This weekend the entire Zanklinardi family got some lessons in drug use. When trying to relieve congestion to allow sleeping, we learned that not all over the counter decongestants are created equal. One common decongestant relieves congestion and, according to the nice advice nurse at Kaiser, can cause a racing heart, restlessness, anxiety, and high blood pressure. Another is more commonly associated with sleepyness and general sedation.
Guess which one we gave to Molly for two (sleepless) nights in a row? That's right, the first one. Finally, on Sunday, Nona convinced us to check in with Kaiser and see if there was anything else they recommended to keep her comfortable. Um, yes. Don't give her pseudoephedrine when she needs to sleep.
Oh, what a little sleep can do. On Monday Molly was already feeling better. And Nona was getting sick.
(Photos Right: Molly takes the bears "up up up up TOP down down down" the Lego stairs Zach made; Left: Molly chases the chickens;)
I've noticed Molly has been nurturing her toys and animals a lot recently. There was a big uptick in nurturing after Clara was born, and now another. Here she is putting Bear Bear down for a nap (wrapping her in Peetsie, her special blanket). And there she is nursing another stuffed animal (just before the picture she was very busy dealing with this stuffed animal's dirty diapers).
This weekend the entire Zanklinardi family got some lessons in drug use. When trying to relieve congestion to allow sleeping, we learned that not all over the counter decongestants are created equal. One common decongestant relieves congestion and, according to the nice advice nurse at Kaiser, can cause a racing heart, restlessness, anxiety, and high blood pressure. Another is more commonly associated with sleepyness and general sedation.