My last post on Saturday was full of fun and mentioned a little eye trouble for Beau (a few busted blood vessels) that would heal on their own and posed no trouble. Fast forward 29 hours or so from that doctor visit, and things become very different. Beau's eyes began spewing tons of goop on Sunday evening. He had no other symptoms so we guessed that the pink eye fairy had come for a visit. We had some leftover Vigamox (liquid gold in pink eye circles!) from the last time Linc had it, so I wrangled a few drops into Beau's eyes before bed. He awoke with two red, swollen, and completely-matted-shut baby blue eyes. I got all of the dried goop out and made an appointment to see Dr. K again right away. Daddy and Beau headed off to the doctor, and after a really long wait got the diagnosis . . . PeriOrbital Sinusitis. My first instructions upon receiving this information was to NOT look it up on the internet. I have obeyed that order so far. Dr. K said the internet only shows the worst case scenarios and is only going to scare us. We got Beau to the doctor right away and started treatment within 11 hours of the first goop-spotting, so we're on the get-well track quickly! PeriOrbital Sinusitis means that he picked up a little cold virus over the last few days and instead of it settling in his sinuses or chest, it moved up to his orbital (eye) glands and turned into a bacterial infection. He has not run a fever or been fussy/sickly/unhappy at all. He ate a huge lunch after the appointment today, took all of his medicine like a big boy, and had a nice long afternoon nap. 
Lincoln went to preschool like normal today, but he was really concerned about Beau this morning. I think Beau enjoyed being the center of attention for most of the day, but he did miss his big brother. He asked for "Bubba" and pointed to Linc's room several times. (By the way, I'm not sure I'm on board with "Bubba", but it's all he can say right now.) Everyone needed fire hats and loved wearing them!
Even though Lincoln insisted on wearing his fire hat backwards, he really wanted to make sure Beau's hat was on correctly. They were really having fun with the hats!
Beau's eyes really improved in the few hours after the first dose of antibiotic, but they still look so sad. At least the goop has stopped! He's still not bothered at all, and doesn't seem to notice that he is "sick"!!
After a yummy dinner, Lincoln heard that a monster was on the loose in our house. The boys ran to hid by Beau's crib. They were being so loud with their laughing and squealing, anyone could have found these "hiding" boys!
Silly Beau was loving the brother time tonight. Sure, they got into a few fights and had several sharing issues. Beau was definitely the happiest when big brother Lincoln was nearby to join the fun. No monsters ever appeared, but we all had a lot of fun! Hiding behind the crib eventually turned into a game of Peek A Boo.
I am so thankful that we live so close to a great doctor and fast pharmacy so that we can begin to heal our little Beau. I can't stand for either of my boys to feel bad for a single second . . . the good news here is that Beau feels great!
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