Newt Pneumonia?

After Harmon was diagnosed on a Monday, Aug. 24, we tried like hell to a) keep them apart (yeah, right) and b) disinfect the entire house but, as the end of the week approached, I feared that Simon had pneumonia as well. So, we hightailed it back to East Ann Arbor General Pediatrics. After a quick listen to his little lungs, he also was sent for an x-ray. Let me just say that a 9 month old getting an x-ray is a pathetic sight! He sat on the same “seat” as Harmon sat on but they had to strap his arms up with four different Velcro contraptions and also had to put some kind of plastic strap contraption under his chin so he would not look down and interfere with the x-ray. Of course, he was perfect throughout the whole thing – he didn’t make a peep. While we waited for the x-ray, Simon received his first Albuterol treatment via the nebulizer, which seemed to help. The doctor then came back and informed us that Simon DID NOT have pneumonia but advised us to keep up with the treatments for a few days and just to keep an eye on things. Over the weekend, he improved a ton and by the time he had his scheduled 9-month appointment, he was just fine (thankfully)!