Summer Sniffles Virus...

Poor little thing: Dresden is batteling another nasty little virus for the third time this season (fall won't officially begin until September 22nd(equinox). Yes, I'm getting all nerdy on you; I like to research details when I'm blogging about something that is mentally ailing me - call me OCD; furthermore, I am about some things. But getting back to D (my son's nickname), he has this raspy cough and he wheezes when he breathes. The "What To Do When Your Child Gets Sick" book in my little home library and various websites inform readers to do steamy bathroom sits, so we have done, and give a spoon full of honey for cough and sore throat, but I am still nervous about the possible risk of botulism, even though a few local honey farmer vendors at a nearby farmer's market have sworn that raw or pasturized honey very rarely causes this in children over 12 months of age and sometimes younger; but I am not one to take risks with my son's health. He's napping now and woke up earlier this morning as his merry ol' self which calms my nerves somewhat, yet the thought of my son possibly developing asthma has always been the biggest of my fears. I have done everything I can to prevent this: exclusively breast feeding for his first year of life to the present; I always offer the healthiest of foods and in a daily menu as dictated by a food piramid (courtesy of American Academy of Pediactrics) warded off cigarette smoke with a sharp vocal stick lol (yes and passive agressiveness -OK, so, I've been a bit of a nag about this, but so what, he is MY SON and I have every right to protect him; don't get me started on how predjudice I am on cigarette smoke and how inevidably harmful it is to all forms of life, etc.!). I am an excellent mother and all that I can do is continue to educate myself, keep my chin up and put on a happy face so that my son gets a vital dose of positivity and love (the key ingredient to health, I assume!). I love my son!!