jud & emmy

We're just another friendly neighborhood Zeller family.
Here's some pics, vids, and short thoughts from our two kiddo's comings and goings.

cousins chillin in their chairs

Judsonandmakaria

 

To me this picture looks like a baby Scott hanging out with a baby Eric (Scott's brother)!! HAHA! I totally see their daddys in them!!

This is Makaria, Judson's cousin who is two months younger. She is the opposite of Judson is some ways. He has always been a pretty laid back social butterfly. And she started life as a pretty intense, opinionated chic. But she has a cool little personality and she is starting to show us her cute smiles and coos. They are so much fun to watch when they are together. Makaria likes to stare at Judson, and I'm sure Judson is jealous of her full head of stylish hair. Soon these two will be playing and investigating the world together. They already have suffered together! Last week Makaria also had RSV. She is better now, and as you can see from this pic, Judson is happy and doing much better also. He still has some nasty coughing fits that choke him and lead to him losing part of his meals (yuk!), but overall his congestion is getting better each day.

 

Coughs and Smiles

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This shows you Judson's personality in his recent sickness. Nasty cough... But cute smile!

And...we have a diagnosis

Judson's pediatrician tested him for RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) and it was positive. The doctor said the virus can last 10-14 days. Well, he's been sick (runny nose) already for 13 days, but just got the nasty cough/congestion a few days ago. He might have just had a normal cold at first and then caught the virus on top of that. So we don't know how much longer to expect until he turns a corner!  We might have quite a few more days until this thing rides itself out, as there is no medication for it. He had a breathing treatment at the doctor's office, and if his breathing becomes worse we might have to do them at home. But for now we just care for him as normal and pray and wait!

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Still fighting the sickness

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It's hard to see our happy baby so sad! He was still cheerful until yesterday when things started going downhill. We are going to see the Dr. this afternoon. Not sure they can do anything, but we should at least check to see if he has an ear infection with a cold that has lasted this long. He also just woke up from his nap with a little fever, so this paranoid, first-time mom is worried about pneumonia. We'll see..  He's a trooper, and we know God is in control.

Car seat in the Crib

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Judson's got some gnarly chest congestion that makes it hard for him to breath when he is flat. So we had him sleeping in his car seat last night, but in the crib so he doesn't get too confused:)

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Judson has had his first cold the last several days. He’s still his happy self, but is smiling through layers of snot these days. How do you keep a boy clean who is constantly wiping his nose with his hands and spreading it all over himself? Oh well, hopefully he’ll be better soon and have a built-up immune system to show for it.

 

More pictures to come…

Cousins

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Judson loves Makaria (and Randall and Carrie). He even lets her wear his clothes when she poops herself when over at his place to play.

Raspberries and Gurgles

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"I can do it myself, mom!"

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Friends

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Judson isn't quite as mobile as his 1yr old friend Nahum... But he is roughly the same size!