Ryan's First Cold and Ear Infection

The inevitable finally happened. Ryan caught his first cold, courtesy of big brother Ethan. Ethan came down with a really yucky cold the day after vacation Bible school ended, and Ryan started with symptoms too a few days later. I called our pediatrician's office when the congestion and cough lingered for 2 weeks, and they suggested waiting just a little longer to bring him in to see if it would clear up on its own. Unfortunately the congestion went from Ryan's head to chest and back to his head again and he was not sleeping well, so I took him in to the doctor today. Turns out he was beginning to develop an ear infection, so it was good that we were able to start him on an antibiotic today. While we were there I had him weighed, and he was 14 lbs 4 oz with his clothing on. This charts at the 5th percentile, which was a bit disconcerting for me since he's dropped from the 25th to the 5th percentile over the last 3 1/2 months. Our pediatrician wasn't very concerned though since he figured that Ryan was probably eating less than normal the last couple of weeks due to his illness. We're hoping that his weight gain is decent when I take him back in for his 6 month appointment. Fortunately he has been in a great mood even with the cold symptoms, so we are very glad for that!