Mutterings Of A Mindless Mommy

Ava was looking rather sick so I decided to check her temperature - 103.9; she had tylenol just two hours ago.  I stripped her down and gave her a lukewarm bath and now she’s asleep next to me on the couch - her third nap of the day.  Ava is my mystery child - when she gets sick she gets real sick and it happens quickly.  Usually when she’s sick she’s still up and about doing her thing but today she has basically slept or rested the entire day.  This is definitely not typical for her but I’m guessing it’s her body’s way of saying “hey, something’s going on here.”  I can’t imagine how she’d be had we not given her the steroids last night.  Thankfully she’s not wheezing or having stridor but I’m keeping an eye out for it.

When I was a child I would get easily congested and was plagued with constant sinus infections.  The Ear, Nose & Throat specialist we saw said that I had narrow sinus passageways.  My guess is Ava has inherited this.  The other thing with Ava is if she gets any type of a respiratory ailment it quickly settles in her chest so she’s more sick than she should be with a given infection and it lasts longer.  I have read of other parents who’s children have a Pervasive Developmental Disorder having chronic health problems as well.  I wonder if there is some link between the two.  When I have some free time I think I’ll do a little research; I’m always learning more about PDDs - I can just add this to my list of “things to know.”