before the appointment, and I did contemplate canceling my appointment. I ended up deciding it best to just make sure everything was okay. His doctor looked him over and said that he would probably not start improving until early this upcoming week. He also said that he noticed an ear infection in one of his ears that just recently started. Ugh! He got prescribed an antibiotic and off we went.

I filled the prescription in the evening, and came home to give him his first dose. I was bawling as I was giving my precious baby this nasty med. I just didn't feel right giving it to him. I wasn't sure if it was because I never had to give Peyton or Parker anything until they were much older, or the fact that our family is trying to live more naturally. Either way, I was not a happy mommy at all.

I started doing some research on ear infections and posted for some help on a natural mommy board. Someone mentioned that I needed to go see a chiropractor for the ear infection. I had never heard of such a thing. Ironically, I had just found a very natural chiropractor and had an adjustment on Tuesday morning. She had mentioned something to me about adjusting Joshua for his breathing issues. I kind of brushed it too the side, because I knew Matt wouldn't be quite comfortable with that.

I immediately woke up on Friday morning after the diagnosis of the ear infection, and called Dr Kate Hansen with Essentials Chiropractor. Matt had the day off because it was Peyton's last day of school picnic! We had so much fun all day together!! :) Anyway, she got us in right away and looked Joshua over and adjusted him. She said that his L3 vertebra was out of place, and now with it back in place he should be breathing better! Amazingly, he has only had 3 breathing treatments in the past two days, which is so great compared to the every 4 hours previously. She also said that he had some swollen lymph nodes behind his left ear (ear infection ear). She massaged the area and did some more adjusting. She also mentioned garlic oil for his ear. I went home, researched how to make it, made it and used it! I love the smell of garlic, but holy moly!! That was pretty pungent!

Before we left the chiro on Friday she said that I could bring him in to get his ears checked to make sure that they looked okay, and that I was okay to remain off the antibiotic. I went in first thing this morning, and she did another adjustment and checked his ears to see that they looked much better!!!!!!!! Yay!! Thank you Jesus for leading us to a great chiropractor and healing our baby boy!!!