Tyson smells like...

a really good meal waiting to happen....

What a wierd thing to say about a person, huh? :O)

On Sunday I noticed that he was starting to get a runny nose and wondered if it might be time for tooth number 7 to make its debut...again...But when Jason called that evening and mentioned he felt stuffy and allergy-ish we wondered if maybe Tyson also has seasonal allergies. AND, since they had spent a wonderfully SUNNY afternoon the day before playing at the PARK it could have been likely. But then, in the following days he continued to get congested and develop a cough, which is not typical of seasonal allergies. Jason's irritations cleared up since we've had nothing but rain and hail (for two days!). The past few nights Tyson has been sleeping with us in bed, so I've been getting coughed and sneezed on, and trying to help him get back to sleep. We haven't been getting much sleep.

A few months ago Tyson had a cold that developed quickly into chest congestion and RSV. In order to thwart that progression he has been inhaling eucalyptus in the vaporizer, taking garlic oil in his formula and sleeping with warm onions on his chest!!! Ok, ok...one at a time....The eucalyptus helps to open his airways as well as works as an antimicrobial for the surrounding air. Garlic is just an all around good for everything herb. Somehow as it's circulating in the bloodstream it knows just what to attack and it wipes out bacteria with ease. I have been putting 4 drops in his bottle three times a day as well as wiping some behind his ears and under his jaw. (around his lymph nodes) As for the onions? They are anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial. Well, you know cutting them makes you cry, so if you heat them up slightly and rest them on your chest it will cause your secretions to thin out and flow, without the sting of fresh onion! This onion trick is supposed to be for breaking up congestion, which he doesn't have yet (last night seemed to be the beginning of it), so in using it I was hoping to prevent it. So far, so good. So, our apartment had a very italian smell with his garlicky skin and the scent of warmed onion floating around. I just wanted to eat him, except....he kept sneezing on me. Oh well...

Unfortunately there isn't anything yet that we can do for his sore throat since he can't have honey or lemon yet. I did try to have him drink some warm chicken broth to coat his throat, but he wouldn't drink it.

The book that I use mostly for Tyson is called Gentle Healing for Baby and Child by Andrea Candee. She uses really simple mixes of herbs that are familiar and easy to use and explains how to use them with kids. We use this book for us as well since it's so simple to follow!!

It's so great that God has given us so many ways to help us deal with sickness and we pray that Tyson will be better soon!!