The seal, the diva, and the inhaler

This is AJ's arch enemy. The inhaler machine.

We went to the Dr. today for a well-child checkup. Both of the kids have had a cough and cold for a few days now. The last couple of days AND NIGHTS have been really tough for AJ. He has been gagging and coughing and not sleeping well. His cough is so loud like he is barking and his poor voice is so hoarse! I have been holding him while sitting up in bed because that is the only way he would sleep.
So, the Dr. listened to his chest wheezing and ordered an X-ray. We did that and then returned to the doc's office. She said AJ has walking pneumonia which is a mild case of pneumonia very similar to a cold or the flu. He has to do this inhaler for 15 minutes every 4 hours for the next week. This is going to be fun! We have done this thing twice so far and he kicked and screamed the entire time! In addition, he has antibiotics once a day.
Our baby boy also has thrush in his mouth because his immune system is low from the pneumonia. For this I have to give him some drops in each cheek every 4 hours.
After his long day, the meds helped and AJ was actually able to nap!

This photo sums up Aiyana's attitude today! I love her more than anything, but SOMETIMES!!!
She is lucky she is so darn cute!

• We were in the doctor's office and Aiyana was snacking on pretzels while I was holding AJ on the inhaler machine. She kept getting up and walking around the room we were in and each time she got up she would drop a couple of pretzels on the ground. I asked her several times to stay seated while she was eating. She got up for the fifteenth time and I asked her to sit back down. (AJ is screaming and wiggling from my lap this whole time!) When she chose to ignore my request and began to walk away, I grabbed her arm and brought her back to the seat to sit down. Then she screamed! "Ouch! You scratched me! You hurt me!" Oh my! I was shocked and angry and disgusted all at the same time. I was not rough and did not hurt her at all! So, of course, the Dr. comes racing in to the room as if she was investigating. I had to explain myself. NICE AIYANA! WHERE DO THEY LEARN THESE THINGS?
• We were in the bathroom and I asked Aiyana to brush her teeth while I tried to give her the toothbrush. She flipped her head upside down and began to pretend pumping a bottle of mousse and spreading it through her fluffy pigtails. She was really working her hair making sure to distribute it evenly! HA! Then she began scrunching her hair. She told me she was "having Aiyana time and would be able to help me in a minute"! HA! She really watches me closely!
  
• Aiyana was in bed talking herself to sleep. Here was her self-taught phonics lesson for the night. "prrrrr. Priiints. first you have prints then you have cess. Mommy! Prints- cess! Princess!"