Sleep Jaxson sleep

I think I may have jinxed myself when I posted about Jaxson sleeping all night. He hasn't done that since. I don't know what this means, I'm a little worried that even with the trach he is having apnea spells. So I'm wondering if their going to want to vent him at night. I really don't want to do that. I can't fit anymore machines into his room. He will really have to take over the master bedroom then. We go back to ENT on Tuesday, so we'll talk to him then.

Otherwise, he continues to do great. Another thing I've noticed lately is he is putting his fingers in his mouth. He has never done that. He doesn't suck on them or anything, but I think he's figured out that he has a mouth and that he can put his fingers in it. Maybe someday he will reach for toys.

The other night when he fell asleep, he looked so sweet I had to snap some pictures. If only he would stay like this all night.

I'm a little worried that buggies are starting to find their way into our house. We have been healthy for the last few months, but a couple days ago Carter complained of a headache. The next day Tanner had the headache. Then last night Carter came upstairs with a really croupy cough, and horrible stridor. I found a great solution to croup if you have a nebulizer. I put cold water and pieces of ice in the neb, its like cold humidity, which is what they tell you to do for croup. It worked like a charm. He's fine during the day, and no fevers, so I'm hoping its just a simple cold bug. Jax has been coughing too. Its so hard to tell with the trach, but he is coughing a dry cough, with no secretions, but he's had no fever or increased oxygen need so for now we are ok. But I think with the boys back in school we are bound to start seeing stuff. They haven't had much H1N1 at their school thank goodness. The teachers haven't heard of any. That makes me feel better because Jax still hasn't been able to get the vaccine. I'm starting to think this is all a media ploy.

One doctor said to have the boys change their clothes when they get home from school. I told him then he could come do my laundry. I make them wash their hands when they get home, but I was just thinking..if they catch something at school their going to bring it home no matter what so I've stopped being so paranoid.

Keeping my fingers crossed that we stay healthy this winter.